HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Veneris 25° Januarii 2002
The House met at eleven 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. Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) Regulations 2002, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; (105)
2. Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002, laid under the Social Security Act 1990. (115)
Public Business
2. Business of the House—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that Standing Order 40 (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with on Monday next to allow the motion standing in the name of the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean to be taken before the European Communities (Amendment) Bill; the motion was agreed to.
3. Civil Partnerships Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Lester of Herne Hill 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 was adjourned at a quarter before three o’clock
to Monday, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
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