HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Veneris 11° Maii 2001
The House met at half-past nine o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Bradford.
Papers
1. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Sex Offenders Act 1997 (Northern Ireland) Order 2001, laid under the Sex Offenders Act 1997; (1853)
2. (i) Statute made by the University of Oxford on 18th December 2000 amending the Statutes of the University— (—)
(ii) Statute made by the University of Oxford on 18th December 2000 amending the Statutes of the University— (—)
laid under the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act 1923.
3. (i) Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amounts for Persons in Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations 2001— (1785)
(ii) Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 2001— (1864)
(iii) Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Regulations 2001— (1817)
(iv) Social Security Contributions (Deferred Payments and Interest) Regulations 2001— (1818)
(v) Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) Regulations 2001— (1831)
laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
4. Employment Zones (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2001, laid under the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999; (1865)
5. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Information by Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2001, laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; (1857)
6. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Competition) (Specification of Enactment Etc.) Order 2001, laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; (1858)
7. Residential Accommodation (Relevant Premises, Ordinary Residence and Exemptions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001, laid under the National Assistance Act 1948; (1859)
8. (i) Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Kent) (Borough of Dartford) Order 2001— (1855)
(ii) Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Northamptonshire) (Borough of Northampton) Order 2001— (1856)
laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991.
2. Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Report and Account for 2001 of the Meteorological Office, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973.
Select Committee Reports
3. Human Rights—The minutes of proceedings of the Joint Committee for Session 2000-2001 were ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 84)
4. Statutory Instruments—The minutes of proceedings of the Joint Committee for Session 2000-2001 were ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 85)
Public Business
5. International Criminal Court Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with a privilege amendment; the amendment was considered and agreed to.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
6. Children’s Commissioner for Wales Bill—The bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.
7. Armed Forces Bill—The bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.
8. Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill—The bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
9. Royal Assent—The Lord Chancellor notified the Queen’s Assent to the following Acts:
| Appropriation Act | c. | 8 |
| Finance Act | c. | 9 |
| Special Educational Needs and Disability Act | c. | 10 |
| Social Security Fraud Act | c. | 11 |
| Private Security Industry Act | c. | 12 |
| House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Act | c. | 13 |
| Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Act | c. | 14 |
| Health and Social Care Act | c. | 15 |
| Criminal Justice and Police Act | c. | 16 |
| International Criminal Court Act | c. | 17 |
| Children’s Commissioner for Wales Act | c. | 18 |
| Armed Forces Act | c. | 19 |
| Social Security Contributions (Share Options)Act | c. | 20 |
The House was adjourned at nine minutes before noon sine die.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
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