HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Mercurii 6° Martii 2002
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield.
Judicial Business
1. Marcic (Respondent) v. Thames Water Utilities Limited (Petitioners)—The petition of Thames Water Utilities Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
2. Regina v. Wood (Petitioner)—The petition of Paul Clayton Wood praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 26th February).
3. In re Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (Appellants) (Northern Ireland)—The petition of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland praying for leave to intervene in the said appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
4. Fairchild (suing on her own behalf and on behalf of the estate of and dependants of Arthur Eric Fairchild (deceased)) (Appellant) v. Glenhaven Funeral Services Limited and others (Respondents)—It was ordered that the appellant be allowed to prosecute the appeal without giving the usual security for costs as required by Standing Order (lodged 1st March).
5. Regina v. Central Valuation Officer and another (Respondent) ex parte Edison First Power Limited (Appellants)—It was ordered that the appellants be allowed to prosecute the appeal without giving the usual security for costs as required by Standing Order.
Papers
6. Command Paper—The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
Patents—Modifications of the Patent Cooperation Treaty and Amendments of the Regulations under the Treaty adopted by the Assembly of the International Patent Cooperation Union on 3rd October 2001, together with an explanatory memorandum by the Department of Trade and Industry. (5457)
7. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. (i) Asylum Support (Interim Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2002— (471)
(ii) Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2002— (472)
laid under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
2. Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2002, laid under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. (473)
Select Committee Reports
8. Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform—The following reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed:
14th Report, on the following bills:
Sex Discrimination (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill [HL]; (HL Paper 91)
15th Report, on the following Orders:
Proposal for the Draft Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002;
Proposal for the Draft Regulatory Reform (Carer’s Allowance) Order 2002;
Proposal for the Draft Regulatory Reform (Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979) Order 2002;
Draft Regulatory Reform (Voluntary Aided Schools Liabilities and Funding) (England) Order 2002;
Draft Regulatory Reform (Golden Jubilee Licensing) Order 2002. (HL Paper 92)
Public Business
9. Business of the House—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that the debate on the motion in the name of the Lord Hanningfield set down for today shall be limited to 3 hours and that in the name of the Lord Blaker to 2 hours; the motion was agreed to.
10. Employment Bill—It was moved by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey, on behalf of the Lord Sainsbury of Turville, that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to whom the Employment Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 12
Schedule 1
Clauses 13 to 29
Schedule 2
Clauses 30 and 31
Schedule 3
Clauses 32 and 33
Schedule 4
Clauses 34 to 38 |
Schedule 5
Clauses 39 to 50
Schedule 6
Clauses 51 to 53
Schedule 7
Clause 54
Schedule 8
Clause 55; |
the motion was agreed to.
11. Local government (3-hour debate)—It was moved by the Lord Hanningfield that there be laid before the House papers relating to local government, its structures, powers and responsibilities; after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn.
12. Zimbabwe (2-hour debate)—It was moved by the Lord Blaker that there be laid before the House papers relating to the present situation in Zimbabwe; after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn.
13. Disability Discrimination (Amendment) Bill [HL]—The House resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were agreed to; an amendment was moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed and the bill was reported with amendments; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 62)
The House was adjourned at twenty-one minutes past ten o’clock
till tomorrow, three o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
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