HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Jovis 21° Martii 2002
The House met at two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Oxford.
Judicial Business
1. Regina v. Shayler (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))—It was moved by the Lord Bingham of Cornhill, That the 43rd Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the Order of the Court of Appeal of 28th September 2001 be affirmed and the appeal dismissed. [2002] UKHL 11
2. Twinsectra Limited (Respondents) v. Yardley and others (Appellants) (First Appeal)—It was moved by the Lord Slynn of Hadley, That the 44th Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the Order of the Court of Appeal of 28th April 1999 be set aside to the extent that it ordered that judgment be entered against the appellant Paul Leach and Company (a firm) in the sum of £379,720.11 and that the Order be otherwise affirmed save as to the question of costs; that the Order of Mr Justice Carnwath of 9th October 1997 be restored to the extent that it dismissed the respondents’ claims against the said appellant; and that the question of costs be adjourned sine die. [2002] UKHL 12
3. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Saadi (FC) and others (FC) (Appellants)—The petition of the Aire Centre and Liberty praying for leave to intervene in the said appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
4. Societe Eram Shipping Company Limited (Respondents) and others v. Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Appellants)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
Papers
5. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
Draft Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (Schedule 3 Amendment) Order 2002, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
6. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Local Authorities (Access to Meetings and Documents) (Period of Notice) (England) Order 2002, laid under the Local Government Act 1972; (715)
2. Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Amendment Regulations 2002, laid under the Local Government Act 2000; (716)
3. Electronic Money (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002, laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; (765)
4. Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2002, laid under the Police Act 1996; (767)
5. National Health Service Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Amendment Regulations 2002, laid under the Superannuation Act 1972. (610)
7. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Accounts for 2000-01 of the Legal Aid Fund (Northern Ireland), together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
2. Accounts for 2000-01 of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Probation Board (Northern Ireland) Order 1982;
3. Accounts for 1999-2000 of the Training and Enterprise Councils and Chambers of Commerce, Training and Enterprise in England, laid under the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1866.
Select Committee Report
8. Human Rights Committee—It was ordered that the evidence taken this day before the Joint Committee be printed. (HL Paper 103)
Private Business
9. Greenham and Crookham Commons Bill—The bill was reported from the Unopposed Bill Committee with amendments.
Public Business
10. Education Bill—It was moved by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to whom the Education Bill has been committed that they consider the Bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 18
Schedule 1
Clauses 19 to 35
Schedule 2
Clauses 36 to 38
Schedule 3
Clauses 39 to 48
Schedule 4
Clauses 49 to 53
Schedule 5
Clauses 54 to 56
Schedule 6
Clauses 57 to 62
Schedule 7
Clauses 63 to 66
Schedule 8
Clauses 67 and 68
Schedule 9
Clauses 69 to 71
Schedule 10
Clauses 72 to 115 |
Schedule 11
Clauses 116 to 143
Schedule 12
Clauses 144 to 147
Schedule 13
Clauses 148 to 150
Schedule 14
Clauses 151 to 180
Schedule 15
Clause 181
Schedule 16
Clause 182
Schedule 17
Clauses 183 to 188
Schedule 18
Clauses 189 to 192
Schedule 19
Clauses 193 to 199
Schedule 20
Clauses 200 to 210
Schedules 21 and 22; |
the motion was agreed to.
11. National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list); the House was resumed for a statement; the House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed.
12. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 2002—It was moved by the Baroness Hollis of Heigham that the draft Order laid before the House on 28th February be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
13. Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments) Order 2002—It was moved by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey that the draft Order laid before the House on 6th February be approved; the motion was agreed to.
14. Tax Credits Up-rating Order 2002—It was moved by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey that the draft Order laid before the House on 14th February be approved; the motion was agreed to.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
15. National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed after amendment 104.
The House was adjourned at seventeen minutes before eleven o’clock
to Monday next, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
APPENDIX
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COMMITTEE (IN COMMITTEE ROOM 4)
The Committee met at four o’clock.
Employment Bill—The bill was further considered in the Grand Committee; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; an amendment was agreed to; the Committee was adjourned after amendment 146A.
The Committee was adjourned at eighteen minutes before eight o’clock.
CORRECTION
In division No. 3 on Tuesday 19th March, L. King of Bridgwater should have been recorded as voting Content instead of L. King of West Bromwich. | 
