HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Martis 11° Decembris 2001
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark.
Papers
1. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Sport—Report and Accounts for 2000-01 of the United Kingdom Sports Council; (—)
2. Local Government—Strong Local Leadership - Quality Public Services: Government proposals. (5327)
2. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Consequential Amendments) (Police Ranks) Regulations 2001, laid under the Police Pensions Act 1976; (3888)
2. (i) Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Satellite Monitoring Measures) Order 2000 Amendment Regulations 2001— (3912)
(ii) BSE Monitoring (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (3960)
(iii) Environmental Impact Assessment (Uncultivated Land and Semi-natural Areas) (England) Regulations 2001— (3966)
(iv) Return of Cultural Objects (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (3972)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972;
3. (i) Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Croydon Tramlink Class CR4000 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2001— (3952)
(ii) Rail Vehicle Accessibility (ScotRail Class 170/4 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2001— (3953)
(iii) Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Gatwick Express Class 460 Vehicles) Exemption (Amendment) Order 2001— (3954)
(iv) Rail Vehicle Accessibility (C2C Class 357/0 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2001— (3955)
laid under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995;
4. Local Authorities (Arrangements for the Discharge of Functions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Local Government Act 2000; (3961)
5. National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment (No. 7) Regulations 2001, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977; (3963)
6. Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 2001, laid under the Medicines Act 1968; (3964)
7. (i) Gaming Machines (Maximum Prizes) Regulations 2001— (3970)
(ii) Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2001— (3971)
laid under the Gaming Act 1968.
3. Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Accounts for 2000-01 of the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland, laid under the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997.
4. Instruments coming into operation before being laid—The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House that he had received, under the proviso to section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, notification that the following instruments had come into operation before being laid before Parliament, with an explanation thereof; the notification and explanation were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2001; (3950)
2. Registered Designs (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2001. (3951)
Select Committee Reports
5. Statutory Instruments—The 13th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments; it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 53)
6. House of Lords’ Offices—The 3rd Report from the Select Committee was made; it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 54)
Public Business
7. Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill—The bill was read a third time; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
8. Financial Statement and Budget Report—It was moved by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey that this House takes note of the Government’s assessment as set out in the Pre-Budget Report 2001 for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House was adjourned at two minutes before seven o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
CORRECTIONS
In division no. 1 on Thursday 6th December, L. Deedes should have been recorded as voting Content and not L. Burns.
In division no. 2 on Monday 10th December, B. Darcy de Knayth should have been recorded as voting Content. | 
