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HOUSE OF LORDS BUSINESS No.No. 143 143 & MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS Contents Page Future Business 2 Select Committee Reports 5 Thursday 28 April 2016 at 11.00am Other Motions for Debate 5 Motions relating to Delegated Legislation 5 *Oral Questions, 30 minutes Questions for Short Debate 6 *Baroness Tyler of Enfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been undertaken of the likely impact on the quality of mental health care of removing mental health quality premium Questions for Written Answer 11 measures from NHS England’s Quality Premium Guidance for 2016– Questions for Written Answer 17. unanswered after 10 working days 15 *Baroness Wheatcroft to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Bills in Progress 16 people they expect to benefit from the new state pension, and what Affirmative Instruments 18 will be the average increase per person. Negative Instruments 18 *Baroness Featherstone to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Retirement 19 the funding for the new interferon-free Hepatitis C treatment will come from the National Health Service or HM Treasury. Committees 20 *The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the challenges to be faced by small rural schools in the conversion to academy status. Minutes of Proceedings Wednesday 27 April 2016 21 Transport for London Bill [HL] Consideration of Commons Papers Laid 47 Amendments [The Chairman of Committees] Unless any Lord objects the Chairman of Committees intends to move all the amendments en bloc. The amendments are available in the Divisions 48 Printed Paper Office. Items marked † are new or have been altered Lord O’Neill of Gatley to move that this House takes note of the steps Her Majesty’s Government are taking to build a stronger Bills marked § have been set down before the economy. expiry of the recommended minimum interval between stages. §Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill Third Reading [Lord Dunlop] †Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 Lord Ashton of Hyde to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 22 February be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 April continued FUTURE BUSINESS Future Business Tuesday 3 May at 2.30pm *Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is any evidence that academies automatically perform better than local authority maintained schools, particularly those that are already categorised as high-performing. *Lord Whitty to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce any safeguards as part of their reform of the local government pension scheme (LGPS) in order to ensure that British wealth funds conduct their investment strategies solely in the interest of their LGPS members. *Lord Triesman to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the current and long-term crises in the governance of a number of sports, including allegations of corruption and doping, whether they intend to introduce legislation to establish standards by which sports governing bodies should conduct their affairs in order to restore public confidence in the fairness and efficacy of competition. Topical oral question. Ballot to be drawn at 1pm on Friday 29 April. †Limited Liability Partnerships, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2016 The Earl of Courtown to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 March be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 April †Education (Repeal of Arrangements for Vocational Qualifications Awarded or Authenticated in Northern Ireland) Order 2016 Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 11 March be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 April Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [HL] Consideration of Commons Amendments [Lord Bridges of Headley] †Trade Union Bill Consideration of Commons Amendments [Baroness Neville-Rolfe] Baroness Neville-Rolfe to move that this House takes note of the issues faced by black and minority ethnic people in the workplace in Britain. Wednesday 4 May at 3.00pm *Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will conduct audits of the poverty programmes they support, and publish the results; and if not, why not. *Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to amend the Railways Act 1993 in order to oblige the Office of Rail and Road, when deciding an open access application, to take into account the interests of passengers, of the public purse and of subsequent franchise competitions. *Lord Lennie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to improve access to apprenticeships that offer career progression and high skill employment, particularly for those under 26 years old. Topical oral question. Ballot to be drawn at 1pm on Friday 29 April. †Baroness Thomas of Winchester to move to resolve that this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to hold urgent talks with Disability Rights UK and the Disability Benefits Consortium to identify a mobility criterion in the Personal Independence Payment “moving around” assessment which is fairer than the current 20 metre distance, in the light of the impact on reassessed disabled claimants and the resulting large number of successful appeals. 2 No. 143 FUTURE BUSINESS Thursday 5 May at 11.00am *Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to take forward the recommendations of the report Third Party Election Campaigning—Getting the Balance Right by Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts. *Lord Oates to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the national living wage on providers of social care. *Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to tackle banking fraud, including internet and telephone scams. Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Friday 29 April, to be drawn at 1pm on Tuesday 3 May. †Lord Keen of Elie intends to move the following two motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately. †Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Code of Practice) Regulations 2016 Lord Keen of Elie to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 March be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 April †Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2016 Lord Keen of Elie to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 15 March be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 April †Crown Court (Recording) Order 2016 Lord Faulks to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 21 March be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 April †House of Commons Members’ Fund Bill Committee [Lord Naseby] †Driving Instructors (Registration) Bill Third Reading [Earl Attlee] †Criminal Cases Review Commission (Information) Bill Third Reading [Lord Ramsbotham] †Armed Forces Bill Third Reading [Earl Howe] Licensing Act 2003 (Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Licensing Hours) Order 2016 Lord Keen of Elie to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 12 April be approved. †Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 April be approved. 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. (1½ hours) Monday 9 May at 2.30pm *Baroness Falkner of Margravine to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on the European Union granting market economy status to China. *Lord Robathan to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish a list of organisations and individuals in public life, including members of both Houses of Parliament, who have previously urged that the United Kingdom should join the euro. No. 143 3 FUTURE BUSINESS *Baroness Ludford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what retrospective checks they intend to make, if any, into the financial backgrounds of foreign citizens, predominantly from Russia and China, who were granted United Kingdom residence through Tier One Investor visas, in the light of the reductions in applications and acceptances since the introduction of prior money-laundering checks in 2015. *Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is their continuing policy to deport failed unaccompanied asylum seekers on reaching 18 years of age. Tuesday 10 May at 2.30pm *Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to undertake an urgent review into the financial sustainability of high street trade in England and Wales in the light of the growth of online retail and the increase in overhead costs for shops trading on the high street. *Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of net immigration continuing at over 300,000 people per year, and the latest Office for National Statistics projections indicating an increase in the United Kingdom population, including births, of 500,000 per year for the next six years, what plans they have to limit immigration and to build more hospitals, schools, housing and prisons to meet an increase in demand. *Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to placing a duty on all publicly funded and professional sporting bodies to co-operate actively in identifying and punishing anyone damaging the integrity of sport. Wednesday 11 May at 3.00pm *Lord Holmes of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the current economic and technological case is for continuing with Hinkley Point. *Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that carers employed by care service agencies provide the care for elderly, disabled and other people for which they are paid.