HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Martis 26° Februarii 2002
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Hereford.
1. Leave of Absence—Leave of absence was granted to the Lord Chancellor for Monday 5th, Tuesday 6th and Friday 8th March.
Judicial Business
2. London Borough of Southwark (Respondents) v. St Brice (FC) (Petitioner) and another—The petition of Stephen St Brice praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioner’s certificate of public funding was lodged.
3. Regina v. Lyons and others (Petitioners)—The petition of Isidore Jack Lyons, Anthony Keith Parnes, Gerald Maurice Ronson and Ernest Walter Saunders praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 25th February).
4. Appeal Committee—The 61st Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made—
Taylor (Respondent) v. Ishida (Europe) Limited and others (Petitioners)—That the respondent be invited to lodge objections by 12th March next.
5. Appeal Committee—The 62nd Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Orders were made—
Sage (Respondent) v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and others (Petitioners)—That the respondent be invited to lodge objections by 12th March next.
County Fire Officer (Petitioner) v. City Logistics Limited (Respondents)—That leave to appeal be refused; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(d); and, if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Versailles Trade Finance Limited (in administrative receivership) (Respondents) v. Clough (Petitioner) and others—That leave to appeal be refused; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(d); and, if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Sousa (Petitioner) v. A & J Bull Limited and others (Respondents) and others—That leave to appeal be refused; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(d); and, if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Regina v. Grant (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be refused.
In re R (FC) (by his litigation friend D) (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be refused and that the costs of the petitioner be taxed in accordance with the Access to Justice Act 1999.
Regina v. Hussain (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be refused.
Regina v. N Bhatti (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be refused.
Regina v. S Bhatti (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be refused.
Papers
6. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
(i) Accounts for 2000-01 of the English Sports Council and English Sports Council Group; (—)
(ii) Government response to the First Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, Session 2001-02: Unpicking The Lock: the World Athletics Championships in the UK; (5448)
(i) Spring Supplementary Estimates for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; (5357)
(ii) Spring Supplementary Estimates for the Lord Chancellor’s Department; (5370)
(iii) Spring Supplementary Estimates for the Law Officers Department; (5398)
(iv) Spring Supplementary Estimates for the Ministry of Defence; (5441)
(v) Spring Supplementary Estimates for the Office of Fair Trading; (5458)
(vi) Spring Supplementary Estimates for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; (5460)
(vii) Revised Spring Supplementary Estimates for the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions; (5463)
3. Orders and Decorations—The Northern Ireland Prison Service Medal: Royal Warrant. (5452)
7. Regulatory Reform—The following order was laid before the House under section 4(2) of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 and referred to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee:
Draft Regulatory Reform (Golden Jubilee Licensing) Order 2002, together with a Statement by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
8. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. (i) Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002— (—)
(ii) Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002— (—)
(iii) Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002— (—)
laid under the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
2. Education (Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales) Order 2002, laid under the Schools Inspections Act 1996; (260)
3. Occupational Pension Schemes (Minimum Funding Requirement and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002, laid under the Pensions Act 1995; (380)
4. (i) National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002— (410)
(ii) National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (England) Regulations 2002— (411)
laid under the National Assistance Act 1948.
Select Committee Reports
9. Statutory Instruments—The 20th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) Order 2002;
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002;
Draft Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002;
Draft Renewables Obligation Order 2002;
Draft National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) (Amendment) Order 2002;
Draft Tax Credits Up-rating Order 2002;
Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2002;
it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 87)
10. European Union—The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed, together with the Minutes of Evidence:
Working in Europe: Access for All; (15th Report-HL Paper 88)
The European Arrest Warrant; (16th Report-HL Paper 89)
Evidence on the Spanish Presidency of the European Union. (17th Report-HL Paper 90)
Private Business
11. HSBC Investment Banking Bill [HL]—The Examiner’s certificate that the further Standing Orders had been complied with was ordered to lie on the Table and the bill was committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee.
12. London Local Authorities Bill [HL]—The bill was read a second time and committed to a Select Committee.
Public Business
13. Homelessness Bill—The bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.
14. British Overseas Territories Bill [HL]—The Commons amendments were considered and agreed to.
15. Land Registration Bill [HL]—The Commons amendments were considered and agreed to; and the privilege amendment was agreed to.
16. Employment Bill—It was moved by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Grand Committee.
17. Royal Assent—The Lord Speaker (Baroness Lockwood) notified the Queen’s Assent to the following Acts:
| International Development Act | c. | 1 |
| Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act | c. | 2 |
| European Communities (Amendment) Act | c. | 3 |
| Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Act | c. | 4 |
| Civil Defence (Grant) Act | c. | 5 |
| Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Act | c. | 6 |
| Homelessness Act | c. | 7 |
| British Overseas Territories Act | c. | 8 |
| Land Registration Act | c. | 9 |
18. Adjacent Waters Boundaries (Northern Ireland) Order 2002—It was moved by the Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton, on behalf of the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn), that the draft Order laid before the House on 7th February be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
19. Sea Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2002—It was moved by the Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton, on behalf of the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that the draft Order laid before the House on 7th February be approved; the motion was agreed to.
20. National stadium—The Lord Corbett of Castle Vale asked Her Majesty’s Government where they consider that the national stadium should be sited; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Davies of Oldham.
The House was adjourned at four minutes past ten o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
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