HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Jovis 31° Januarii 2002
The House met at three o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Birmingham.
Judicial Business
1. Walker and others (Respondents) v. Stones (Appellant) and others—
2. Walker and others (Appellants) v. Stones and another and others (Respondents)—
The appeals were set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
Papers
3. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 2002;
2. Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 2002.
4. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (Amendment of Schedule 18) (England) Order 2002, laid under the Planning and Compensation Act 1991; (116)
2. Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area And Special Parking Area) (City Of Southampton) Order 2002, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991; (126)
3. Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (England) Regulations 2002, laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1992; (155)
4. Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2001 (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2002, laid under the Education Act 1962; (173)
5. Education (Student Support) Regulations 2001 (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2002, laid under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998. (174)
5. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Report for 2001 on the Number of Notices, Directions and Enforcement Notices served under the Aviation Security Act 1982 as subsequently amended, laid under the Aviation Security Act 1982;
2. Report for 2001 on the Number of Notices, Directions and Enforcement Notices served under the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990, laid under the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990;
3. Report for 2001 on the Number of Notices, Directions and Enforcement Notices served under the Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 1994, laid under the Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 1994;
4. (i) Report and Accounts for 2000-01 of the Army Personnel Centre—
(ii) Report and Accounts for 2000-01 of the British Forces Post Office Agency—
(iii) Report and Accounts for 2000-01 of the Defence Intelligence and Security Centre—
(iv) Report and Accounts for 2000-01 of the Exchange Equalisation Account—
(v) Report and Accounts for 2000-01 of the Highways Agency—
(vi) Report and Accounts for 2000-01 of the Service Children’s Education Agency—
laid under the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1921;
5. (i) Report and Accounts for 2000-01 of the Forest Research Agency—
(ii) Report and Accounts for 2000-01 of the Forestry Commission—
laid under the Forestry Act 1967;
6. Report for 2001 on the Operation of Part VII of the Terrorism Act 2000, laid under the Terrorism Act 2000.
Select Committee Report
6. Chinook ZD 576—The report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 25(iii))
7. Chinook ZD 576—It was ordered that the Determination and Note of Sheriff Sir Stephen Young be printed. (HL Paper 25(ii))
Public Business
8. National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill—It was moved by the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath that the bill be now read a second time; then it was moved by the Lord Clement-Jones, as an amendment thereto, at end to insert “but this House regrets that Her Majesty’s Government are bringing forward this bill before a full legislative response to Professor Ian Kennedy’s report of the Public Inquiry into Children’s Heart Surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary (1984-1995) is possible; and before the review of the 10 Downing Street Forward Strategy Unit into National Health Service structures has reported; and urges the Government to postpone the passage of the bill through this House so that a comprehensive and considered bill can in due course emerge.”; after debate, the amendment was (by leave of the House) withdrawn; then the original motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
9. Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with a privilege amendment; the amendment was considered and agreed to.
10. Postal Services Act 2000 (Modification of Section 7) Order 2002—It was moved by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville that the draft Order laid before the House on 19th December 2001 be approved; the motion was agreed to.
11. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002—It was moved by the Lord Whitty that an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 be made in the form of the draft laid before the House on 8th January; after debate, the motion was agreed to and it was ordered that the Address be presented by the Lord Chamberlain.
12. Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 2001—It was moved by the Earl Howe that an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Order, laid before the House on 12th December, be annulled (S.I. 2001/3968); after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn.
The House was adjourned at seven minutes before ten o’clock
to Monday next, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
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