HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Jovis 10° Maii 2001
The House met at half-past eleven o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Bradford.
Judicial Business
1. Westminster City Council (Petitioners) v. National Asylum Support Service (Respondents)—The petition of Westminster City Council praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
2. Casio Computer Company Limited (Respondents) v. Sayo and others and another (Petitioner) and others—The petition of Eugen Kaiser praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
3. Corbett (suing as administrator of the estate of Miss N A Tresawna (deceased)) (Petitioner) v. Bond Pearce (a firm) (Respondents)—The petition of William Corbett praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
4. Regina v. Jones (Petitioner)—The petition of Anthony William Jones praying for an extension of time within which the petition may be lodged and for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
5. In re Kumar (AP) (Petitioner) (application for a writ of Habeas Corpus)—The petitioner’s legal aid certificate was lodged.
6. Appeal Committee—The following Order was made pursuant to the 40th Report:
On Demand Information plc (in administrative receivership) and others (Petitioners) v. Michael Gerson (Finance) plc and others (Respondents)—That the petition be referred for hearing.
7. Appeal Committee—The 51st Report was made; the Appeal Committee reported that they had met and had heard Counsel; the report was agreed to and the following Orders were made—
In re Kumar (AP) (Petitioner) (application for a writ of Habeas Corpus)—That leave to appeal be refused and that the costs of the petitioner be taxed in accordance with the Legal Aid Act 1988.
Regina v. Smith (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be refused.
Papers
8. Command Paper—The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
Waterways—Government Response to the Commons Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee Report on Inland Waterways. (5149)
9. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Medicines (Aristolochia and Mu Tong Etc.) (Prohibition) Order 2001, laid under the Medicines Act 1968; (1841)
2. Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Hertfordshire) (District of Three Rivers) Order 2001, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991; (1789)
3. Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2001, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988; (1825)
4. Building Societies (Restricted Transactions) Order 2001, laid under the Building Societies Act 1986; (1826)
5. Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 3) Order 2001, laid under the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970; (1823)
6. Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2001, laid under the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000; (1775)
7. (i) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Miscellaneous) Order 2001— (1821)
(ii) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulations Relating to Money Laundering) Regulations 2001— (1819)
laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
8. Road Traffic Offenders (Additional Offences and Prescribed Devices) Order 2001, laid under the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988; (1814)
9. Drug Abstinence Order (Responsible Officer) Order 2001, laid under the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000; (1815)
10. Criminal Justice (Specified Class A Drugs) Order 2001, laid under the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000; (1816)
11. (i) International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (1812)
(ii) Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Approval of Fitters and Workshops) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (1810)
(iii) International Transport of Goods Undercover of TIR Carnets (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (1811)
laid under the Finance Act 1973;
12. Community Drivers’ Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; (1822)
13. Highways Noise Payments and Moveable Homes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Land Compensation Act 1973; (1803)
1. Retained Organs Commission (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 2001, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977; (1813)
2. (i) Child Minding and Day Care (Disqualification) (England) Regulations 2001— (1827)
(ii) Day Care and Child Minding (National Standards) (England) Regulations 2001— (1828)
(iii) Child Minding and Day Care (Applications for Registration) (England) Regulations 2001— (1829)
(iv) Child Minding and Day Care (Certificates of Registration) (England) Regulations 2001— (1830)
laid under the Children Act 1989.
Public Business
10. Armed Forces Bill—The House resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the questions that certain clauses stand part of the bill were negatived; the question that a Schedule be a Schedule to the bill was negatived; amendments were agreed to; the House was resumed and the bill was reported with amendments; then, Standing Order 46 having been suspended, the report was received; the bill was read a third time and passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
11. Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill—The House resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were agreed to; an amendment was moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; then, Standing Order 46 having been suspended, the report was received; the bill was read a third time and passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
12. Finance Bill—A bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with Finance, having been brought from the Commons on 9th May and printed pursuant to Standing Order 50, was read a first time (HL Bill 49); then, Standing Order 46 having been suspended, it was moved by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey that the bill be now read a second time; the motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived; the bill was read a third time and passed.
13. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill—A bill to appropriate the supply authorised in this Session of Parliament was brought from the Commons endorsed with the certificate of the Speaker that the bill is a money bill, and read a first time; then, Standing Order 46 having been suspended, it was moved by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey that the bill be now read a second time; the motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived; the bill was read a third time and passed.
14. Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill—A bill to make provision about non-domestic rating in respect of hereditaments including land or buildings which were formerly agricultural and in respect of food stores in rural settlements, having been brought from the Commons on 9th May and printed pursuant to Standing Order 50, was read a first time (HL Bill 50); then, Standing Order 46 having been suspended, it was moved by the Lord Whitty 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; the House resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; an amendment was moved (and by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed and the bill was reported without amendment; the report was received; the bill was read a third time and passed.
15. Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 50-EN)
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
16. Health and Social Care Bill—The Commons reasons and amendments were considered forthwith; certain Lords amendments were not insisted on, and Commons amendments to the bill consequential on other Lords amendments were agreed to.
17. Criminal Justice and Police Bill—The bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.
The House was adjourned at a quarter past four o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past nine o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
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