HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Veneris 9° Martis 2001
The House met at eleven o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Bristol.
Papers
1. Command Paper—The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
Hammond enquiry—Review of the Circumstances Surrounding an Application for Naturalisation by Mr S. P. Hinduja in 1998. (—)
2. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Public Prosecutions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Accounts and Audit) Order 1998, laid under the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998; (851)
2. Climate Change Agreements (Eligible Facilities) Regulations 2001, laid under the Finance Act 2000; (662)
3. (i) Local Authorities (Capital Finance, Approved Investments and Contracts—Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001— (723)
(ii) Local Authorities (Companies) (Amendment) (England) Order 2001— (722)
laid under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
4. (i) Contaminated Land (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (663)
(ii) Environmental Protection (Waste Recycling Payments) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001— (661)
laid under the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
5. Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 2) Order 2001, laid under the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970; (691)
6. Local Authorities (Referendum) (Petitions and Directions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Local Government Act 2000; (760)
7. (i) Central Rating Lists (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (737)
(ii) Valuation for Rating (Plant and Machinery) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (846)
laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1988;
8. Disabled Facilities Grants and Home Repair Assistance (Maximum Amounts) (Amendment) (England) Order 2001, laid under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996; (651)
9. Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards Order 2001, laid under the Local Government Act 1999; (724)
10. Transport for London (Bus Lanes) Order 2001, laid under the Greater London Authority Act 1999; (690)
11. (i) Community Legal Service (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (822)
(ii) Community Legal Service (Cost Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (823)
(iii) Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2001— (831)
laid under the Access to Justice Act 1999;
12. (i) Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2001— (829)
(ii) Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (830)
laid under the Legal Aid Act 1988;
13. Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 2001, laid under the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984; (821)
14. National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities and Administration Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2001, laid under the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968; (747)
15. (i) Broadmoor Hospital Authority (Abolition) Order 2001— (834)
(ii) Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2001— (751)
(iii) Retained Organs Commission (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001— (743)
(iv) Retained Organs Commission Regulations 2001— (748)
(v) Rampton Hospital Authority (Abolition) Order 2001— (714)
(vi) National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2001— (705)
(vii) Primary Trusts (Functions) (England) Amendment Regulations 2001;— (745)
(viii) National Health Service Appointments Commission (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001— (793)
(ix) National Health Service Appointments Commission Regulations 2001— (794)
laid under the National Health Service Act 1977;
16. (i) Medicines for Human Use and Medical Devices (Fees and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2001— (795)
(ii) Specified Risk Material (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001— (817)
(iii) Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001— (750)
(iv) Extensification Payment Regulations 2001— (864)
(v) European Social Fund (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2001— (872)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972;
17. Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (Approved Premises) Regulations 2001, laid under the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000; (850)
18. Building Societies (General Charge and Fees) Regulations 2001, laid under the Building Societies Act 1986; (—)
19. Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) Regulations 2001, laid under the Friendly Societies Act 1974; (—)
20. Insurance (Fees) Regulations 2001, laid under the Insurance Companies Act 1982; (812)
21. Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government, etc.) (Modification) (Amendment) Order 2001, laid under the Employment Rights Act 1996; (866)
22. (i) Magistrates’ Courts (Adoption) (Amendment) Rules 2001— (820)
(ii) Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) (Amendment) Rules 2001— (818)
(iii) Family Proceedings Courts (Family Law Act 1986) Rules 2001— (778)
laid under the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980;
23. Adoption (Amendment) Rules 2001, laid under the Adoption Act 1976; (819)
24. (i) Court Protection (Enduring Powers of Attorney) Rules 2001— (825)
(ii) Court of Protection Rules 2001— (824)
laid under the Mental Health Act 1983;
25. Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Wiltshire) (District of Salisbury) Order 2001, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991; (849)
26. (i) Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Gatwick Express Class 460 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2001— (847)
(ii) Rail Vehicle Accessibility (South West Trains Class 458 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2001— (848)
laid under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995;
27. Transport Act 2000 (Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme) Order 2001, laid under the Transport Act 2000; (853)
28. Gaming (Bingo) Act (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2001, laid under the Gaming (Bingo) Act 1985; (727)
29. Lotteries (Gaming Board Fees) Order 2001, laid under the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976; (728)
30. (i) Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (England and Wales) Order 2001— (725)
(ii) Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2001— (726)
laid under the Gaming Act 1968;
31. Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2001, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; (859)
32. (i) Education Standards Fund (England) Regulations 2001— (826)
(ii) Local Education Authority (Behaviour Support) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001— (828)
(iii) Education (Amount to Follow Permanently Excluded Pupil) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001— (870)
laid under the Education Act 1996;
33. Education (School Performance Targets) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Education Act 1997; (827)
34. Post 16 Education and Training Inspection Regulations 2001, laid under the Learning and Skills Act 2000; (799)
35. Teachers’ Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Superannuation Act 1972. (871)
3. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Norfolk (Coroners’ Districts) Order 2001, laid under the Coroners Act 1988;
2. (i) Industrial and Provident Societies (Credit Unions) (Fees) Regulations 2001—
(ii) Industrial and Provident Societies (Fees) Regulations 2001—
laid under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965;
3. Parliamentary Ombudsmen: Selected Cases and Summaries of Completed Investigations April to September 2000, laid under the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967.
Public Business
4. Wild Mammals (Protection) (Amendment) Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Donoughue that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
5. Deregulation (Sunday Licensing) Order 2000—It was moved by the Lord Bassam of Brighton that the draft Deregulation Order laid before the House on 12th December 2000 be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
6. Regulation of Investigatory Powers (British Broadcasting Corporation) Order 2001—It was moved by the Lord Bassam of Brighton that the draft Order laid before the House on 26th February be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
7. Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Designation of Public Authorities for the Purposes of Intrusive Surveillance) Order 2001—It was moved by the Lord Bassam of Brighton that the draft Order laid before the House on 26th February be approved; the motion was agreed to.
8. Enlargement and EU External Frontier Controls (EUC Report)—It was moved by the Lord Wallace of Saltaire that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Enlargement and EU External Frontier Controls (17th Report, Session 1999-2000, HL Paper 110); after debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House was adjourned at nineteen minutes past three o’clock
to Monday next, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
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