House of Lords Business

Friday 11 March 2016 at 10.00am

Riot Compensation Bill Committee [Lord Trefgarne] 22nd and 23rd Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee

†Lord Trefgarne to move that the order of commitment be discharged.

Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill Committee [Lord Saatchi] 22nd and 23rd Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee

†Lord Saatchi to move that the order of commitment be discharged.

NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Bill Committee [Baroness Massey of Darwen]

†Baroness Massey of Darwen to move that the order of commitment be discharged.

Gambling (Categorisation and Use of B2 Gaming Machines) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Clement-Jones]

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

Criminal Cases Review Commission (Information) Bill Committee [Lord Ramsbotham]

§Driving Instructors (Registration) Bill Second Reading [Earl Attlee]

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

Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe] 20th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

Future Business 

Monday 14 March at 2.30pm

*Lord German to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their intentions regarding the tolls on the Severn Crossings when the bridges return to public ownership.

*Baroness Tyler of Enfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to publish data regularly on the availability and quality of NHS-funded mental health services across the country.

*Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the police, social services and other agencies work together effectively to protect vulnerable children from sexual abuse.

*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the public benefit of taxpayer confidentiality for businesses and private individuals.

†Housing and Planning Bill Committee (day 6) [Baroness Williams of Trafford] 20th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme in 2016. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

The Earl of Courtown intends to move the following two motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately.

Companies (Address of Registered Office) Regulations 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [The Earl of Courtown]

Registrar of Companies and Applications for Striking Off (Amendment) Regulations 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [The Earl of Courtown]

Child Support (Deduction Orders and Fees) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Altmann]

Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Altmann]

Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Altmann]

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Ashton of Hyde]

Disabled Persons’ Parking Badges (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Keen of Elie]

Tuesday 15 March at 2.30pm

*Lord Beith to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the total number of prisoners on their plans for prison reform.

*Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to implement the recommendations of the review by Darren Henley on cultural education in England.

*The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the social impact of category B2 gaming machines.

Topical oral question. Ballot to be drawn at 1pm on Friday 11 March.

Immigration Bill Report (day 2) [Lord Bates] 17th, 18th, 19th and 23rd Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee

Civil Proceedings, Family Proceedings and Upper Tribunal Fees (Amendment) Order 2016 Lord Faulks to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 17 December 2015 be approved. 20th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Dinner Break Business)

Lord Beecham to move, as an amendment to the above motion, at the end to insert "but this House regrets that the draft Order further increases enhanced fees in certain proceedings that will be detrimental to victims of domestic violence and disproportionately discriminate against women; is concerned that the Government have acted against the advice of the Lord Chief Justice, Master of the Rolls, and the President of the Family Division, among others; and notes the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee’s disappointment that despite strong concern expressed by respondents to the public consultation the Government give no policy justification other than the generation of income".

Wednesday 16 March at 3.00pm

*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the United Kingdom’s productivity in relation to that of other European Union and G20 states.

*Baroness Seccombe to ask Her Majesty’s Government by how much the amount a person can earn before paying tax has changed since the 2010 budget; and how many people have been affected by this change.

*Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government upon what formula they based the transition grant forming part of the recently announced Local Government Finance Settlement, and what consultation they held, and with whom, before taking that decision.

Topical oral question. Ballot to be drawn at 1pm on Monday 14 March.

Trade Union Bill Report [Baroness Neville-Rolfe] Report from the Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Committee

Renewables Obligation Closure Etc. (Amendment) Order 2016 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 25 January be approved. 24th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Dinner break business)

Baroness Featherstone to move, as an amendment to the above motion, at the end to insert "but this House regrets that the draft Order will close the Renewables Obligation to solar photovoltaic installations smaller than 5MW on 1 April; notes that this will have a detrimental effect on rooftop solar and community energy schemes, which will be left with no support, and that the date for closure is much earlier than expected by the industry, causing a significant reduction in investor confidence across the industry; and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to reinstate the Renewables Obligation for solar under 5MW and guarantee that existing solar projects will not be affected by future changes to policy".

Thursday 17 March at 11.00am

*Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many job vacancies there currently are in the United Kingdom economy.

*Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many net additional jobs have been created in the United Kingdom since 2010, and what assessment they have made, if any, of how that figure compares to those of the 19 nations of the Eurozone.

†*Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Civitas publication, Myth and Paradox of the Single Market: How the trade benefits of EU Membership have been mis-sold, and what discussions they have had with the Governor of the Bank of England about that report.

Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Friday 11 March, to be drawn at 1pm on Tuesday 15 March.

It is expected that the Committee stage of the Housing and Planning Bill will continue.

Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2016 Lord Bates to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 22 February be approved. (Lunch break business)

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 1.00pm

Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how quickly an economically active patient should be able to secure an appointment with their GP and how that compares with other professions. (1 hour)

The Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote ongoing maternal care for children. (1 hour)

Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the redevelopment of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore; and in particular what the timings will be for that redevelopment. (1 hour)

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they will implement the recommendations of the House of Commons International Development Committee in their report of July 2014, The UK’s Development Work in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. (1 hour)

Lord Singh of Wimbledon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, relating to freedom of religion, is being upheld in India. (1 hour)

Monday 21 March at 2.30pm

Lord Price will be introduced.

*Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will bring forward measures of preventative medicine to reduce the numbers of stillbirths, abortions and live births of babies with serious life-long disability due to neural tube defects.

*Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representatives they intend to send to the forthcoming 2016 Global LGBTI Human Rights Conference to be co-hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the government of Uruguay in Uruguay.

*Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the safety and reliability of the National Health Service 111 service.

*The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the European Union Ombudsman’s finding of maladministration by the European Commission over pesticides, published on 22 February, and given that several EU countries including France, the Netherlands and Sweden have indicated that they will not support an assessment by the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) that glyphosate is harmless, whether they support the EFSA view that that chemical should receive a licence for a further 15 years.

Tuesday 22 March at 2.30pm

*Lord Taverne to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce measures to convert National Insurance contributions into a special tax for funding health and social care.

*Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what policies are in place to encourage the development of sustainable aviation fuels in the United Kingdom and what new proposals they are considering.

*Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the levels of service provision and council tax following local authority budget decisions for 2016–17.

Wednesday 23 March at 11.00am

*Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to legislate to introduce secret ballots for all employees to ratify decisions made at a company’s annual general meeting on the remuneration of that company’s directors and its five most highly paid employees.

*Baroness Watkins of Tavistock to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, under their shared ownership scheme, a property owner can let out a room to another person, and if not, why not.

†*Lord Polak to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the Palestinian Authority following the broadcast of programmes on official Palestinian Authority television encouraging violence against Israeli citizens.

The full lists of Other Motions for Debate and Questions for Short Debate are available online daily. The list of all Other Motions for Debate and Questions for Short Debate currently tabled will next be printed on 14 March.

Select Committee Reports 

The dates on which the reports were published are in italics.

Lord Best to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Communications Committee Press Regulation: where are we now? (3rd Report, Session 2014–15, HL Paper 135). 23 March 2015

Baroness Morgan of Huyton to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Digital Skills Committee (Session 2014–15, HL Paper 111). 17 February 2015

Baroness Prashar to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee The EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling (4th Report, HL Paper 46). 3 November 2015

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee EU energy governance (6th Report, HL Paper 71). 18 December 2015

The Earl of Selborne to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Science and Technology Committee Genetically modified insects (1st Report, HL Paper 68). 17 December 2015

Other Motions for Debate 

Lord Saatchi to move that Standing Order 46 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with to allow any Bill in the form in which the Medical Innovation Bill [HL] was approved by this House and sent to the Commons on 23 January 2015 in the last Parliament to be taken through all its remaining stages on one day.

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to move to resolve that this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to change the eligibility criteria in the Moving Around section of the Personal Independence Payment assessment form to enable those who can stand and then move using an aid or appliance more than 20 metres, but no more than 50 metres, to receive enhanced rate mobility payment.

Motions relating to Delegated Legislation 

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that this House takes note of the National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2016 and regrets that, in setting the budget for NHS England for the next five years, the Government have made wholly unrealistic assumptions about the financial viability of the National Health Service thereby putting patient safety and quality of service at risk (SI 2016/51). 24th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Baroness Parminter to move that this House regrets that Her Majesty’s Government are moving to non-statutory codes regarding the welfare of farm and domestic animals through the draft Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock: Meat Chickens and Breeding Chickens (Revocation) (England) Order 2016, and calls on the Government urgently to produce guidelines on how such codes should be drawn up and reviewed.

†Lord Pearson of Rannoch to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2016, laid before the House on 12 February, be annulled (SI 2016/164).

Questions for Short Debate 

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours.

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the most effective ways of teaching children with dyslexia. (16 September)

Lord Borwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of Deloitte’s report Technology and people: The great job-creating machine published in August. (12 October)

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for a new generation of polytechnics to address the technical skills gap. (15 October)

Lord Lipsey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the recommendations on long-term care made by the Dilnot Commission. (19 October)

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to review the provision of National Health Service maternity services. (19 October)

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples. (20 October)

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress and impact of neighbourhood plans. (22 October)

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to determine whether there is a link between congenital malformations and applications of hormone pregnancy tests. (22 October)

Baroness Afshar to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Iran concerning the treatment of human rights campaigners in that country, as part of the negotiations on lifting sanctions. (2 November: as amended on 3 November)

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they plan to take to relieve pressure on public services due to the consumption of alcohol. (11 November)

Baroness Browning to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the speed and quality of autism diagnoses in the United Kingdom. (17 November) [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
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Lord Brabazon of Tara to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek an opt-out from provisions relating to e-cigarettes under Article 20 of the Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU), coming into force in May 2016. (17 November)

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the development of British–Argentinian relations during 2015. (24 November)

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the state of the rural economy. (30 November)

Lord Patel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial sustainability of the five-year NHS plan. (1 December)

Lord Berkeley of Knighton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent NHS figures showing that 1,036 women and girls were treated for female genital mutilation during the period April to June 2015. (1 December)

Baroness King of Bow to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current assessment of diversity in the British media. (8 December)

Viscount Astor to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made towards the introduction of the Horserace Betting Right. (9 December)

The Earl of Selborne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made towards implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. (10 December)

Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to encourage people to work longer and be adequately re-trained in later life, as part of their goal to resolve the challenge of skill shortages in certain sectors of the economy. (15 December)

Baroness Hayman to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in supporting Sierra Leone to recover from the effects of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (21 December)

Lord Norton of Louth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that civil servants who advise ministers are knowledgeable as to the role and processes of Parliament and the constitutional relationship between Parliament and the executive. (12 January)

Lord Mitchell to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve broadband quality in the United Kingdom. (13 January)

Lord Lingfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the educational attainment of boys of all ages at state schools. (19 January)

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the accountability, diversity and governance of international standard-setting bodies such as the Financial Stability Board and the Basel Committee on Banking Regulation. (19 January)

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the review of the Muslim Brotherhood (HC 679), in particular its implications for the security of the United Kingdom. (20 January)

Baroness Corston to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they plan to close HMP Holloway. (21 January)

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ask HM Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct an inquiry into the Metropolitan Police Service’s handling of historical sexual abuse allegations made by the person known as "Nick". (21 January)

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to achieve closer working between Innovate UK, Research Councils UK, the Higher Education Funding Council for England and other UK funding bodies in order to improve UK competitiveness. (25 January)

Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to improve the testing, treatment and care of individuals with blood-borne viruses in prisons and secure establishments. (26 January)

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure that those responsible for genocide and crimes against humanity against minorities in Syria and Iraq are brought to justice. (27 January)

Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on tackling tax avoidance and tax evasion in the United Kingdom. (27 January)

Baroness Donaghy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the needs and circumstances of the self-employed are fully taken into account when developing their policies on taxation, savings, employment and social security. (27 January)

Lord Popat to ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the Select Committee on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises has had on encouraging firms to export (Session 2012–13, HL Paper 131). (27 January)

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the National Health Service is doing to meet the needs of lesbian, bisexual and transgender women. (28 January)

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are considering to enhance the independence and effectiveness of Healthwatch England and of local Healthwatch groups. (1 February)

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to reinstating the Department for International Development’s country programme in Burundi. (1 February)

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect the natural resources of the occupied Palestinian territories. (2 February)

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of trends in the provision of bus services in England and the environmental impact of those trends. (3 February)

Baroness Doocey to ask the Leader of the House what systems are in place to monitor the quality of responses given by government departments to parliamentary written questions. (3 February)

Baroness Morris of Bolton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to help achieve social, economic, cultural and political parity for women in the United Kingdom. (4 February)

Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Rural Payments Agency has failed to make payments to qualifying farmers within the timetable set out by ministers. (8 February)

Lord O’Shaughnessy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of schools in promoting social integration. (8 February)

Baroness Humphreys to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of bilingualism and multilingualism to the enrichment of communities in the United Kingdom. (8 February)

Baroness McGregor-Smith to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the issues faced by black and minority ethnic people in the workplace in Britain. (9 February)

Baroness Falkner of Margravine to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made regarding the political situation in Turkey. (9 February)

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of anaerobic digestion, including its contribution to the United Kingdom economy in general, in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, in enhancing farm resilience, and in improving soil condition. (9 February)

Lord Grantchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reform the Pet Travel Scheme in the light of evidence of abuse. (10 February)

The Earl of Glasgow to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for a hub airport in the United Kingdom, and where it should be located. (10 February)

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their proposal to prevent civil society organisations from objecting to violations of the School Admissions Code, what assessment they have made of the extent to which compliance with that Code is monitored and enforced. (10 February)

Lord Oates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide funding to allow the construction of a memorial to enslaved Africans in Hyde Park. (11 February)

Baroness Hollins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in tackling the rate of premature deaths among people with a learning disability. (22 February)

Lord Flight to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the private rental market to meet the country’s housing needs. (22 February)

Baroness Harris of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing to those affected by the recent flooding in the north of England. (22 February)

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to promote the benefits of hydrotherapy for certain long-term progressive conditions, and for rehabilitation after stroke or injury. (22 February)

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to make it easier for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children with relatives in the United Kingdom to enter the country. (24 February)

Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of NHS Property Services in contributing to integrated models of primary health care. (25 February)

Lord Loomba to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that their aid strategy is focused on those countries and regions where needs are greatest. (25 February)

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Sudan regarding offences against civilians in Blue Nile and South Kordofan by government forces. (29 February)

Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to make data about meetings between ministers and external organisations more consistent, easily accessible and easily searchable; and whether they have plans to make regulations on that subject under section 2(5) of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. (29 February)

Lord Young of Cookham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to reduce the incidence of smoking-related diseases. (1 March)

Baroness Hooper to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy towards the Pacific Alliance. (2 March)

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to deliver the Life Chances Strategy to transform the lives of the most disadvantaged people in Britain, as outlined by the Prime Minister on 11 January. (2 March)

Lord Hussain to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the situation in Sudan in the light of the threat posed by Islamic extremists in the surrounding countries. (2 March)

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to give effect to the recommendations made by the report of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information. (3 March)

Baroness Suttie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current political strategy towards Tunisia and what plans they have to develop further economic, security and cultural relations with that country, particularly in the light of the situation in Libya. (3 March)

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty’s Government what additional steps are being taken to address the proposals in official reports since 2009, and the Stormont House Agreement, on Northern Ireland’s past. (7 March)

†Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the United Kingdom’s bilateral relationship with Kazakhstan and its bid to secure a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. (10 March)

Questions for Written Answer 

Tabled on 10 March and due for answer by 24 March.

Lord Aberdare to ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding will be available to firms which are too small to pay the Apprenticeship Levy when it is introduced in 2017 to enable them to continue to offer, or begin to offer, apprenticeships, and how much those firms will have to contribute themselves.
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Lord Aberdare to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they plan to make to enable firms that pay the Apprenticeship Levy on the basis of their UK-wide pay bill to claim funding from the Apprenticeship Levy fund to support apprenticeships in the devolved nations.   HL6895

Lord Aberdare to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, after the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy, incentive payments will continue to be made available for (1) small firms offering apprenticeships, (2) apprenticeships offered to 16–18 year olds, and (3) successfully completed apprenticeships.   HL6896

Lord Aberdare to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering introducing a more streamlined process to become a registered training organisation in order to encourage more employers to deliver their own specialist apprenticeship training.   HL6897

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what investigations they have conducted into the safety of long road tunnels, and what assessment they have made of the implications of those investigations for any proposed road tunnel under the Pennines.   HL6898

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of investment through local revenue raising in the development of sustainable health systems capable of detecting and responding to disease outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa.   HL6899

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, in the aftermath of the Ebola epidemic, of the case for the reform of World Health Organisation governance structures in order to strengthen the effectiveness of global responses to the outbreak of infectious diseases.
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Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the report of the Harvard Global Health Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Independent Panel on Global Response to Ebola published in The Lancet online on 22 November 2015, with particular reference to the creation of a Global Health Committee of the UN Security Council.   HL6901

Baroness Burt of Solihull to ask Her Majesty’s Government why publication of the research by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Equality and Human Rights Commission into pregnancy discrimination has been delayed, and when the final report can be expected.   HL6902

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran following the announcement by the Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon that Iran will pay $7,000 to the families of suicide bombers and other terrorists who die in the process of attacking any Israeli.   HL6903

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran concerning the announcement by Iranian state media that an additional $600,000 has been added by them to the existing cash reward for killing Salman Rushdie.   HL6904

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that there is adequate funding for children with special educational needs in early years education.
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Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that adequate ring-fenced funding is provided to local authorities to enable them successfully to deliver the Government’s childcare provision targets.   HL6906

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value of strategic local approaches to play, and the case for local authorities to submit regional play strategies to them for review.   HL6907

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the cost of abolishing the National Patient Safety Agency.   HL6908

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are (1) the set up costs, and (2) the running costs, of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch.   HL6909

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch will be responsible for overseeing the National Reporting and Learning System.
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Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reported human rights abuses by Kenyan security forces in response to terror attacks in the north-eastern region of Kenya.   HL6911

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding or support they have provided to the Kenya Defence Forces, Kenyan police forces, including the anti-terror police and the National Intelligence Service, and the Kenyan Wildlife Service in each of the last three years.
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Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances the UK would be able to opt out of implementing the agreement contained in the statement of the Heads of State or Government of the EU issued on 7 March to "accelerate the implementation of the visa liberalisation roadmap with all member states with a view to lifting the visa requirements of Turkish citizens at the latest by the end of June 2016".   HL6913

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of passengers departing overseas from each British (1) airport, (2) port, or (3) railway station, are currently having their passports checked by Border Force officers, and when they expect to reach 100 per cent checking for each departure point.   HL6914

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many valid British passports are currently held, and how many of those passport holders also hold passports of another state.   HL6915

Baroness Parminter to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of microplastics from toiletries and detergents on aquatic life.   HL6916

Baroness Parminter to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the consumption of microplastics on human health.   HL6917

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the annual net cost of the UK’s contributions to the EU for (1) 2014, (2) 2015, and (3) 2016, and how they calculated those estimates.   HL6918

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the announcement that Maria Sharapova has failed a drug test for a substance introduced to the banned substance list this year, whether they will take steps to ensure that the World Anti-Doping Agency guarantees that all of its athletes, including those representing the UK, are fully aware of the drugs that are added to that list each year.   HL6919

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the process by which the World Anti-Doping Agency informs athletes of the drugs added each year to the list of banned substances.   HL6920

Lord Renwick of Clifton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether it is appropriate for Scottish MPs to vote on trading hours in other parts of the UK.   HL6921

Lord Renwick of Clifton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of any discrepancy between the net migration numbers and the number of EU citizens registering for the first time for National Insurance in the UK.   HL6922

Lord Turnberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the death of an American tourist and the wounding of several citizens by a Palestinian in Tel Aviv on 7 March, whether they will press the leadership of the Palestinian Authority to condemn that, and other similar incidents, and to reduce incitement to violence.   HL6923

Lord Wasserman to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the terms of reference of the Police Reform Group; when it was established; what is its composition; and whether it is in receipt of public funds.   HL6924

Lord Wasserman to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by the Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice, Mr Mike Penning, on 17 December 2015 (HCWS426), when they will be able to provide further details on the allocation of the £38 million of New Transformation Funding to incentivise and facilitate transformation in policing, to invest in cross-force specialist capabilities, to exploit new technology and to improve how the UK responds to changing threats.   HL6925

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 10 March (HL6471), when they were informed of the NHS England plan to introduce a sugar tax on its premises by 2020.   HL6926

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 10 March (HL6471), what specific advice they were asked for before NHS England announced its plan to introduce a sugar tax on its premises by 2020.   HL6927

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 10 March (HL6471), whether the Secretary of State for Health or any other Minister was made aware of NHS England’s plan to introduce a sugar tax on its premises by 2020 before it was made public; if so, which Ministers were made aware; when they were made aware; and what was the reasoning for the Secretary of State or Minister being informed.   HL6928

Questions unanswered after 10 working days 

28 January (11 February)

HL5571 Lord Green of Deddington [HO]

HL5572 Lord Green of Deddington [HO]

11 February (25 February)

HL6201 Lord Storey [DfE]

22 February (7 March)

HL6229 Baroness Barker [CO]

23 February (8 March)

HL6341 Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town [CO]

HL6342 Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town [CO]

24 February (9 March)

HL6396 The Lord Bishop of Leeds [FCO]

HL6403 Lord Wasserman [CO]

HL6428 Lord Laird [NIO]

HL6429 Lord Laird [NIO]

25 February (10 March)

HL6433 Lord Browne of Belmont [BIS]

HL6434 Lord Browne of Belmont [BIS]

HL6444 Lord Hamilton of Epsom [FCO]

HL6455 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [CO]

HL6462 Lord McColl of Dulwich [HO]

HL6463 Lord McColl of Dulwich [HO]

HL6466 Lord Morris of Aberavon [HMT]

HL6481 Lord Beecham [CO]

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

[BIS] 2	[CO] 6	[DfE] 1	[FCO] 2	[HMT] 1	[HO] 4
[NIO] 2

Bills in Progress 

	Type of Bill	To be considered
Waiting for Second Reading
Chancel Repairs [HL]	Private Member’s
Gambling (Categorisation and Use of B2 Gaming Machines) [HL]	Private Member’s	11 March
Assisted Dying [HL]	Private Member’s
Conscientious Objection (Medical Activities) [HL]	Private Member’s
European Union Citizens (Electoral Rights) [HL]	Private Member’s
Divorce (Financial Provision) [HL]	Private Member’s
Cohabitation Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Referendums (Local Authority Governance) [HL]	Private Member’s
European Union (Information, etc.) [HL]	Private Member’s
Medical Innovation [HL]	Private Member’s
Welfare of Cats (Breeding and Sale) [HL]	Private Member’s
Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) [HL]	Private Member’s
Automatic Electoral Registration [HL]	Private Member’s
Referendums (Franchise) [HL]	Private Member’s
Right to Die at Home [HL]	Private Member’s
Polling Day (Saturday) [HL]	Private Member’s
Veterinary Nurses (Protection of Title) [HL]	Private Member’s
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Welfare of Women (Fertility Treatments) [HL]	Private Member’s
Carers (Leave Entitlement) [HL]	Private Member’s
Duchy of Cornwall [HL]	Private Member’s
Bat Habitats Regulation [HL]	Private Member’s
Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Student Fees (Qualifying Persons) (England) [HL]	Private Member’s
Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
International Development (Population Dynamics) [HL]	Private Member’s
Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions Etc. [HL]	Private Member’s
Bread and Flour Regulations (Folic Acid) [HL]	Private Member’s
Natural Environment [HL]	Private Member’s
House of Commons Members’ Fund	Private Member’s
Driving Instructors (Registration)	Private Member’s	11 March
Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan)	Government
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Charity [HL]	Private
Faversham Oyster Fishery Company [HL]	Private
New Southgate Cemetery [HL]	Private
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Council Tax Valuation Bands [HL]	Private Member’s
Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) [HL] (Queen’s and Prince of Wales’ Consents to be signified)	Private Member’s
Succession to Peerages [HL] (Queen’s Consent to be signified)	Private Member’s
Advertising of Prostitution (Prohibition) [HL]	Private Member’s
Mesothelioma (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Planning (Subterranean Development) [HL] (Queen’s Consent to be signified)	Private Member’s
Direct Planning (Pilot) [HL]	Private Member’s
Age of Criminal Responsibility [HL]	Private Member’s
Housing and Planning (Welsh and Northern Irish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government	14 March
Public Advocate [HL]	Private Member’s
Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s	11 March
NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc)	Private Member’s	11 March
Criminal Cases Review Commission (Information)	Private Member’s	11 March
Riot Compensation	Private Member’s	11 March
Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation)	Private Member’s	11 March
Waiting for Report
Online Safety [HL]	Private Member’s
Constitutional Convention [HL]	Private Member’s
Immigration	Government	15 March
Trade Union (Welsh Legislative Consent Motion rejected)	Government	16 March
Armed Forces	Government
Waiting for Third Reading
Airports Act 1986 (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Scotland (Queen’s Consent to be signified)	Government
Sent to the Commons
Energy [HL]	Government
Accessible Sports Grounds [HL]	Private Member’s
Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) [HL]	Private Member’s
Regulation of Political Opinion Polling [HL]	Private Member’s
Bank of England and Financial Services [HL]	Government
Access to Palliative Care [HL]	Private Member’s
Transport for London [HL]	Private
Waiting for Consideration of Commons Amendments
Enterprise [HL] (Welsh and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed, Northern Irish Legislative Consent Motion rejected)	Government
Waiting for Royal Assent
Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments)	Government
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) [HL]	Government
Childcare [HL]	Government
Education and Adoption	Government
Welfare Reform and Work (Welsh and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government

Measures in Progress 

Waiting for Royal Assent
Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure
Diocesan Stipends Funds (Amendment) Measure

Affirmative Instruments in Progress 

The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated

	Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee	To be considered
Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Draft Limited Liability Partnerships, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2016
Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016		14 March
Draft Child Support (Deduction Orders and Fees) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2016		14 March
Draft Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2016		14 March
Draft Companies (Address of Registered Office) Regulations 2016		14 March
Draft Registrar of Companies and Applications for Striking Off (Amendment) Regulations 2016		14 March
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2016		14 March
Draft Disabled Persons’ Parking Badges (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016		14 March
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Hunting Act 2004 (Exempt Hunting) (Amendment) Order 2015	7th Report
Draft Civil Proceedings, Family Proceedings and Upper Tribunal Fees (Amendment) Order 2016	20th Report	15 March
Draft Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Election of Mayor with Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2016	25th Report
Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016
Draft Renewables Obligation Closure Etc. (Amendment) Order 2016	24th Report	16 March
Draft Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016	27th Report
Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2016		17 March
Draft Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016
Draft Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Bankruptcy) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016
Draft Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Regulations 2016
Draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Draft Building Societies (Floating Charges and Other Provisions) Order 2016

Negative Instruments 

Instrument reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

	Praying time expires	To be considered
24th Report
National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2016	16 March
Instruments not reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Draft Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock: Meat Chickens and Breeding Chickens (Revocation) (England) Order 2016	19 April
Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2016	18 April

Retirement 

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

	Date of retirement
Baroness Knight of Collingtree	24 March

Committees 

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

Monday 14 March
National Security Strategy	Joint Committee	3.30pm
Palace of Westminster	Joint Committee	3.35pm
European Union	Internal Market Sub-Committee	4.00pm
Tuesday 15 March
European Union	Justice Sub-Committee	10.30am
Science and Technology	Select Committee	10.30am
Economic Affairs	Select Committee	10.30am
Equality Act 2010	Select Committee	3.15pm
Communications	Select Committee	3.15pm
Sexual Violence in Conflict	Select Committee	3.30pm
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny	Select Committee	3.45pm
European Union	Select Committee	4.00pm
Wednesday 16 March
European Union	Financial Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
Constitution	Select Committee	10.15am
European Union	Home Affairs Sub-Committee	10.20am
European Union	Energy and Environment Sub-Committee	10.30am
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform	Select Committee	10.30am
Social Mobility	Select Committee	10.30am
Privileges and Conduct	Sub-Committee on Lords’ Conduct	12 noon in Residence 1
Human Rights	Joint Committee	3.00pm
Works of Art	Domestic Committee	4.15pm in Committee Room G
Thursday 17 March
European Union	External Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
Refreshment	Domestic Committee	12 noon in Committee Room G
Tuesday 22 March
Administration and Works	Domestic Committee	12 noon
Wednesday 23 March
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	10.30am

Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday 10 March 2016 

The House met at 11.00am.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Durham.

Public Business

1 Airports: expansion A question was asked by Baroness Valentine and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.

2 Sexual offences: false accusations A question was asked by Lord Campbell-Savours and answered by Lord Faulks.

3 Arts: business rate relief A question was asked by the Earl of Clancarty and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie.

4 Energy security: Hinkley Point A question was asked by Baroness Featherstone and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth.

5 Patents (European Patent with Unitary Effect and Unified Patent Court) Order 2016 Baroness Neville-Rolfe moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 19 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.

6 Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2016 Baroness Neville-Rolfe moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.

7 Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016 Baroness Neville-Rolfe moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.

8 Housing and Planning Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 61. The House resumed.

9 BBC Charter A question was asked by Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury and, after debate, answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

10 Housing and Planning Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 63. The House resumed after amendment 66C.

11 Enterprise Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with amendments. The Commons amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 104)

12 Enterprise Bill [HL] The Explanatory Notes on the Commons amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 104–EN)

13 Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill A bill to make provision about the Independent Reporting Commission, extend the period for the appointment of Northern Ireland Ministers, modify the pledge made by Northern Ireland Ministers on taking office, provide for persons becoming Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly to give an undertaking, and make provision about the draft budget of the Northern Ireland Executive, in pursuance of the agreement made on 17 November 2015 called A Fresh Start: The Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 105)

The House adjourned at 7.07pm until Friday 11 March at 10.00am.

David Beamish

Clerk of the Parliaments

Papers 

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

Command Papers

The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:

1 Transport-Government overview of the case for HS2 Phase One and its environmental impacts. 
     (9226)

2 Explanatory Memorandum (Revised)-Replacement Explanatory Memorandum to the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) (Amendment) Order 2016. (17 December)   (-)

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the Mental Health Act 1983.   (293)

  2 (1) National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2016   (296)

(2) National Health Service (Primary Dental Services-Miscellaneous Amendments and Directions to the NHS Business Services Authority) Regulations 2016   (298)

laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.

3 Armed Forces (Enhanced Learning Credit Scheme and Further and Higher Education Commitment Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2016, laid under the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004.   (310)

4 Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016, laid under the Pensions Act 2008.   (311)

5 Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.   (313)

6 Explosives Regulations 2014 (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the European Communities Act 1972.   (315)

  7 (1) Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016   (316)

(2) Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Areas etc.) Regulations 2016   (317)

laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

  8 (1) Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) Order 2016   (319)

(2) Draft Modifications to Standard Conditions of Electricity Supply Licences (No. 1 of 2016)

laid under the Energy Act 2008.

9 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the Children Act 1989.   (322)

10 Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2016, laid under the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.   (323)

Paper not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following paper was laid before the House:

Code of Practice concerning Waste Duty of Care, laid under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.