NOTICES AND ORDERS OF THE DAY
Items marked † are new or have been altered.Items marked ‡ are expected to be taken during the dinner adjournment.
WEDNESDAY 15TH MARCH
At three o’clock
*The Lord Ashley of Stoke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will legislate against the use of genetic test results in employment and insurance.
*The Lord Janner of Braunstone—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to deal with extremist organisations using the internet.
*The Lord Watson of Richmond—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to persuade households of the benefits of saving energy.
*The Lord Dholakia—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recording of telephone conversations by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
†Business of the House—The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move, That the 2nd Report of the Select Committee on the BBC Charter Review (2nd Report, HL Paper 128) be referred to a Grand Committee.
†Identity Cards Bill—Consideration of Commons Amendment [The Baroness Scotland of Asthal]
Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill—Report [The Lord Bach]
†‡The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what coordination there is through the international community to resolve the conflict in northern Uganda.
In the Moses Room
At 3.45 pm
†Company Law Reform Bill [HL]—Further consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord Sainsbury of Turville] [9th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
THURSDAY 16TH MARCH
[At eleven o’clock]
*The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will support the European Union Commission and Council of Ministers’ efforts to persuade the United States Congress to accept the World Trade Organisation’s ruling to dismantle tax subsidies for exporters under the Foreign Sales Corporation schemes.
*The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to deploy European Union troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo as requested by the United Nations, ahead of the elections there on 29th April.
*The Lord McNally—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce state funding for political parties.
†*The Lord Campbell-Savours—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will meet representatives of the government of Israel to discuss recent developments concerning Israeli’s boundaries.
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To call attention to the progress made by women in the United Kingdom and abroad; and to move for papers.
The Lord Harrison—To call attention to government assistance to small and medium-sized businesses; and to move for papers.
The Lord Goodhart—To move to resolve, That this House regrets the Government’s decision to restrict access to justice through the Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3443) and the Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3444), laid before this House on 20th December 2005.
Environmental Offences (Use of Fixed Penalty Receipts) Regulations 2006—The Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26th January be approved. [16th Report from the Joint Committee]
Dog Control Orders (Prescribed Offences and Penalties, etc.) Regulations 2006—The Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26th January be approved. [16th Report from the Joint Committee]
Restricted Byways (Application and Consequential Amendment of Provisions) Regulations 2006—The Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16th February be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee]
In the Moses Room
At 2 pm
Electoral Administration Bill—Further consideration in Grand Committee [The Baroness Ashton of Upholland]
MONDAY 20TH MARCH
*The Lord Dubs—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to increase inward investment into Northern Ireland.
*The Baroness Sharp of Guildford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in their review of the 16-hour rule which denies young people aged 19 and over in further education access to maintenance or housing benefit if they study for more than 16 hours a week.
*The Lord Carter—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the delay of more than one month in the production of an accessible version of the Welfare Reform Green Paper A New Deal for Welfare constitutes discrimination against disabled people; and whether disabled people will have the same consultation period as others.
*The Baroness Trumpington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider the decision by the Natural Environment Research Council to close the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
National Insurance Contributions Bill—Third Reading [The Lord McKenzie of Luton]
†‡Information Sharing Index (England) Regulations 2006—The Lord Adonis to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 2nd March be approved. [20th Report from the Joint Committee and 27th Report from the Merits Committee]
‡Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Amendment) Order 2006—The Lord Evans of Temple Guiting to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 6th February be approved. [18th Report from the Joint Committee]
‡Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2006—The Lord Evans of Temple Guiting to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 1st March be approved.
[It is expected that the Report stage of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill will conclude]
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Company Law Reform Bill will continue at 3.30 pm in the Moses Room]
TUESDAY 21ST MARCH
*The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the report from the Carbon Trust, Future Marine Energy.
*The Lord Rotherwick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the provisions for directing stricken aircraft to diversion airports are satisfactory.
*The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to cancel the debt of £1.7 billion incurred by Nigeria.
†Parliament (Participation of Members of the House of Commons) Bill [HL]—Committee [The Lord Baker of Dorking]
Consumer Credit Bill—Third Reading [The Lord Sainsbury of Turville]
Childcare Bill—Second Reading [The Lord Adonis]
†In the event of the bill being read a second time, the Lord Adonis to move, That the bill be committed to a Grand Committee.
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Electoral Administration Bill will continue at 3.30 pm in the Moses Room]
WEDNESDAY 22ND MARCH
[At three o’clock]
†[Prayers will have been read]
*The Lord Northbourne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to encourage more fathers to accept their responsibilities in relation to their children.
*The Lord Smith of Clifton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent each year on external management consultants by central government departments and agencies from 2000 to 2005.
*The Lord Hamilton of Epsom—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of deaths of women in custody.
Government of Wales Bill—Second Reading [The Lord Evans of Temple Guiting]
†In the event of the bill being read a second time, the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting to move, That the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
†The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to stimulate the bus industry outside London.
In the Moses Room
At 3.45 pm
Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006—Consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord McKenzie of Luton] [20th Report from the Joint Committee]
Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 2) Order 2006—Consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord McKenzie of Luton] [20th Report from the Joint Committee]
Renewables Obligation Order 2006—Consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord McKenzie of Luton] [17th Report from the Joint Committee and 24th Report from the Merits Committee]
Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Persistent Misuse of Network or Service) Order 2006—Consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord McKenzie of Luton]
Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2006—Consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord Rooker] [20th Report from the Joint Committee]
†The Lord Rosser—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address the long working hours culture.
THURSDAY 23RD MARCH
[At eleven o’clock]
*The Lord Ahmed—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered withdrawing troops from Iraq.
*The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the establishment of the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency in Vienna.
*The Lord Kimball—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many female officers resign from the police force each year.
The Earl Peel—To call attention to the decline in numbers of the red squirrel in Britain and Europe; and to move for papers. [Balloted debate]
The Lord Bishop of Rochester—To call attention to the case for better cooperation between Christianity and Islam in international affairs; and to move for papers. [Balloted debate]
The Lord Renton of Mount Harry—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee, Too much or too little? Changes to the EU Sugar Regime (18th Report, HL Paper 80) in the context of the Doha Development Round of WTO negotiations.
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Electoral Administration Bill will continue at 2 pm in the Moses Room]
FRIDAY 24TH MARCH
[At eleven o’clock]
Lighter Evenings (Experiment) Bill [HL]—Second Reading [The Lord Tanlaw]
Dynamic Demand Appliances Bill [HL]—Second Reading [The Lord Redesdale]
Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2006—The Lord McKenzie of Luton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 13th February be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee]
Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2006—The Lord McKenzie of Luton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 13th February be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee]
Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2006—The Lord McKenzie of Luton to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13th February be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee]
Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006—The Lord McKenzie of Luton to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13th February be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee]
Special Health Authorities (Audit) Order 2006—The Lord McKenzie of Luton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 13th February be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee]
†Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Application and Modification of Certain Enactments to Designated Staff of SOCA) Order 2006—The Lord Bassam of Brighton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 28th February be approved. [20th Report from the Joint Committee]
†Community Order (Review by Specified Courts in Liverpool and Salford) Order 2006—The Lord Bassam of Brighton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 19th January be approved. [22nd Report from the Merits Committee and 16th Report from the Joint Committee]
International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) Miscellaneous Provisions Order 2006—The Lord Triesman to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 6th March be approved.
Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2006—The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15th February be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee]
Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2006—The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15th February be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee]
Social Security (Reduced Rates of Class 1 Contributions, Rebates and Minimum Contributions) Order 2006—The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 1st March be approved. [20th Report from the Joint Committee]
MONDAY 27TH MARCH
*The Baroness Elles—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the collection of data by the National Patient Safety Agency.
*The Baroness Wilkins—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will commission research into how many disabled people who are without speech have an unmet need for a communication aid.
*The Lord Hunt of Chesterton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure fairness and cost effectiveness in scientific investigations in criminal trials, in light of the cost and outcome of recent trials.
*The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the United States government’s refusal to guarantee full access and participation for the United Kingdom in the Joint Strike Fighter programme, they will now constitute a sufficiently funded Integrated Project Team to reopen and take forward studies on a marine variant of the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
†Compensation Bill [HL]—Third Reading [The Lord Falconer of Thoroton]
TUESDAY 28TH MARCH
*The Lord Peyton of Yeovil—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will set up an independent inquiry into the workings of Parliament, and, in particular, the relationship between Government and Parliament.
*The Lord MacKenzie of Culkein—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Minch strait has not been designated a Marine Environmental High Risk Area.
*The Baroness Sharples—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to ensure that the National Health Service Cancer Plan target for a maximum two-month wait from urgent general practitioner referral to treatment will be met for all cancer patients.
†Civil Aviation Bill—Third Reading [The Lord Davies of Oldham]
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL]—Second Reading [The Lord Adonis]
†In the event of the bill being read a second time, the Lord Adonis to move, That the bill be committed to a Grand Committee.
Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2006—The Lord Evans of Temple Guiting to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 27th February be approved. [20th Report from the Joint Committee]
Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2006—The Lord Evans of Temple Guiting to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 27th February be approved. [20th Report from the Joint Committee]
Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2006—The Lord Evans of Temple Guiting to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 27th February be approved. [20th Report from the Joint Committee]
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Company Law Reform Bill will continue at 3.30 pm in the Moses Room]
WEDNESDAY 29TH MARCH
[At three o’clock]
*The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder Programmes to ensure that they fulfil their transformational agenda while maintaining the distinctive character of the towns and neighbourhoods that they cover.
*The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how comprehensive the 2007 Public Expenditure Review will be; and when it will be published.
*The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to apply the results of modern research into diet and behaviour to prisons.
Violent Crime Reduction Bill—Second Reading [The Baroness Scotland of Asthal]
†In the event of the bill being read a second time, the Baroness Scotland of Asthal to move, That the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
THURSDAY 30TH MARCH
[At eleven o’clock]
*The Earl Attlee—To ask Her Majesty’s Government for how long and for what reasons Mr Ali Manzarpour, a British /Iranian dual national, has been held in a Polish prison in connection with extradition proceedings to the United States.
*The Baroness Knight of Collingtree—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce a statutory obligation on local authorities to collect household waste at least once a week.
*The Lord Waddington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what powers and responsibilities they have transferred to the unelected regional assemblies since the rejection of regional government in the North East referendum.
Films (Definition of “British Film”) Order 2006—The Lord Davies of Oldham to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 15th February be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee]
Railway Safety Levy Regulations 2006—The Lord Davies of Oldham to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16th February be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee]
†Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006—The Lord McKenzie of Luton to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9th March be approved.
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Company Law Reform Bill will conclude at 2 pm in the Moses Room]
NO DAY NAMED
PART I
†The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what further aid they are providing to assist the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
The Lord Northbourne—To call attention to the causes of family dysfunction and breakdown and to their cost to the nation; and to move for papers.
The Lord Northbourne—To call attention to the role and responsibilities of fathers; and to move for papers.
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they agree with the First Report from the Committee for Privileges, Code of Conduct and Members’ Interests, (Session 2003-04, HL Paper 69) in particular its recommendation that Members of the House in receipt of pensions from the European Union do not normally need to declare such pensions as a financial interest when taking part in debates on European Union matters; and, if so, why.
The Lord Ackner—To move to resolve, That this House regrets the Government’s insistence that civil justice costs be recovered in their entirety from those who become suitors before the courts.
The Baroness Neuberger—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to recent reports by the Royal College of Psychiatrists for the Healthcare Commission and the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health on in-patient care in acute mental health wards.
The Lord Maclennan of Rogart—To call attention to the Report of the Independent Commission on the Voting System (the Jenkins Commission); and to move for papers.
The Lord Rotherwick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their proposals for increasing charges for general aviation.
The Lord Willoughby de Broke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider continuing United Kingdom membership of the European Union to be in the national interest.
The Viscount Falkland—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the changing habits of television viewers could influence Government broadcasting policy on the switchover from analogue to digital and the funding of public service broadcasting.
The Baroness Hooper—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what developments they envisage in policies on education and cultural heritage for the Overseas Territories.
The Baroness Cox—To call attention to the security, humanitarian and human rights situation in North Korea; and to move for papers.
The Lord Norton of Louth—To call attention to the case for establishing a fixed date for Easter; and to move for papers.
The Lord Hoyle—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to persuade the owners of sports stadiums to make those stadiums non-smoking areas.
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the administration and management of H M Revenue and Customs are satisfactory.
The Baroness Noakes—To call attention to the use of mixed sex wards in the National Health Service; and to move for papers.
The Lord Moynihan—To call attention to the 2012 Olympic Games in London; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Shephard of Northwold—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the production of bio-fuels in the United Kingdom.
The Lord Luke—To call attention to the role of speed cameras and the number of traffic police; and to move for papers.
The Lord Dykes—To call attention to present security problems in Afghanistan; and to move for papers.
The Viscount Bridgeman—To call attention to the problem of hospital acquired infection; and to move for papers.
The Earl of Listowel—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their strategy for children’s homes.
The Baroness Williams of Crosby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to counter the dangers of nuclear proliferation.
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the Water Framework Directive.
The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the new European regime for the import of bananas is in the best interests of the United Kingdom.
The Lord Blaker—To call attention to the situation in Zimbabwe; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Whitaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to respond to the condition of children with HIV/AIDS in developing countries.
The Baroness Hooper—To call attention to the situation in Paraguay; and to move for papers.
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to honour their commitment that family carers of people with lifelong severe intellectual impairment should be at the heart of decision-making about their relatives’ accommodation, health care and support.
The Lord Bishop of Rochester—To call attention to the issue of integration and multi-culturalism in a plural society; and to move for papers.
The Lord Harrison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether in their follow up to the Commission for Africa’s report they will assess the human and economic cost of road traffic damage, injuries and deaths in developing countries.
The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to develop their relations with Kazakhstan.
The Baroness Hanham—To call attention to the role of county and district councils; and to move for papers.
The Lord Dholakia—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will bring forward legislation to reform the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Botswana about its treatment of the bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
The Earl of Dundee—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop the role of non-governmental organisations in establishing policies for social cohesion throughout Europe.
The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to combat AIDS across the world and its effect on children.
The Baroness Harris of Richmond—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what effect the plans to merge the 43 police forces in England and Wales will have on the fight against crime.
The Lord Dubs—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will now introduce legislation to grant pardons to the troops in the British Armed Forces who were shot for alleged cowardice and desertion during the First World War.
The Lord Trefgarne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the expected in-service date for the first of the planned new Royal Navy aircraft carriers.
Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) (Scottish Ministers) Order 2005—The Duke of Montrose to move to resolve, That this House calls upon the Government to revoke the Order laid before the House on 14th November 2005 (S.I. 2005/3153).
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the environmental impacts of a second runway at Stansted airport.
The Baroness Gale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what further measures they are taking to assist people with Parkinson’s disease and their carers.
The Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems’ report, Putting Citizens First: Boundaries, Voting and Representation in Scotland.
The Lord Northbourne—To call attention to the report of the Commission on Families and the wellbeing of children entitled, Families and the State—Two way support and responsibilities; and to move for papers.
The Lord Lea of Crondall—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making towards introducing a national scheme of road pricing.
The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the situation in Sudan, with particular reference to Darfur and the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
The Baroness Greenfield—To call attention to the impact of science and technology on how young people think and learn and to the effect of this impact on future education policy; and to move for papers.
The Lord Trefgarne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for the provision of adequate water supplies for all parts of the United Kingdom and in particular the construction of a national water grid.
The Lord Williams of Elvel—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the operation of the Research Assessment Exercise in universities is satisfactory.
The Lord Dykes—To call attention to recent developments in the euro-zone economy; and to move for papers.
The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Nepal about restoring multi-party democracy and constitutional government.
The Lord Bishop of Winchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they propose to offer to the Democratic Republic of Congo to facilitate the promotion of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
The Baroness Walmsley—To call attention to developments in the teaching of science in schools; and to move for papers.
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme on small pharmaceutical companies.
The Lord Luke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the teaching of history in schools in England and Wales is satisfactory.
Housing (Empty Dwelling Management Orders) (Prescribed Exceptions and Requirements) (England) Order 2006—The Baroness Hanham to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Order, laid before the House on 22nd February, be annulled (S.I. 2006/367).
Housing (Management Orders and Empty Dwelling Management Orders) (Supplemental Provisions) (England) Regulations 2006—The Baroness Hanham to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 22nd February, be annulled (S.I. 2006/368).
Housing (Interim Management Orders) (Prescribed Circumstances) (England) Order 2006—The Baroness Hanham to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Order, laid before the House on 22nd February, be annulled (S.I. 2006/369).
The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to recent developments in Nigeria.
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To call attention to the report of Power: An Independent Inquiry into Britain’s Democracy; and to move for papers.
The Lord Campbell of Alloway—To call attention to the arrangements for refuelling at military airfields civilian aircraft with passengers destined for extraordinary rendition; and to move for papers.
†Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Descriptions) (England) Order 2006—The Baroness Hanham to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Order, laid before the House on 22nd February, be annulled (S.I. 2006/371).
†Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Other Houses (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) Regulations 2006—The Baroness Hanham to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 22nd February, be annulled (S.I. 2006/273).
†Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulations 2006—The Baroness Hanham to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 22nd February, be annulled (S.I. 2006/272).
†Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (England) Order 2006—The Baroness Hanham to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Order, laid before the House on 22nd February, be annulled (S.I. 2006/270).
†Housing (Interim Management Orders) (Prescribed Circumstances) (England) Order 2006—The Baroness Hanham to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Order, laid before the House on 22nd February, be annulled (S.I. 2006/369).
PART II
MOTIONS FOR BALLOTED DEBATE
[Ballot on 22nd March for debate on 20th April]
The Baroness Williams of Crosby—To call attention to the reconstruction of Iraq; and to move for papers.
The Lord Giddens—To call attention to the future of the European social model; and to move for papers.
The Lord Harrison—To call attention to the development of alternatives to fox hunting in the light of the Hunting Act 2004; and to move for papers.
The Lord Tombs—To call attention to the problems in the electricity supply industry created by the absence of a strategic decision mechanism; and to move for papers.
The Lord Dubs—To call attention to the case for affordable housing to accommodate families and those living in overcrowded conditions; and to move for papers.
The Lord Sheldon—To call attention to the case for a Civil Service Act; and to move for papers.
The Baroness O’Cathain—To call attention to the rise in gas prices and the implications for energy policy; and to move for papers.
The Lord Lucas—To call attention to the school curriculum in England; and to move for papers.
The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To call attention to the disposal of allotment land in England in 2004 and 2005; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Perry of Southwark—To call attention to the role of non-departmental public bodies in the conduct of Government; and to move for papers.
The Lord Bishop of Oxford—To call attention to steps which could be taken to reduce inequality in society; and to move for papers.
PART III
SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
[The date in brackets is that on which the Report was published]
The Baroness Perry of Southwark—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Energy Efficiency (2nd Report, HL Paper 21). [15th July 2005]
The Lord Wright of Richmond—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Economic Migration to the EU (14th Report, HL Paper 58). [16th November 2005]
The Lord Fowler—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the BBC Charter Review Committee on Further Issues for BBC Charter Review (2nd Report, HL Paper 128). [3rd March]
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
[Tabled on 14th March, or unanswered after 14 days]
[The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in brackets]
2nd February
The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the printing of copies of the Department for International Development’s The Rough Guide to a Better World cost; and what royalties were paid to the publishers and owners of the Rough Guide brand. [DfID] (HL3851)
6th February
The Baroness Greenfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to act on the recommendations in the report Meeting of Minds from the Second European Citizens’ Convention held in Brussels in January. [DoH] (HL3877)
The Baroness Wilkins—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Disability Employment Advisers are employed by Jobcentre Plus (a) throughout the United Kingdom, and (b) in each region of the United Kingdom. [DWP] (HL3882)
10th February
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider appropriate measures to reduce internal oil consumption in the United Kingdom following the deficit in North Sea crude oil terms of trade in the second half of calendar 2005. [DTI] (HL4026)
14th February
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made through the Transfer Control Initiative, or by other means, in preventing small arms and light weapons reaching oppressive regimes or reinforcing internal fighting. [MoD] (HL4096)
16th February
The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 8th February (WA 102), whether they are reliant solely upon the Independent Monitoring Commission in their assessment of the continued existence, capacity and intention of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. [NIO] (HL4186)
The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their foreign policy objectives towards Mozambique. [FCO] (HL4193)
The Lord Elystan-Morgan—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimates they have made of the likely consequences of the cuts in financial support for grassland-based sustainable research to (a) Welsh agriculture in general and (b) the future of the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research in particular. (HL4208)
27th February
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have commissioned any research into (a) where the journeys of people who drive to Heathrow and Stansted and park long term begin; and (b) how many of those people will be able to use public transport if a congestion charge is introduced at those airports. [DfT] (HL4240)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of air travellers access airports in the United Kingdom by public transport, broken down by individual airport. [DfT] (HL4242)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of car journeys to and from Heathrow and Stansted are made by (a) staff; (b) those dropping off and picking up air travellers; (c) taxis; (d) those using short stay car parking facilities; and (e) those using long stay car parking facilities. [DfT] (HL4243)
The Lord Rotherwick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the intention of the changes proposed in Annex A of Planning Policy Statement 3 is to encourage the construction of housing developments on airfields and other recreational facilities. [ODPM] (HL4260)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons have been (a) cautioned; (b) prosecuted; or (c) convicted in England and Wales in each relevant year since 1985 under—
(i) section 36 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956;
(ii) section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959;
(iii) sections 1 and 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 1985;
(iv) sections 46 and 47 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001; and
(v) each of sections 47 to 49, 52 and 53 and 57 to 60 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. [HO] (HL4276)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the nature and quality of the evidence so far received, or the research conducted by the Review of the Law on Prostitution, concerning drugs and alcohol (a) as means of controlling prostitutes; and (b) as causes or side-effects of engaging in prostitution. [HO] (HL4277)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made towards consolidating the whole of the law concerning sexual offences. [HO] (HL4278)
The Baroness Hayman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to raise public awareness of bowel cancer and the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme generally, and in particular in ethnic minority and hard-to-reach communities. [DoH] (HL4284)
The Baroness Hayman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to maximise the efficiency of existing bowel cancer treatment capacity in advance of the roll-out of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. [DoH] (HL4285)
The Baroness Hayman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Department of Health’s central budgets for 2006-07 will be finalised and an announcement made on funding for the April 2006 roll-out of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. [DoH] (HL4286)
The Baroness Hayman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that testing kits will be made available for use by April 2006 for the roll-out for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. [DoH] (HL4287)
28th February
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 8th February (WA 112), whether they collect data which will enable an assessment of the number of individuals paying income tax and also receiving positive tax credits awards. [HMT] (HL4301)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether clause 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill will enable them by means of delegated legislation to—
(a) create a new offence of incitement to religious hatred;
(b) curtail or abolish jury trial;
(c) permit the Home Secretary to place citizens under house arrest;
(d) allow the Prime Minister to dismiss judges;
(e) amend the law on nationality and immigrations; and
(f) reform the Magna Carta. [CO] (HL4303)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which individual employees of Eurotunnel are currently required to be in attendance in order for the company to comply with its safety case for operating trains through the Channel Tunnel. [DfT] (HL4308)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the recent emergency evacuation trial in the Channel Tunnel was considered by the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority to have been satisfactory; how long it took from the start of the emergency to evacuate the last person; and what lessons were learned. [DfT] (HL4309)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what circumstances and for what purposes Network Rail are permitted to increase their regulatory asset base. [DfT] (HL4310)
The Baroness Greenfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the downward trend in university applications for 2006-07 breaks down by region; social class; age; ethnicity; and gender. [DfES] (HL4321)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps the Quartet has taken to ensure that workers from Gaza have access to the Eretz Industrial Park; and how many workers have such access. [FCO] (HL4325)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Quartet is overseeing the commencement of works in Gaza on—
(b) repairing the airport;
(c) design and construction of a seaport;
(d) sewerage improvements; and
(e) other industrial and commercial premises and investments, including offshore natural gas and access to the West Bank. [FCO] (HL4326)
The Earl of Selborne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the budgets of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its agencies has been allocated to research in the social sciences and natural sciences in each financial year since 2003-04; and what changes are planned in this regard for the financial years 2006-07 and 2007-08. [DEFRA] (HL4338)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following reports that eight points are to be allocated in the new Quality and Outcomes Framework for maintaining an obesity register, they plan to allocate any points in the General Medical Services contract to enable general practitioners to provide weight management advice and services. [DoH] (HL4342)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how, having created an obesity disease register in the new Quality and Outcomes Framework, they plan to use this register to manage and treat obese patients. [DoH] (HL4343)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what initiatives, apart from the Department of Health’s Obesity Care Pathway and tasking the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to produce obesity guidance by February 2007, are planned for 2006 which aim to tackle the rising levels of obesity in the United Kingdom population. [DoH] (HL4344)
14th March
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government (a) how many cases of cervical cancer there have been since 1995; and (b) what the mortality rates for cervical cancer have been since 1995, in each case broken down by Strategic Health Authority. (HL4663)
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what analysis they have undertaken to assess the impact which a human papillomavirus vaccine would have on (a) the number of cases of cervical cancer; (b) the treatment costs of cervical cancer; and (c) targeting health inequalities. (HL4664)
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government (a) how many cases of genital warts there have been in England in each year since 1995; and (b) how much the treatment of genital warts has cost the National Health Service each year since 1997, in each case broken down by Strategic Health Authority. (HL4665)
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what analysis they have undertaken to assess the additional impact a human papillomavirus vaccine would have on (a) assisting access to genito-urinary clinics within 48 hours; and (b) the treatment costs of genital warts. (HL4666)
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what implementation plans they have devised for an immunisation programme for the human papillomavirus vaccine. (HL4667)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the current attempts by the European Commission to open up national European stock exchanges to cross-border competition with a view to lowering the costs for (a) the investing public, and (b) practitioner members. (HL4668)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide assistance to the government of Somaliland to enable it to comply with veterinary requirements that would enable exports of livestock to other countries in the region. (HL4669)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the Israeli government concerning the settlement around Rachel’s Tomb near Bethlehem. (HL4670)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to encourage the Israeli government to stop the expansion of settlements in the West Bank. (HL4671)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with international bodies such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization concerning the activities taking place around Bethlehem’s Rachel’s Tomb. (HL4672)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the Israeli government regarding the safety of the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya. (HL4673)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the Israeli government following the assassination of Muneer Mohammed Mohammed Sukka and one other adult and three children in Gaza City on 3rd March. (HL4674)
The Lord Garden—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have a detailed breakdown of how the reduction of 800 personnel in Iraq, announced on 13th March, is to be achieved, including personnel detailed by service, rank and specialisation where a formed unit is not removed. (HL4675)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total number of Police Service of Northern Ireland full time reserve officers who, since February 2001, have applied and successfully met the criteria to train as regular officers, but have been rejected because they are from the Protestant tradition. (HL4676)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Police Service of Northern Ireland full time reserve officers have, since February 2001, applied and successfully met the criteria to train as regular officers on (a) two occasions; (b) three occasions; (c) four occasions; or (d) six or more occasions, but continue to be rejected because they are from the Protestant tradition. (HL4677)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, since February 2001, what is the total number of Protestants who have applied and successfully fulfilled the criteria to train as regular officers but have been rejected because of their religion. (HL4678)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following their change in approach to the Patten Report guidelines on the composition of the Police Board for Northern Ireland, they will modify the discriminatory processes relating to the recruitment of new police officers. (HL4679)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 9th March (WA 168), which restorative justice schemes in Northern Ireland are privately funded and unregulated; what is the source of the private funding; and whether they have any knowledge of Republican or Loyalist paramilitary involvement. (HL4680)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 9th March (WA 168), whether they provide funding for restorative justice schemes that currently operate in an unregulated manner, irrespective of links to Loyalist or Republican organisations. (HL4681)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made towards raising the age limit on maintenance loans to match the state pension age. (HL4682)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what have been the activities of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Older People. (HL4683)
The Lord Carter—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the 976,000 people claiming non-contributing incapacity benefit in May 2005 had never worked. (HL4684)
The Baroness Knight of Collingtree—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the confirmation by European Union Defence Ministers of the policy to move towards a European defence industry will require the United Kingdom to purchase defence equipment exclusively from European Union countries. (HL4685)
The Baroness Knight of Collingtree—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the establishment of the European defence strategy, the United States will no longer share sensitive technological information with the United Kingdom. (HL4686)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people under the age of 18 who appear on the national DNA database have never been cautioned, charged or convicted of a criminal offence. (HL4687)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards recruiting additional specialist asylum judges to adjudicate the backlog of appeals by asylum seekers. (HL4688)
The Lord Campbell-Savours—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent Government resources are allocated in accordance with—
(b) electoral registration; and
(c) other locally related statistics. (HL4689)
The Lord Rea—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the proposed European Commission regulation on health and nutrition claims will enable consumers to make a more informed choice about the value of a health claim, if such claims do not have to be independently verified for accuracy and evidence before products go on sale. (HL4690)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 9th March concerning Peace II funding, who carried out research on the distribution of funding which showed that the targeting of funding at disadvantaged areas had been successful; when the research was carried out; at what cost; and whether they will place a copy of the research in the Library of the House. (HL4691)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many complaints have been received from each Cross Border Implementation Body about staff bullying since 2002; and what action they have taken. (HL4692)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the powers of local authorities in Northern Ireland to authorise the removal of graffiti. (HL4693)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce incidences of staff bullying in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. (HL4694)
The Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to raise the awareness of retired miners, their widows and families who pursued claims under the British Coal Respiratory Disease litigation and the British Coal White Finger litigation of their right to seek redress and repayment against those solicitors who charged them success fees, administration fees, or otherwise facilitated the deduction of fees from their compensation to pay to their parties. (HL4695)
The Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will instigate an independent judicial inquiry into the conduct of claimant solicitors, claims farmers and trades unions in connection with additional fees taken from claimants who pursued claims under the British Coal Respiratory Disease litigation and the British Coal White Finger litigation in circumstances where the legal costs of each claimant were provided for under the respective claims handling agreements. (HL4696)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 8th March (HL Deb, col. 847) concerning rendition flights, what have been the responses of the United States authorities to the statements made to them on behalf of the United Kingdom. (HL4697)
The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 9th March (WA 171), what are the practical objections to the trains operated by the South West trains franchise being operated in driver operation only mode. (HL4698)
The Lord Monson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much tobacco duty revenue would have been lost in the most recent years for which statistics are available if sales of tobacco and tobacco-related products had been reduced by 1.7 per cent. (HL4699)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Iran about the hanging of Mr Hojjat Zamani, previously abducted from Turkey in 2003, and about recent death sentences, including those on two men aged 18 and a boy of 15. (HL4700)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on human rights dialogue with Iran; and what, if any, have been the results. (HL4701)
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER AWAITING ANSWER
14th MARCH 2006
[Tabled on the dates shown]
[The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in brackets]
2nd February
The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the printing of copies of the Department for International Development’s The Rough Guide to a Better World cost; and what royalties were paid to the publishers and owners of the Rough Guide brand. [DfID] (HL3851)
6th February
The Baroness Greenfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to act on the recommendations in the report Meeting of Minds from the Second European Citizens’ Convention held in Brussels in January. [DoH] (HL3877)
The Baroness Wilkins—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Disability Employment Advisers are employed by Jobcentre Plus (a) throughout the United Kingdom, and (b) in each region of the United Kingdom. [DWP] (HL3882)
10th February
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider appropriate measures to reduce internal oil consumption in the United Kingdom following the deficit in North Sea crude oil terms of trade in the second half of calendar 2005. [DTI] (HL4026)
14th February
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made through the Transfer Control Initiative, or by other means, in preventing small arms and light weapons reaching oppressive regimes or reinforcing internal fighting. [MoD] (HL4096)
16th February
The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 8th February (WA 102), whether they are reliant solely upon the Independent Monitoring Commission in their assessment of the continued existence, capacity and intention of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. [NIO] (HL4186)
The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their foreign policy objectives towards Mozambique. [FCO] (HL4193)
The Lord Elystan-Morgan—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimates they have made of the likely consequences of the cuts in financial support for grassland-based sustainable research to (a) Welsh agriculture in general and (b) the future of the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research in particular. (HL4208)
27th February
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have commissioned any research into (a) where the journeys of people who drive to Heathrow and Stansted and park long term begin; and (b) how many of those people will be able to use public transport if a congestion charge is introduced at those airports. [DfT] (HL4240)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of air travellers access airports in the United Kingdom by public transport, broken down by individual airport. [DfT] (HL4242)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of car journeys to and from Heathrow and Stansted are made by (a) staff; (b) those dropping off and picking up air travellers; (c) taxis; (d) those using short stay car parking facilities; and (e) those using long stay car parking facilities. [DfT] (HL4243)
The Lord Rotherwick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the intention of the changes proposed in Annex A of Planning Policy Statement 3 is to encourage the construction of housing developments on airfields and other recreational facilities. [ODPM] (HL4260)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons have been (a) cautioned; (b) prosecuted; or (c) convicted in England and Wales in each relevant year since 1985 under—
(i) section 36 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956;
(ii) section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959;
(iii) sections 1 and 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 1985;
(iv) sections 46 and 47 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001; and
(v) each of sections 47 to 49, 52 and 53 and 57 to 60 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. [HO] (HL4276)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the nature and quality of the evidence so far received, or the research conducted by the Review of the Law on Prostitution, concerning drugs and alcohol (a) as means of controlling prostitutes; and (b) as causes or side-effects of engaging in prostitution. [HO] (HL4277)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made towards consolidating the whole of the law concerning sexual offences. [HO] (HL4278)
The Baroness Hayman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to raise public awareness of bowel cancer and the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme generally, and in particular in ethnic minority and hard-to-reach communities. [DoH] (HL4284)
The Baroness Hayman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to maximise the efficiency of existing bowel cancer treatment capacity in advance of the roll-out of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. [DoH] (HL4285)
The Baroness Hayman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Department of Health’s central budgets for 2006-07 will be finalised and an announcement made on funding for the April 2006 roll-out of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. [DoH] (HL4286)
The Baroness Hayman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that testing kits will be made available for use by April 2006 for the roll-out for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. [DoH] (HL4287)
28th February
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 8th February (WA 112), whether they collect data which will enable an assessment of the number of individuals paying income tax and also receiving positive tax credits awards. [HMT] (HL4301)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether clause 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill will enable them by means of delegated legislation to—
(a) create a new offence of incitement to religious hatred;
(b) curtail or abolish jury trial;
(c) permit the Home Secretary to place citizens under house arrest;
(d) allow the Prime Minister to dismiss judges;
(e) amend the law on nationality and immigrations; and
(f) reform the Magna Carta. [CO] (HL4303)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which individual employees of Eurotunnel are currently required to be in attendance in order for the company to comply with its safety case for operating trains through the Channel Tunnel. [DfT] (HL4308)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the recent emergency evacuation trial in the Channel Tunnel was considered by the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority to have been satisfactory; how long it took from the start of the emergency to evacuate the last person; and what lessons were learned. [DfT] (HL4309)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what circumstances and for what purposes Network Rail are permitted to increase their regulatory asset base. [DfT] (HL4310)
The Baroness Greenfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the downward trend in university applications for 2006-07 breaks down by region; social class; age; ethnicity; and gender. [DfES] (HL4321)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps the Quartet has taken to ensure that workers from Gaza have access to the Eretz Industrial Park; and how many workers have such access. [FCO] (HL4325)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Quartet is overseeing the commencement of works in Gaza on—
(b) repairing the airport;
(c) design and construction of a seaport;
(d) sewerage improvements; and
(e) other industrial and commercial premises and investments, including offshore natural gas and access to the West Bank. [FCO] (HL4326)
The Earl of Selborne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the budgets of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its agencies has been allocated to research in the social sciences and natural sciences in each financial year since 2003-04; and what changes are planned in this regard for the financial years 2006-07 and 2007-08. [DEFRA] (HL4338)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following reports that eight points are to be allocated in the new Quality and Outcomes Framework for maintaining an obesity register, they plan to allocate any points in the General Medical Services contract to enable general practitioners to provide weight management advice and services. [DoH] (HL4342)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how, having created an obesity disease register in the new Quality and Outcomes Framework, they plan to use this register to manage and treat obese patients. [DoH] (HL4343)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what initiatives, apart from the Department of Health’s Obesity Care Pathway and tasking the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to produce obesity guidance by February 2007, are planned for 2006 which aim to tackle the rising levels of obesity in the United Kingdom population. [DoH] (HL4344)
1st March
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether clause 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill will enable them by means of delegated legislation to—
(a) amend the Human Rights Act 1998;
(b) amend the Scotland, Government of Wales, and Northern Ireland Acts 1998;
(c) reform the Claim of Right; and
(d) amend the Habeas Corpus Acts. [CO] (HL4358)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intended, when introducing the Human Rights Bill to Parliament in 1997, that it should be capable of being amended by delegated legislation. [DCA] (HL4359)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 9th February (WA 122), why child maintenance payments received are excluded from the assessment of income for the purpose of determining awards under the tax credit regime. [HMT] (HL4363)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in relation to capital gains tax for each year from 1995 to 1998, what assessment they have made of the cost of providing an indexation allowance. [HMT] (HL4364)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in relation to capital gains tax for each year from 1999 to 2004, what assessment they have made of the cost of providing taper relief. [HMT] (HL4365)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current status of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure’s “Soccer Strategy”; and what steps they have taken to distribute the £8 million which was earmarked for football in the Province. [NIO] (HL4380)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 27th February (WA 26), on what dates documents dealing with contaminated National Health Service blood products were destroyed in error in the early 1990s. [DoH] (HL4382)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 27th February (WA 26), whether any action was taken after papers used in the HIV litigation were destroyed in error in the early 1990s to prevent further erroneous destruction in the future; and, if so, why that did not prevent the subsequent destruction of papers between July 1994 and March 1998. [DoH] (HL4383)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 27th February (WA26), whether papers relating to any other National Health Service policy areas were destroyed erroneously in the 1990s. [DoH] (HL4384)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost to the economy of the closure of the M11 on the 25th and 26th February. [DfT] (HL4391)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which schools of architecture in the United Kingdom, supported by public funds, teach classical and traditional architecture as part of their courses. [DfES] (HL4401)
The Lord Smith of Leigh—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the performance of pupils receiving free school meals compares in different types of schools. [DfES] (HL4402)
The Lord Smith of Leigh—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the time taken to pay benefits to first time claimants has improved under the new arrangements. [DWP] (HL4403)
2nd March
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they offer to farmers and the wider farming industry for the dissemination of information on innovative farming techniques. [DEFRA] (HL4415)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 15th February (WA 181-2), for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the cost of providing age-related personal allowances to those aged (a) 65 to 74, and (b) 75 and over. [HMT] (HL4421)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 15th February (WA 181-2), for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the cost of providing age related married couples allowances to those aged (a) 65 to 74, and (b) 75 and over. [HMT] (HL4422)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what is the average salary of a full time employee of H M Revenue and Customs. [HMT] (HL4423)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what is the annual cost of the Tax Law Rewrite Project. [HMT] (HL4424)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, how many full time employees the Tax Law Rewrite Project employs (a) excluding secondees, and (b) including secondees. [HMT] (HL4425)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in view of the street violence in Dublin on Saturday 25th February, whether they will be changing their advice to the Royal Family on the safety of any proposed visits to the Republic of Ireland. [FCO] (HL4428)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what matters remain to be implemented from the recommendations in table 8.1 of the Helm Corporation Review of Education and Library Boards Resource Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Control, Monitoring and Reporting Arrangements, commissioned by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland and published in April 2005. [NIO] (HL4429)
The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum seekers from Iraq, including those of Kurdish origin, have been voluntarily or forcibly returned to Iraq in the last 18 months; and how many are currently held in detention centres pending removal. [HO] (HL4434)
The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which areas of Iraqi Kurdistan are now regarded as safe for the return and reception of Iraqi asylum seekers of Kurdish origin; on what recent evidence this judgment is based; and what is the assessment of security risk to returnees in the Kirkuk area. [HO] (HL4435)
The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Turkish asylum seekers of Kurdish origin have been returned to Turkey in the last 18 months; and which areas of Turkey are regarded as safe for their return. [HO] (HL4436)
The Lord Waddington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the governments of the United States and Poland about the case of Mr Ali Manzarpour, a British citizen, concerning the application by the government of the United States for his extradition from Poland to the United States. [FCO] (HL4444)
The Lord St John of Fawsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether patients with severe arthritis being treated under the National Health Service are eligible for the drug infliximab. [DoH] (HL4446)
3rd March
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what salary increases have been awarded to the directors of Waterways Ireland since its creation; and on what bases the awards were made. [NIO] (HL4452)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 1st March (WA 83) about Waterways Ireland quotations for the bulk purchase of chocolates for staff, whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of all the related letters and documentation. [NIO] (HL4453)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what basis the Chief Executive of Waterways Ireland was awarded a 35 per cent performance related salary increase between 2000 and 2004. [NIO] (HL4454)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision was made by the Arts Council for Northern Ireland in 2004 and 2005 for grants to Féile an Phobail; and what specific grants were made. [NIO] (HL4456)
6th March
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the cost of increasing the inheritance tax threshold to (a) £500,000; (b) £750,000; and (c) £1,000,000. [HMT] (HL4462)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the cost of providing relief against inheritance tax for agricultural property at (a) 50 per cent rate, and (b) 100 per cent rate. [HMT] (HL4463)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the number of estates subject to inheritance tax which are worth (a) less than £500,000; (b) greater than or equal to £500,000, but less than £750,000; (c) greater than or equal to 750,000, but less than £1,000,000; and (d) greater than or equal to £1,000,000. [HMT] (HL4464)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the cost of providing relief against inheritance tax for business property at (a) 50 per cent rate, and (b) 100 per cent rate. [HMT] (HL4465)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 15th February (WA 183), for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the distribution of corporate tax receipts by different levels of corporate profits. [HMT] (HL4466)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 15th February (WA 183), for the latest year for which figures are available, what is the cost to the Exchequer of providing marginal relief at the small companies rate. [HMT] (HL4467)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 14th February (WA 157-64), what action they are taking to reduce the percentage increase in cost estimates in Highways Agency Targeted Programme of Improvement schemes; and, in particular, whether—
(a) any staff have been disciplined over these increases;
(b) they have provided more funds to meet the extra costs;
(c) schemes have been delayed as a result of such cost increases; and
(d) Ministers have expressed concern about these increases. [DfT] (HL4468)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what obligation there is on London and Continental Railways to provide secure and convenient cycle storage facilities at (a) St Pancras domestic and international station; (b) Kings Cross stations in London; (c) Stratford International station; and (d) Ebbsfleet stations; and how many cycle parking places will be provided at each of these locations. [DfT] (HL4469)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what requests have been made by the United Nations Security Council for the provision of additional financial and logistical resources to the African Union force in Darfur; to which member states these requests were made; and what further measures they will propose to persuade the Sudanese government to comply with previous Security Council Resolutions. [FCO] (HL4470)
The Duke of Montrose—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what alternative they propose for the effective treatment of sheep scab and sheep ticks now that approval has been withdrawn for Cypermethrin. [DEFRA] (HL4473)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide further funding for the Air Route Development (Northern Ireland) Limited Company in order to promote new air services that could provide additional tourism and business benefits for Northern Ireland. [NIO] (HL4474)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken, or plan to take, to develop a joint strategy with the Republic of Ireland on the attraction of inward investment to Northern Ireland. [NIO] (HL4475)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider a reduction in corporation tax in Northern Ireland to the current level in the Republic of Ireland. [HMT] (HL4476)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Republic of Ireland on the proposed joint audit of opportunities for further economic co-operation between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. [NIO] (HL4477)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider a joint audit of opportunities for increased economic co-operation between Northern Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom. [NIO] (HL4478)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to promote Northern Ireland as a tourism destination in India and China. [NIO] (HL4479)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each of the last five years, how many sites the Environment and Heritage Service Agency for Northern Ireland has cleaned due to residue from fuel laundering activity; and at what cost. [NIO] (HL4480)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, since 2000, how much the Belfast Regeneration Office has given in grant-in-aid to the Albert Foundry Bowling Club; whether any claims are outstanding; and, if so, when the outstanding claims will be paid. [NIO] (HL4481)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what European funding North Belfast Loyalist Prisoners Association has received in each of the last four years; for what purpose; and whether related documents will be placed in the Library of the House. [NIO] (HL4482)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether section 7(1) of the Public Health and Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 on war memorials has been superseded; if so, by what provision; when it was superseded; and with what effect. [NIO] (HL4483)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ban fox hunting with hounds in Northern Ireland. [NIO] (HL4485)
The Lord Inglewood—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of recent legislation, what practical advice they give to persons whose domestic poultry are regularly killed by a rogue badger. [DEFRA] (HL4486)
The Lord Monson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 27th February (WA 31), what proportion of Royal Mail’s revenues derived from Treasury subventions or financial support in each of the past five years; and how much this represents in monetary terms. [DTI] (HL4492)
The Lord Mason of Barnsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the possible impact on British ports and seaport terminals of the takeover of P&O by Dubai Ports World; and, if so, whether they will hold discussions with the parties concerned. [DfT] (HL4493)
7th March
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the cost to the Exchequer of the take-up of vouchers under the Child Trust Fund initiative. [HMT] (HL4495)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the take-up rate of Child Trust Funds. [HMT] (HL4496)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the cost of providing relief for inheritance tax purposes on gifts for the maintenance of family. [HMT] (HL4497)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the cost of providing the annual exemption of £3,000 for inheritance tax purposes. [HMT] (HL4498)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the cost of providing relief for inheritance tax purposes for shares traded on (a) the Alternative Investment Market; and (b) the Ofex market. [HMT] (HL4499)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what assessment they have made of the size of bequests on death made to individuals, including charities, with or without a blood relationship to the deceased. [HMT] (HL4500)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what budget they have made available to Tourism Ireland for the promotion of Northern Ireland in India over the next 12 months. [NIO] (HL4501)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to support efforts by Invest Northern Ireland to attract inward investment from and trade with India. [NIO] (HL4502)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to establish the new Education Authority in Northern Ireland to replace the five existing Education and Library Boards; and what its functions and membership will be. [NIO] (HL4503)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will outline the public services in Northern Ireland which could be delivered by private, community, voluntary and not-for-profit bodies. [NIO] (HL4504)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to extend the proposed Carer’s Champion scheme in the United Kingdom to assist carers in Northern Ireland. [NIO] (HL4505)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the new policy for Architecture and the Built Environment in Northern Ireland. [NIO] (HL4506)
The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in relation to the “safe intake of fluoride” cited in the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 2nd February (WA 68-9), whether they have taken account of the concerns expressed in the systematic scientific review of water fluoridation conducted at the University of York in 2000 in respect of infant mortality, congenital defects and IQ. [DoH] (HL4507)
The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 2nd February (WA 68-9), why they believe that the “intakes of fluoride above the safe level”, which they cite from the report of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2003, are not unsafe; and what meaning should then be attached to the words “above the safe level”. [DoH] (HL4508)
The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government on which scientific studies they base their statement in the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 2nd February (WA 68-9) that urinary fluoride excretion over 24 hours is largely determined by fluoride intake in the previous few days, rather than by a lifetime’s accumulation. [DoH] (HL4509)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from the Rural Advocate or the Commission for Rural Communities with regard to the Government proposal to remove the restriction on equity ownership from rural shared ownership schemes from April 2006. [DEFRA] (HL4511)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 16th February (WA 197), whether the implementation of the proposal to remove the restriction on equity ownership from rural shared ownership schemes will be delayed until after the Affordable Rural Housing Commission has reported. [DEFRA] (HL4512)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact that their proposal to remove the restriction on equity ownership from rural shared ownership schemes will have on the number of future rural shared ownership schemes. [DEFRA] (HL4513)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from parish councils, district councils and the private sector on the removal of the 80 per cent restriction from registered social landlords who specialise in providing affordable homes in smaller rural settlements, in particular the Rural Housing Trust; and whether most of these bodies support the changes. [DEFRA] (HL4514)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 16th February (WA 206), how they define “an area of land made irrigable”. [DEFRA] (HL4515)
The Lord Vinson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 2nd March (WA 103-4), what steps they are taking to increase public awareness of the maximum penalty of £5,000 payable for the offence of burning plastic household waste, which changed as a result of the European Waste Directive. [DEFRA] (HL4516)
The Baroness Scott of Needham Market—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the procedure for local authorities to passport existing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) registration schemes into the new HMO licensing scheme. [ODPM] (HL4517)
The Baroness Scott of Needham Market—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from local authorities looking to extend their Houses in Multiple Occupation licensing scheme to smaller properties under section 56 of the Housing Act 2004. [ODPM] (HL4518)
The Baroness Scott of Needham Market—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they have issued to help local authorities undertake consultation with landlord and tenants’ groups about the extension of Houses in Multiple Occupation licensing to smaller properties. [ODPM] (HL4519)
The Baroness Scott of Needham Market—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from local authorities looking to introduce a selective licensing scheme for the private rented sector under section 80 of the Housing Act 2004. [ODPM] (HL4520)
The Baroness Scott of Needham Market—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of privately rented homes that are (a) unfit for human habitation, and (b) below the decent homes standard; and what proportion of the private rented sector this represents in each case. [ODPM] (HL4522)
The Lord Willoughby de Broke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 2nd March (WA 103) concerning the disposal of household plastic waste, which authority will be responsible for monitoring and enforcing the Waste Management Licensing (England and Wales) Regulations 2006. [DEFRA] (HL4523)
The Lord Willoughby de Broke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Waste Management Licensing (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 implements a European Union Directive; and, if so, which Directive. [DEFRA] (HL4524)
The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what military action they have authorised against the drugs trade in Central America and the Caribbean; what units were involved; and what were their rules of engagement. [MoD] (HL4525)
The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose any action to prevent harassment of Falkland Islands fishing vessels by Argentinian naval ships. [FCO] (HL4526)
The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to assert sovereignty over Falkland waters. [FCO] (HL4527)
The Lord Harris of Haringey—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have taken place with the United States government about the Cyberstorm exercise led by the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year; and what plans they have to conduct a similar exercise in the United Kingdom. [HO] (HL4529)
The Lord Harris of Haringey—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Serious Organised Crime Agency will take on—
(b) all the resources of; and
the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit; and what steps are being taken to ensure that the services currently carried out by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit continue. [HO] (HL4530)
The Lord Harris of Haringey—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to update the penalties under the Data Protection Act 1998 so as to recognise the seriousness of the offences of those who obtain and sell medical and criminal records. [DCA] (HL4531)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government who serves on the Secretary of State for the Home Department’s Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet; and which organisations or Government departments they represent. [HO] (HL4532)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when and where the first meeting to be hosted by the Secretary of State for the Home Department will take place as part of the new Task Force on Child Protection organisation to which members of the wider community will be invited, as set out in the summary of the minutes of the Task Force’s meeting held on 23rd February 2006; and what is the manner in which they intend to invite members of the wider community to participate in that meeting. [HO] (HL4533)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what work in relation to Waterways Ireland’s risk assessment and risk register and the organisation’s customer care training programme Deloitte and Touche and PSM consultants have undertaken respectively; how much each of the companies has been paid for the work; and when. [NIO] (HL4534)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, in the light of the findings of the investigation regarding the senior appointments and bullying which had already been reported, the Chief Executive of Waterways Ireland received a pay increase of almost £16,000 in line with a decision of the North South Ministerial Council on 8th March 2005. [NIO] (HL4535)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 1st March (WA 84) concerning Waterways Ireland, why the Written Answer of 20th December 2005 (WA 295) stated that the Chief Executive of Waterways Ireland had not received any performance-based or related pay increases. [NIO] (HL4536)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord Rooker on 1st March (WA 82), 18th January (WA 124) and 6th December 2005 (WA 98) concerning Waterways Ireland, why the bulk purchase of chocolates in Waterways Ireland was not recorded in the minutes of the senior management group meetings as indicated in the answers. [NIO] (HL4537)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 1st March (WA 83) concerning Waterways Ireland, why quotations were sought by Waterways Ireland for the bulk purchase of chocolates on 3rd December 2002, when the minutes of the senior management group meetings show no approval for such purchase was given on or before that date. [NIO] (HL4538)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord Rooker on 18th January (WA 124) and 1st March (WA 82) concerning Waterways Ireland, why quotations were sought by Waterways Ireland for the bulk purchase of chocolates on 4th December 2003 when consideration of and approval for such a purchase had not been given by the senior management group on 4th December 2003 as indicated in the answer. [NIO] (HL4539)
8th March
The Lord Smith of Clifton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the total cost per year of each Regional Development Agency in England since their inception. [ODPM] (HL4542)
The Baroness Harris of Richmond—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many sections enabling Ministers to amend primary legislation by means of secondary legislation have been included in each Home Office Act passed from May 1997 onwards. [HO] (HL4543)
The Baroness Scott of Needham Market—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have further to improve the quality of management of the wider private rented sector for housing. [ODPM] (HL4544)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to take steps to simplify and facilitate faster decision-making by the Planning Service in Northern Ireland. [NIO] (HL4545)
The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 9th February (WA 123), what information they hold on the financial contribution to the United Kingdom economy of those individuals who for tax purposes are resident but non-domiciled in the United Kingdom. [HMT] (HL4546)
The Lord Garden—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the results of the Ministry of Defence survey into voter registration and voting in the Armed Forces at the 2005 General Election; how many survey forms were issued; and how many were returned. [MoD] (HL4547)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the statement of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides in its commentary on the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution report Crop spraying and the health of residents and bystanders, September 2005 concerning the effect of over-precaution, is compatible with the Guidelines on scientific analysis in policy making 2005; and how they assess this statement will affect public confidence.. [DEFRA] (HL4548)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides’ commentary on the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution report Crop spraying and the health of residents and bystanders, September 2005, to the effect that the only effective form of surveillance of health effects of chronic exposure to pesticides is manufacturers’ studies; and whether they will consider requiring companies to disclose all such studies, whatever their outcome, as a condition for approval or re-approval of all pesticides. [DEFRA] (HL4549)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the progress of the study being conducted by the Health and Safety Laboratory on mortality and cancer incidence in a large cohort of pesticide sprayers recruited from those qualifying through the scheme operated by the National Proficiency Test Council; and how many participants have been lost from the cohort since its inception. [DWP] (HL4550)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider holding a public consultation on the introduction of a health surveillance system by the Health Protection Agency as advocated by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. [DEFRA] (HL4551)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will open the consultation of the Pesticides Safety Directorate on the annual levy imposed on pesticide manufacturers to the public and all stakeholders as well as the manufacturers. [DEFRA] (HL4552)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether United Kingdom forces in Iraq will enjoy adequate protection and safety from attack in view of indications of unrest among the Iraqi public due to foreign military personnel remaining longer than expected. [MoD] (HL4553)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are aware of any measures that can be taken by the United Kingdom military and other personnel in Afghanistan, alongside other coalition and NATO forces, to assist President Karzai’s government to extend its control outside the Greater Kabul administration zone. [MoD] (HL4554)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will develop a coherent response to the criticisms by non-nuclear, nearly nuclear and new nuclear powers that the original nuclear deterrent holders such as the United Kingdom, France and the People’s Republic of China have not fulfilled their arsenal reduction obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty provisions. [FCO] (HL4555)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 18th January (WA 114), whether they have been advised about the effect of failing to achieve early assessment for children suspected of being on the autistic spectrum; and that three years of age is the critical age for such an assessment. [NIO] (HL4556)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 18th January (WA 114), whether they have been advised that a 35-month delay in assessment for children suspected of being on the autistic spectrum can delay the child’s development, beyond recovery, during the first two years in formal education. [NIO] (HL4557)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 18th January (WA 114), whether they will immediately establish an early assessment panel for children suspected of being on the autistic spectrum so as to enable better choices to be made in relation to formal education of children with autistic spectrum disorder. [NIO] (HL4558)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 18th January (WA 114), for how long there has been a formal assessment programme in Northern Ireland for children suspected of being on the autistic spectrum; and, given that 686 children were awaiting assessment, what proportion of those who had been assessed this represents. [NIO] (HL4559)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 18th January (WA 114), how many children suspected of being on the autistic spectrum have been assessed in each Northern Ireland Health Board area for each of the last 4 years; and how many children in each Board area are currently awaiting assessment. [NIO] (HL4560)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are aware of the percentage of respondents to the Belfast Telegraph poll on academic selection who voted to retain academic selection; and whether that response is in agreement with the Government’s draft Education (Northern Ireland) Order proposals. [NIO] (HL4561)
The Lord Jopling—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much will be provided in the 2012 London Olympic Games budget for aerial cover by Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft comparable to that provided by NATO for the Athens Olympic Games between 2nd August and 30th September 2004. [DCMS] (HL4562)
The Lord Jopling—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made any representations to the Spanish authorities concerning the repeated incidents of luggage in transit between Iberia flights at Madrid airport being delayed or lost. [DfT] (HL4563)
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a Race Equality Impact Assessment was made on the proposals set out in the White Paper preceding the establishment of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights; and, if so, whether it can be made available for public access. [DTI] (HL4564)
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what lessons were learnt from the Small to Medium Sized Enterprises Procurement Pilot Projects led by the Office of Government Commerce in the West Midlands and the Department of Trade and Industry’s Small Business Services in Haringey. [DTI] (HL4565)
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any information on what each contracting authority is doing to achieve community cohesion and social inclusion through its procurement policies and practices; and, if so, whether they will make this information public. [HMT] (HL4566)
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what additional measures they are considering to reduce the level of violent crimes committed by persons carrying knives and guns. [HO] (HL4567)
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many arrests and successful prosecutions there have been in the last five years for crimes involving the possession or use of knives. [HO] (HL4568)
The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest figures for identifiable public spending per head in (a) England; (b) Scotland; (c) Wales; (d) Northern Ireland; and (e) the United Kingdom. [HMT] (HL4569)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are content with the administration of the Skipton Fund for ex gratia payments for hepatitis C infection by contaminated National Health Service blood and blood products; and what Ministerial surveillance there has been of its administration. [DoH] (HL4570)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 10th January (WA 35-42), what is the position regarding the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 10th May 2001 in T.P. and K.M. v United Kingdom. [DCA] (HL4571)
The Lord Monson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the maximum population they believe the United Kingdom can sustain; and what research into housing needs, water supply, transport infrastructure, pollution, waste disposal and the need for adequate recreational space they have done to reach this figure. [DEFRA] (HL4572)
The Lord Elystan-Morgan—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 2nd March (WA 86), how the 11.56 per cent reduction in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ funding for sustainable funding and food research for 2006-07 compares in percentage terms with funding available for—
(a) climate change and energy;
(b) natural resource protection;
(c) sustainable consumption and production;
(d) sustainable rural communities; and
(e) sustainable farming and food
in that financial year. [DEFRA] (HL4573)
The Lord Elystan-Morgan—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 2nd March (WA 86) stating that the Welsh Assembly government had been consulted with regard to their Evidence and Innovation Strategy publication, how this was achieved in the light of the fact that the publication does not make any specific reference to Welsh agriculture. [DEFRA] (HL4574)
The Lord Elystan-Morgan—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the money allocated from the science budget to the Biotechnology and Biological Research Council is to be distributed between—
(a) the English Research Institute;
(b) the Institute of Food Research;
(d) the John Innes Centre;
(e) the Babraham Institute;
(f) the Institute for Animal Health;
(g) the Scottish Roslin Institute; and
(h) the Welsh Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research
in each of the financial years between 2005 and 2008. [DTI] (HL4575)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to whom the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has granted European funding since its creation; for what purpose; how much was granted; and whether they will place copies of all the applications in the Library of the House. [NIO] (HL4576)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the two agencies in the Language Implementation Body can spend money on activities outside the island of Ireland on an equal basis. [NIO] (HL4577)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to increase the provision of bus lanes in Belfast. [NIO] (HL4578)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 18th January (WA 123), from whom the quotation was sought on 4th December 2003 for the bulk purchase of chocolates by Waterways Ireland. [NIO] (HL4579)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what internal changes they consider Turkey must make before they will support that country’s accession to the European Union. [FCO] (HL4580)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has recently refused an application for funding from the Armagh-based victims’ group Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (FAIR); if so, what decision was taken; and on what basis. [NIO] (HL4581)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which provisions of the Animal Health Act 2002 have still to be brought into force. [DEFRA] (HL4582)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether under Regulation 4(4)(e) of the Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2989) tap water will be treated to render any virus it may contain inactive. [DEFRA] (HL4583)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether searches undertaken under a warrant granted under the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3280) are governed by the rules of the Code of Practice of the Police Criminal Evidence Act 1984. [DoH] (HL4584)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 23rd January (WA 147), what kind of assets were disposed of by local authorities to raise the outturn to £5.1 billion as compared with the Lyons prediction of £3.9 billion. [HMT] (HL4585)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Rural Affairs, Landscape and Biodiversity, Mr Jim Knight, on 11th January (HC Deb, 626W), how many of the 865 staff employed to date by the Rural Payments Agency will be retained; and whether there will be any need to employ new staff in the next six months. [DEFRA] (HL4586)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Rural Affairs, Landscape and Biodiversity, Mr Jim Knight, on 11th January (HC Deb, 626W). what steps they have already taken to obtain guaranteed status for Gloucester Old Spot pork and bacon; and what they plan to do to obtain compensation for the eighteen-month delay in the European Commission’s response. [DEFRA] (HL4587)
The Lord Acton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many self-inflicted deaths by women prisoners in England and Wales there were in each year from 2001 to 2005. [HO] (HL4588)
9th March
The Viscount Falkland—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Adonis on 6th March (WA 113), whether an educational module for secondary school students, teaching basic European Union values, origins and history, is already contained in the national curriculum. [DfES] (HL4591)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what amendments have been made to the Northern Ireland Act 1998; for what purposes; and when. [NIO] (HL4592)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what amendments have been made to the legislation setting up the Cross Border Implementation Bodies; for what purposes; and when. [NIO] (HL4593)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much Inter Trade Ireland has spent on recruitment advertisements in each year since its creation. [NIO] (HL4594)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 7th March (WA 122) concerning nationalist festivals in Northern Ireland, whether the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure noted that the 2005 business case for the Ardoyne Festival was the same as that for 2004, including dates; and, if not, whether the business case was properly scrutinized. [NIO] (HL4595)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 7th March (WA 125) concerning Invest Northern Ireland trade missions, what benefits to Northern Ireland resulted from the visit to India in January by the Irish Prime Minister. [NIO] (HL4596)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Craigavon Planning Division of the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment received any representations from Sinn Fein councillors from Newry and Mourne District Council concerning industry or business related planning issues; and, if so, how many representations were received in each of the last five years. [NIO] (HL4597)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will give effect to the Power Commission’s recommendation that a Concordat should be drawn up between the Executive and Parliament indicating where key powers lie, providing significant powers of scrutiny and initiation for Parliament. [CO] (HL4598)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the circumstances in which a British passport may be withdrawn under the Government’s prerogative powers remain the same as those stated in the Written Answer by the Lord Williams of Mostyn on 30th July 1998 (WA 238). [HO] (HL4599)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of the findings of the Department for Work and Pensions report Making a Difference Tackling Poverty—a progress report, what steps they are taking to ensure that they meet their next target of halving child poverty by 2010. [DWP] (HL4600)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what have been the total costs, including the set-up cost and running costs, of the National Scrapie Plan since its inception; how many full-time posts are involved; and in which tasks. [DEFRA] (HL4601)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the membership of the sheep sub-committee of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee since its inception. [DEFRA] (HL4602)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases of (a) classical, and (b) atypical scrapie have been detected in sheep in the United Kingdom since the introduction of the National Scrapie Plan; what were the genotypes of the sheep; and which strains of scrapie were found. [DEFRA] (HL4603)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which strains of scrapie were found in goats in the United Kingdom in the last three years. [DEFRA] (HL4604)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what have been the total funds allocated by them and by the research councils for research into transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in sheep, goats and cattle since the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee was formed; and to which individuals or organisations those funds have been allocated. [DEFRA] (HL4605)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review health surveillance of the chronic effects of pesticide exposure in the United Kingdom, in light of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides’ commentary on the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution report Crop spraying and the health of residents and bystanders in September 2005. [DEFRA] (HL4606)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make copies of the report by the previous Independent Monitor for Entry Clearance, Ms Fiona Lindsley, available via the Printed Paper Office in good time for the Third Reading of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill on Tuesday 14th March, bearing in mind that a proof-read final text of the report was submitted to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office before the end of January. [FCO] (HL4607)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent the importation of illegal or counterfeit agrochemicals. [DEFRA] (HL4608)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in relation to the consultation paper, Our Energy Challenge, what is the breakdown of the 2 per cent of United Kingdom energy shown on page 17 as being supplied by renewables and others. [DTI] (HL4609)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mr Ben Bradshaw, on 9th February (HC Deb, 1348W), what monitoring takes place to ensure that the tuberculin skin test for bovine tuberculosis continues to be effective; how the accuracy of the test is measured; what percentage accuracy is required for the test to be declared effective; and what percentage of test results are confirmed at slaughter. [DEFRA] (HL4610)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statements by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mr Jim Knight, on 14th February (HC Deb, 80WS) and the Minister for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality, Alun Michael, on 22nd February 2005 (HC Deb, 11WS), why the amount transferred from the Cabinet Office for Parliamentary Counsel has risen from £384,000 of administration resource in 2005 to £311,000,000 this year. [DEFRA] (HL4611)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why Government departments are using special rate telephone lines which result in the public having to pay extra for phone calls. [CO] (HL4612)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 16th February (WA 195), whether the security of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’s computer systems has been compromised to a greater extent over the last two years than those of other departments; if so, why; and what has been done to prevent a recurrence. [DEFRA] (HL4613)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the draft Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, they took into account the Northern Ireland Department of Education’s recommendation that there should not be a right of appeal on suspensions in schools. [NIO] (HL4614)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the draft Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, their decision to allow a right of appeal on suspensions in schools was evaluated for its likely impact on schools’ budgets; if so, what was the outcome of that evaluation; and whether the Northern Ireland Department of Education will carry the cost of any such appeals. [NIO] (HL4615)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the draft Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, their decision to allow a right of appeal on suspensions in schools may lead to routine police involvement in schools in serious disciplinary matters; and, if so, who will carry the costs arising. [NIO] (HL4616)
The Baroness Stern—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements have been made by the appropriate Primary Health Care Trust for healthcare provision in H M Feltham Young Offenders Institution. [DoH] (HL4617)
The Lord Acton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Health Service’s Stop Smoking services include a service designed and targeted specifically to help children under 18 to give up smoking. [DoH] (HL4618)
The Lord Rosser—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a decision by the rail franchising director to award a train operator a franchise for additional services is dependent, for its implementation, on the Office for Rail Regulation subsequently agreeing to allocate track access to the train operator for those additional services. [DfT] (HL4619)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will set out in the Official Report the terms and condition of employment of the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, including her normal days and hours of work. [DEFRA] (HL4620)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the administration of the Single Payment Scheme delivery is satisfactory; and whether they will arrange for the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to take personal responsibility for the Rural Payments Agency until any existing issues have been resolved. [DEFRA] (HL4621)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a European Union directive on flood control is needed; and whether they have considered non-legislative co-operation as an alternative. [DEFRA] (HL4622)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether litter collection is a suitable task for those sentenced to Community Service. [HO] (HL4623)
13th March
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 10th January (WA 34-42), why they have not taken remedial action under section 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998 to give full effect to the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights which found breaches of the Convention rights in the following cases: (a) Hirst; (b) Paul and Audrey Edwards; (c) Connors; (d) S.C.; (e) H.I.; (f) Quinn; (g) John Murray; (h) Kevin Murray; (i) Magee & Averill; (j) J.T.; (k) T.P. & K.M.; and (l) Roche. [DCA] (HL4624)
The Lord Clement-Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to bring forward legislation with provisions relating to vulnerable defendants. [HO] (HL4625)
The Lord Clement-Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Anti-social Behaviour Orders have been issued in each year since their introduction. [HO] (HL4626)
The Lord Clement-Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Individual Support Orders have been issued in each year since their introduction. [HO] (HL4627)
The Lord Clement-Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to expand the use of Individual Support Orders. [HO] (HL4628)
The Lord Clement-Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to extend Intervention Orders to adults whose anti-social behaviour is not drugs-related. [HO] (HL4629)
The Lord Clement-Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to extend Individual Support Orders to adults. [HO] (HL4630)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which governments of foreign territories have been asked whether they have any objection to the British Consulate in that territory registering same sex partnerships between (a) two British nationals; (b) a British national and a national of the territory concerned; or (c) a British national and a national of some other foreign country; and, in each case, what was the name of the territory or state; the date of the request; the date of the reply; and whether the registration of each type of partnership was acceptable. [FCO] (HL4631)
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will recall the Northern Ireland Assembly or its Education Committee to consider the current proposals to reform post-primary education in response to concerns expressed over the restructuring. [NIO] (HL4632)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 1st March (WA 62), whether the £500,000 to be made available by April 2007 from the Children and Young People Fund for the provision of Child Contact Centres is supplementary to monies already provided; what is the provision for 2006-07; and what the provision has been since April 2003. [NIO] (HL4633)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their decision to change the composition of the Northern Ireland Police Board, so that it no longer reflects the recommendations of the Patten Report, marks a change of policy with respect to the Patten Report. [NIO] (HL4634)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consulted any of the Northern Ireland political parties before changing the composition of the Northern Ireland Police Board; and, if so, how such consultation was carried out. [NIO] (HL4635)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Northern Ireland Police Board has become a quango as a result of the change to its composition; whether they have plans to set up further quangos in Northern Ireland; and whether this is in accord with the Belfast Agreement. [NIO] (HL4636)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are making representations to the government of Belarus following the recent assault by police officers on the Leader of the Opposition in that country; and whether there is a common European Union position on the matter. [FCO] (HL4637)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much progress has been made in developing civilian control over police, prison services and the Kosovo Protection Corps; and whether the United Nations Mission in Kosovo has now established effective Ministries of the Interior and of Justice. [FCO] (HL4638)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what stage the Internal Security Sector Review, endorsed by the United Nations Special Representative in Kosovo, has now reached. [FCO] (HL4639)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the survey of small arms in Kosovo, commissioned by the South Eastern Europe Clearing-house for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, is expected to be complete; and whether the survey will be published. [FCO] (HL4640)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are proposing to remove, from 1st April 2006, the upper limit of 80 per cent of market value which can be purchased by the occupiers of rural shared- ownership houses; if so, why; and whether they have made an assessment of the potential impact on the future supply of affordable housing. [ODPM] (HL4641)
The Lord Jenkin of Roding—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures are being undertaken to assess the role of property owners’ statutory inclusion in funding and voting upon Business Improvement Districts. [ODPM] (HL4642)
The Lord Jenkin of Roding—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to research the role of property owners in Business Improvement Districts; and whether the timetable for this work will be published. [ODPM] (HL4643)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by the Minister of State for the Department for Transport, Dr Stephen Ladyman, on 10th March (HC Deb, 85WS), what is their forecast change in the net contribution they made to Irish Lights in respect of ships calling at ports in the Republic of Ireland. [DfT] (HL4644)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any of the centres devoted to the treatment of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) under the Department of Health’s £8.5 million initiative employing clinical champions will be based in psychiatric departments; and, if so, in which hospitals. [DoH] (HL4645)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the £8.5 million allocated by the Department of Health to the setting up of specialist centres for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) and employing clinical champions was ring-fenced; if so, how many centres are planned with what funding; how many centres are fully operational; and what is the reason for others not yet functioning. [DoH] (HL4646)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any of the submissions that were sent to the foot-and-mouth disease “Lessons Learned” inquiry were not included in the final report; and, if so, which they were; and what were the reasons for their omission. [DEFRA] (HL4647)
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the criterion of expertise for the selection of the scientific members of the Sheep Sub-Committee of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee. [DEFRA] (HL4648)
The Lord Monson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, they will resist proposals by the European Commission to compel motorists in the European Union to drive with their headlights on during daylight hours. [DfT] (HL4649)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to take part in the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Festival in 2007; and to what extent the Ulster Scots culture will be involved in those plans. [NIO] (HL4650)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what instruction new recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland receive in the culture and language of (a) Ulster Scots; (b) Irish; and (c) Mandarin. [NIO] (HL4651)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Training for Women Network in Northern Ireland has received an application for Peace II Extension funding from the West Tyrone Voice. [NIO] (HL4652)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what Peace II Extension funding the Training for Women Network in Northern Ireland has provided since its creation; for each amount of funding provided, who received it; for what reason; and how much was the funding; and whether a copy of each application will be placed in the Library of the House. [NIO] (HL4653)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Home Office’s Immigration and Nationality Directorate website has not been available for the provision of information, including the recent version of the Immigration Rules; how long the site has been unavailable; and when it will be corrected. [HO] (HL4654)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what Peace II Extension funding the Rural Development Council in Northern Ireland has provided since its creation; for each amount of funding provided, who received it; for what reason; and how much was the funding; and whether a copy of each application will be placed in the Library of the House. [NIO] (HL4655)
The Lord Stoddart of Swindon—To ask the Chairman of Committees when it is anticipated that the full use of the Writing Room on the Committee Corridor will be restored. [CoC] (HL4656)
The Lord Rosser—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what statutory powers are available to highway authorities to stop owners of car and van hire businesses parking vehicles available for hire on a public highway. [DfT] (HL4657)
The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received regarding the merger of police forces in Wales; and whether they will place copies of all relevant correspondence and reports in the Library of the House. [HO] (HL4658)
The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Secretary of State for the Home Department intends to reply to the letter of 20th December 2005 from the North Wales Police Authority. [HO] (HL4659)
The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding was paid to police in the port of Holyhead in (a) 1985; (b) 1990; and (c) each year since 2000; and what was the value of this funding in present day terms. [HO] (HL4660)
The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding will be available to police in the port of Holyhead this financial year. [HO] (HL4661)
The Lord Ramsbotham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of those serving sentences in H M Prisons in England and Wales on 27th March (or the nearest convenient date)—
(a) have been assessed as having educational needs;
(b) have been assessed as having, in particular, basic literacy and numeracy needs;
(c) have been assessed as being unable to read;
(d) have been assessed as having special educational needs (SEN);
(e) have attended educational classes on that day; and
(f) have been confined to their cells, unemployed except for routine exercise and feeding. [DfES] (HL4662)
14th March
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government (a) how many cases of cervical cancer there have been since 1995; and (b) what the mortality rates for cervical cancer have been since 1995, in each case broken down by Strategic Health Authority. (HL4663)
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what analysis they have undertaken to assess the impact which a human papillomavirus vaccine would have on (a) the number of cases of cervical cancer; (b) the treatment costs of cervical cancer; and (c) targeting health inequalities. (HL4664)
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government (a) how many cases of genital warts there have been in England in each year since 1995; and (b) how much the treatment of genital warts has cost the National Health Service each year since 1997, in each case broken down by Strategic Health Authority. (HL4665)
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what analysis they have undertaken to assess the additional impact a human papillomavirus vaccine would have on (a) assisting access to genito-urinary clinics within 48 hours; and (b) the treatment costs of genital warts. (HL4666)
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what implementation plans they have devised for an immunisation programme for the human papillomavirus vaccine. (HL4667)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the current attempts by the European Commission to open up national European stock exchanges to cross-border competition with a view to lowering the costs for (a) the investing public, and (b) practitioner members. (HL4668)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide assistance to the government of Somaliland to enable it to comply with veterinary requirements that would enable exports of livestock to other countries in the region. (HL4669)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the Israeli government concerning the settlement around Rachel’s Tomb near Bethlehem. (HL4670)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to encourage the Israeli government to stop the expansion of settlements in the West Bank. (HL4671)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with international bodies such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization concerning the activities taking place around Bethlehem’s Rachel’s Tomb. (HL4672)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the Israeli government regarding the safety of the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya. (HL4673)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the Israeli government following the assassination of Muneer Mohammed Mohammed Sukka and one other adult and three children in Gaza City on 3rd March. (HL4674)
The Lord Garden—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have a detailed breakdown of how the reduction of 800 personnel in Iraq, announced on 13th March, is to be achieved, including personnel detailed by service, rank and specialisation where a formed unit is not removed. (HL4675)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total number of Police Service of Northern Ireland full time reserve officers who, since February 2001, have applied and successfully met the criteria to train as regular officers, but have been rejected because they are from the Protestant tradition. (HL4676)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Police Service of Northern Ireland full time reserve officers have, since February 2001, applied and successfully met the criteria to train as regular officers on (a) two occasions; (b) three occasions; (c) four occasions; or (d) six or more occasions, but continue to be rejected because they are from the Protestant tradition. (HL4677)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, since February 2001, what is the total number of Protestants who have applied and successfully fulfilled the criteria to train as regular officers but have been rejected because of their religion. (HL4678)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following their change in approach to the Patten Report guidelines on the composition of the Police Board for Northern Ireland, they will modify the discriminatory processes relating to the recruitment of new police officers. (HL4679)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 9th March (WA 168), which restorative justice schemes in Northern Ireland are privately funded and unregulated; what is the source of the private funding; and whether they have any knowledge of Republican or Loyalist paramilitary involvement. (HL4680)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 9th March (WA 168), whether they provide funding for restorative justice schemes that currently operate in an unregulated manner, irrespective of links to Loyalist or Republican organisations. (HL4681)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made towards raising the age limit on maintenance loans to match the state pension age. (HL4682)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what have been the activities of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Older People. (HL4683)
The Lord Carter—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the 976,000 people claiming non-contributing incapacity benefit in May 2005 had never worked. (HL4684)
The Baroness Knight of Collingtree—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the confirmation by European Union Defence Ministers of the policy to move towards a European defence industry will require the United Kingdom to purchase defence equipment exclusively from European Union countries. (HL4685)
The Baroness Knight of Collingtree—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the establishment of the European defence strategy, the United States will no longer share sensitive technological information with the United Kingdom. (HL4686)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people under the age of 18 who appear on the national DNA database have never been cautioned, charged or convicted of a criminal offence. (HL4687)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards recruiting additional specialist asylum judges to adjudicate the backlog of appeals by asylum seekers. (HL4688)
The Lord Campbell-Savours—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent Government resources are allocated in accordance with—
(b) electoral registration; and
(c) other locally related statistics. (HL4689)
The Lord Rea—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the proposed European Commission regulation on health and nutrition claims will enable consumers to make a more informed choice about the value of a health claim, if such claims do not have to be independently verified for accuracy and evidence before products go on sale. (HL4690)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 9th March concerning Peace II funding, who carried out research on the distribution of funding which showed that the targeting of funding at disadvantaged areas had been successful; when the research was carried out; at what cost; and whether they will place a copy of the research in the Library of the House. (HL4691)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many complaints have been received from each Cross Border Implementation Body about staff bullying since 2002; and what action they have taken. (HL4692)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the powers of local authorities in Northern Ireland to authorise the removal of graffiti. (HL4693)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce incidences of staff bullying in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. (HL4694)
The Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to raise the awareness of retired miners, their widows and families who pursued claims under the British Coal Respiratory Disease litigation and the British Coal White Finger litigation of their right to seek redress and repayment against those solicitors who charged them success fees, administration fees, or otherwise facilitated the deduction of fees from their compensation to pay to their parties. (HL4695)
The Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will instigate an independent judicial inquiry into the conduct of claimant solicitors, claims farmers and trades unions in connection with additional fees taken from claimants who pursued claims under the British Coal Respiratory Disease litigation and the British Coal White Finger litigation in circumstances where the legal costs of each claimant were provided for under the respective claims handling agreements. (HL4696)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 8th March (HL Deb, col. 847) concerning rendition flights, what have been the responses of the United States authorities to the statements made to them on behalf of the United Kingdom. (HL4697)
The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 9th March (WA 171), what are the practical objections to the trains operated by the South West trains franchise being operated in driver operation only mode. (HL4698)
The Lord Monson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much tobacco duty revenue would have been lost in the most recent years for which statistics are available if sales of tobacco and tobacco-related products had been reduced by 1.7 per cent. (HL4699)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Iran about the hanging of Mr Hojjat Zamani, previously abducted from Turkey in 2003, and about recent death sentences, including those on two men aged 18 and a boy of 15. (HL4700)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on human rights dialogue with Iran; and what, if any, have been the results. (HL4701)
BILLS IN PROGRESS
[The date in square brackets is the date for which the bill is set down]
Waiting for Second Reading
Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill [HL]
Violent Crime Reduction [29th March]
European Union (Implications of Withdrawal) [HL]
Lighter Evenings (Experiment) [HL] [24th March]
Powers of Entry etc. [HL]
Dynamic Demand Appliances [HL] [24th March]
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups [HL] [28th March]
Government of Wales [22nd March]
Merseyside Local Authorities (Prohibition of Smoking in Places of Work) [HL]
Waiting for Commitment
Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) [HL]
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Committed to a Select Committee
Liverpool City Council (Prohibition of Smoking in Places of Work) [HL]
London Local Authorities (Prohibition of Smoking in Places of Work) [HL]
London Local Authorities and Transport for London
Transport for London [HL]
London Local Authorities [HL] [15th March]
Committed to a Grand Committee
Company Law Reform [HL] [15th March]
Electoral Administration [16th March]
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Parliament (Participation of Members of the House of Commons) [HL] [21st March]
Constitutional Reform (Prerogative Powers and Civil Service etc.) [HL]
Scottish Parliament (Candidates) [HL]
Police (Northern Ireland) [HL]
Waiting for Report
Natural Environment and Rural Communities [15th March]
Waiting for Third Reading
Consumer Credit [21st March]
National Insurance Contributions [20th March]
Compensation [HL] [27th March]
Civil Aviation [28th March]
Sent to the Commons
Fishery Limits (United Kingdom) [HL]
Borough Freedom (Family Succession) [HL]
Children and Adoption [HL]
Estate Agents (Independent Redress Scheme) [HL]
Commissioner for Older People (Wales) [HL]
Returned to the Commons amended
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality
London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
Returned to the Commons with reasons
Waiting for consideration of Commons amendment
Identity Cards [15th March]
Waiting for Royal Assent
Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England)
Merchant Shipping (Pollution) [HL]
Criminal Defence Service [HL]
MEASURES IN PROGRESS
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions)
AFFIRMATIVE INSTRUMENTS IN PROGRESS
[The Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee has drawn attention
to those instruments marked * in the reports indicated]
[The date in square brackets is the date for which the instrument is set down]
Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee
Draft Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2006 [20th March]
Draft International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) Miscellaneous Provisions Order 2006 [24th March]
Draft Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 [30th March]
Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee
Draft Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Persistent Misuse of Network or Service) Order 2006 [22nd March]
Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 [22nd March]
Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 2) Order 2006 [22nd March]
Draft Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2006 [22nd March]
Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Revised Code of Practice for the Identification of Persons by Police Officers) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006
Draft Renewables Obligation Order 2006 [*24th Report] [22nd March]
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Community Order (Review by Specified Courts in Liverpool and Salford) Order 2006 [*22nd Report] [24th March]
Draft Environmental Offences (Use of Fixed Penalty Receipts) Regulations 2006 [16th March]
Draft Dog Control Orders (Prescribed Offences and Penalties, etc.) Regulations 2006 [16th March]
Draft Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Amendment) Order 2006 [20th March]
Draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 [24th March]
Draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2006 [24th March]
Draft Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2006 [24th March]
Draft Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006 [24th March]
Draft Special Health Authorities (Audit) Order 2006 [24th March]
Draft Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2006 [24th March]
Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 [24th March]
Draft Films (Definition of “British Film”) Order 2006 [30th March]
Draft Restricted Byways (Application and Consequential Amendment of Provisions) Regulations 2006 [16th March]
Draft Railway Safety Levy Regulations 2006 [30th March]
Draft Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2006 [28th March]
Draft Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2006 [28th March]
Draft Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2006 [28th March]
Draft Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Application and Modification of Certain Enactments to Designated Staff of SOCA) Order 2006 [24th March]
Draft Social Security (Reduced Rates of Class 1 Contributions, Rebates and Minimum Contributions) Order 2006 [24th March]
Draft Information Sharing Index (England) Regulations 2006 [*27th Report] [20th March]
Draft Planning Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2006
Draft Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006
NEGATIVE INSTRUMENTS
| Praying time
expires | To be debated |
| Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee | | |
| Rates (Regional Rates) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 [23rd Report] | 16th March | |
| Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Reductions from Payments) (England) Regulations 2006 [23rd Report] | 21st March | |
| Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006 [24th Report] | 23rd March | |
| Education (Student Support) Regulations 2006 [25th Report] | 28th March | |
| Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 [25th Report] | 28th March | |
| Draft Guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability [25th Report] | 28th March | |
| Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 [25th Report] | 18th April | |
| Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 [25th Report] | 18th April | |
| Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006 [25th Report] | 18th April | |
| Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 [25th Report] | 18th April | |
| Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 [25th Report] | 18th April | |
| Housing (Empty Dwelling Management Orders) (Prescribed Exceptions and Requirements) (England) Order 2006 [26th Report] | 25th April | |
| Housing (Management Orders and Empty Dwelling Management Orders) (Supplemental Provisions) (England) Regulations 2006 [26th Report] | 25th April | |
| Housing (Interim Management Orders) (Prescribed Circumstances) (England) Order 2006 [26th Report] | 25th April | |
| Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (England) Order 2006 [26th Report] | 25th April | |
| Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Descriptions) (England) Order 2006 [26th Report] | 25th April | |
| Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulations 2006 [26th Report] | 25th April | |
| Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Other Houses (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) Regulations 2006 [26th Report] | 25th April | |
| Medicines for Human Use and Medical Devices (Fees Amendments) Regulations 2006 [27th Report] | 29th April | |
| Commission for Social Care Inspection (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 [27th Report] | 29th April | |
REGULATORY REFORM ORDERS IN PROGRESSOrder referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee for first-stage scrutiny
Draft Regulatory Reform (Registered Designs) Order 2006
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Subordinate Provisions Order 2006
Reported following first-stage scrutiny by the Regulatory Reform Committee
Draft Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2005 [14th Report]
REMEDIAL ORDER IN PROGRESS
UNDER SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998
[The date in brackets is the date of expiry of the statutory period]
Draft Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2006 [14th May]
COMMITTEES
[Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms
in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheets]
WEDNESDAY 15TH MARCH
| European Union (Sub-Committee D) | 10.30 am |
| London Local Authorities Bill (Select Committee) | 2.00 pm |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 4.00 pm |
THURSDAY 16TH MARCH
| European Union (Sub-Committee G) | 9.30 am |
| European Union (Sub-Committee C) | 10.30 am |
MONDAY 20TH MARCH
| Human Rights (Joint Committee) | in Canada |
| European Union (Sub-Committee B) | 4.00 pm |
TUESDAY 21ST MARCH
| Science and Technology (Sub-Committee II) | 11.00 am |
| (Science and Heritage) |
| Economic Affairs (Select Committee) | 3.30 pm |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 3.30 pm |
| European Union (Select Committee) | 4.15 pm |
WEDNESDAY 22ND MARCH
| European Union (Sub-Committee F) | 10.30 am |
| Constitution Committee (Select Committee) | 4.00 pm |
| European Union (Sub-Committee E) | 4.15 pm |
THURSDAY 23RD MARCH
| Procedure Committee | 2.30 pm |
| in Committee Room G |
| BBC Charter Review (Select Committee) | 3.00 pm |
TUESDAY 28TH MARCH
| European Union (Sub-Committee A) | 10.30 am |
| Science and Technology (Sub-Committee I) | 3.30 pm |
| (Water Management) |
WEDNESDAY 29TH MARCH
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform | 10.30 am |
| (Select Committee) |
| Science and Technology (Select Committee) | 3.30 pm |
TUESDAY 18TH APRIL
| Information Committee | 4.15 pm |
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