HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Jovis 8° Martis 2001
The House met at two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Bristol.
Judicial Business
1. I (a minor) and another (AP) (Appellants) and another v. Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) (On Appeal from a Divisional Court of the Queen’s Bench Division)—
2. I (a minor) and another and another (AP) (Appellant) v. Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) (On Appeal from a Divisional Court of the Queen’s Bench Division)—
It was moved by the Lord Bingham of Cornhill, That the 18th Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the Appeals be allowed; that Orders of the Divisional Court of 11th June 1999 be set aside save as to legal aid taxation; that the first certified question and the second question as reformulated by the Lord Hutton be answered in the affirmative; that the costs incurred by the appellants in the Divisional Court and before this House be paid out of Central Funds in accordance with section 16 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, the amount of such last mentioned costs to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments; and that the costs of the appellants in this House be taxed in accordance with the Legal Aid Act 1988. [2001] UKHL/10
3. Regina v. Housing Benefit Review Board of the City of Westminster (Appellants) ex parte Mehanne (AP) (Respondent)—It was moved by the Lord Bingham of Cornhill, That the 19th Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the Order of the Court of Appeal of 21st December 1998 be affirmed and the appeal dismissed with costs, the amount thereof to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties; and that the decision of the appellants of 15th September 1996 be quashed and that the appellants be directed to consider afresh and according to law (by a differently constituted board) the respondent’s request of 26th March 1996 for a further review of the determination of the City of Westminster of 8th March 1996. [2001] UKHL/11
4. Regina v. Leeds Crown Court (Respondents) ex parte Wardle (AP) (Appellant) (On Appeal from a Divisional Court of the Queen’s Bench Division)—It was moved by the Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, on behalf of the Lord Slynn of Hadley, That the 20th Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the Order of the Divisional Court of 26th April 1999 be affirmed and the appeal dismissed; and that there be no order as to costs save that the costs of the appellant in this House be taxed in accordance with the Legal Aid Act 1988. [2001] UKHL/12
5. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Respondent) ex parte Plymouth City Airport Limited (Petitioners)—The petition of Plymouth City Airport Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
6. In re Stenbacka (Petitioner) (application for a writ of Habeas Corpus)—The petition of Christer Stenbacka praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Administration of Justice Act 1960 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
7. Regina v. A (Respondent) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))—The petition of the Rape Crisis Federation of England and Wales, the Campaign to end rape, the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit and Justice for Women praying for leave to present written and oral submissions in intervention in the said appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
8. Odyssey RE (London) Limited and others (Respondents) v. OIC Run-off Limited (formerly The Orion Insurance Company plc) (Appellants)—The petition of the appellants praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 20th April next (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
9. Appeal Committee—The following Orders were made pursuant to the 9th Report:
Walker and others (Petitioners) v. Stones and another and others (Respondents)—That the petition be referred for hearing.
Walker and others (Respondents) v. Stones (Petitioner) and others—That the petition be referred for hearing.
10. Appeal Committee—The following Order was made pursuant to the 20th Report:
Royal Brompton Hospital National Health Service Trust v. Hammond and others (Petitioners) and Taylor Woodrow Construction (Holdings) Limited (Respondents)—That leave to appeal be given, and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 22nd March next.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
Papers
11. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999; (503)
2. Wireless Telegraphy (Television License Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949; (772)
3. Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Family Law Reform Act 1969; (773)
4. Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2001, laid under the Children Act 1989; (775)
5. Magistrates’ Courts (Blood Tests) (Amendment) Rules 2001, laid under the Magistrates’ Courts Act; (776)
6. Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Midland Metro T69 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2001, laid under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; (785)
7. Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (City of Plymouth) Order 2001, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991; (787)
8. Street Works (Inspection Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001, laid under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991; (788)
9. (i) North and East Devon Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2001— (708)
(ii) National Treatment Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001— (715)
(iii) Health Authorities (Establishment and Abolition) (England) Order 2001— (740)
(iv) Special Trustees for the Former United Birmingham Hospitals (Transfer of Trust Property) Revocation Order 2001— (791)
(v) Special Trustees for the Former United Birmingham Hospitals (Transfer of Trust Property) No 2 Order 2001— (792)
laid under the National Health Service Act 1977;
10. Local Probation Boards (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2001, laid under the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000; (786)
11. Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 2001, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; (721)
12. Credit Unions (Increase in Limits on Deposits by persons too young to be members and of Periods for the Repayment of Loans) Order 2001, laid under the Credit Unions Act 1979; (811)
13. Protection of Children (Access to Lists) (Prescribed Individuals) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Care Standards Act 2000; (744)
14. School Organisation Proposals by the Learning and Skills Council for England Regulations 2001, laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; (798)
15. (i) Education Maintenance Allowance and School Access Funds (England) Grants Regulations 2001— (797)
(ii) Learning and Skills Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments) (Schools) (England) Regulations 2001— (783)
laid under the Education Act 1996;
16. Education (Bursaries for School Teacher Training Pilot Scheme) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Education (No. 2) Act 1986; (800)
17. (i) West Oxfordshire College (Dissolution) Order 2001— (781)
(ii) Education (Publication of Draft Proposals and Orders) (Further Education Corporations) (England) Regulations 2001— (782)
laid under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;
18. Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Pensions Act 1987. (835)
12. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. (i) Accounts for 2000 of the Leigh Park Education Action Zone, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General—
(ii) Accounts for 2000 of the Hastings and St Leonards Education Action Zone, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General—
laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
2. Accounts for the five month period to 31 March 2000 of the Accounts Commission for Scotland, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
Public Business
13. Social Security Fraud Bill [HL]—The bill was read a third time; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; a privilege amendment was agreed to; then, after debate, the bill was passed and sent to the Commons.
14. International Criminal Court Bill [HL]—The report was received; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were disagreed to (see division lists 1 and 2); further consideration on report was adjourned.
15. Rail electrification—The Lord Bradshaw asked Her Majesty’s Government whether the possibility of a world shortage of oil should influence strategic plans for the electrification of a greater part of the railway system; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Whitty.
16. International Criminal Court Bill [HL]—The bill was further considered on report; amendments were agreed to; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 35)
The House was adjourned at twenty-six minutes past eleven o’clock
till tomorrow, eleven o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
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