HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Martis 6° Martis 2001
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Bristol.
1. Leave of Absence—It was ordered that leave of absence be granted to the Lord Hailsham of Saint Marylebone for the remainder of this Parliament.
Judicial Business
2. Copas and another (t/a Copas Brothers (a firm)) (Respondents) v. Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (Petitioners)—The petition of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
3. Krasner (the trustee in bankruptcy of John William Alexander Dennison) (Respondent) v. Dennison (AP) (Appellant) and others—The petition of the appellant praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 2nd April next (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed (lodged 19th February).
Papers
4. Command Paper—The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
Exports—Export of Goods (Control) (Amendment) Order 2001. (—)
5. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
Code of Conduct for Employees of the Legal Services Commission who provide services as part of the Criminal Defence Service.
6. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Education (Schools and Further and Higher Education) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001, laid under the Education Reform Act 1988; (692)
2. Education (School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions) Order 2001, laid under the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Act 1991; (720)
3. Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; (686)
4. National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment Regulations 2001, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977; (706)
5. Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949; (730)
6. Court Funds (Amendment) Rules 2001, laid under the Administration of Justice Act 1982. (703)
7. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Accounts for 1999-2000 of the National Biological Standards Board, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Biological Standards Act 1975;
2. Accounts for 1999-2000 of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Marshall Aid Commemoration Act 1953;
3. Accounts for 1999-2000 of the Heart of Slough Education Action Zone, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
Select Committee Report
8. Statutory Instruments—The 9th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Limited Liability Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2001;
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001;
Draft Criminal Defence Service (Choice in Very High Cost Cases) Regulations 2001;
Draft Criminal Defence Service (Representation Order Appeals) Regulations 2001;
Draft European Parliamentary Elections (Franchise of Relevant Citizens of the Union) Regulations 2001;
Draft National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2001;
Draft Offshore Combustion Installations (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Regulations 2001;
Draft Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2001;
Draft Street Works (Charges for Unreasonably Prolonged Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2001;
Draft Tax Credits Up-rating Order 2001;
Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2001;
it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 43)
Public Business
9. International Criminal Court Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 24
Schedule 2
Clauses 25 to 28
Schedule 3
Clauses 29 to 34
Schedule 4
Clauses 35 to 37
Schedule 5
Clause 38
Schedule 6
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Clauses 39 to 42
Schedule 7
Clauses 43 to 50
Schedule 8
Clauses 51 to 54
Schedule 9
Clauses 55 to 83
Schedule 10
Schedule 1;
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the motion was agreed to.
10. Health and Social Care Bill—It was moved by the Lord Burlison, on behalf of the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to whom the Health and Social Care Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 9
Schedule 1
Clauses 10 to 36
Schedule 2
Clauses 37 to 47
Schedule 3
Clauses 48 to 51 |
Clause 68
Clauses 52 to 55
Schedule 4
Clauses 56 to 67
Clauses 69 to 75
Schedules 5 and 6; |
the motion was agreed to.
11. Capital Allowances Bill—The bill was read a third time and passed.
12. Vehicles (Crime) Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed and the bill was reported without amendment.
13. Demographic change—The Baroness Greengross asked Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take in the light of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Foresight Report The Age Shift on the implications of demographic change in the United Kingdom; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville.
The House was adjourned at seven o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
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