HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Monday 8th December 2003
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury.
Judicial Business
1. KR and others and another (FC) (Petitioner) v. Bryn Alyn Community Holdings Limited (in liquidation) and others (Respondents)—The petition of MCK praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioner’s certificate of public funding was lodged (lodged 24th November).
2. BMBF (No.24) Limited (Petitioners) v. Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Inland Revenue (Respondents)—The petition of BMBF (No.24) Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 5th December).
3. Bottomley (Respondent) v. Secretary and Members of Todmorden Cricket Club (Petitioners) and others—The petition of Todmorden Cricket Club praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 3rd December).
Papers
4. Command Papers—The following papers, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty on the dates shown, were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Credit—The Consumer Credit Market in the 21st Century: Government Proposals; (8th December) (6040)
2. Departmental Performance—Autumn 2003 Performance Reports of the;
(i) Department for Transport; (8th December) (6045)
(ii) National Savings and Investment; (5th December) (6060)
(iii) Department for International Development; (5th December) (6064)
(iv) Department of Trade and Industry; (5th December) (6067)
(v) Northern Ireland Office. (5th December) (6080)
5. Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 71)—The following negative instruments, having been laid before the House on 5th December, were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. (i) Communications Act 2003 (Amendment of the Medicines (Monitoring of Advertising) Regulations 1994) Order 2003— (3093)
(ii) Channel Four Television Corporation (Borrowing Limit) Order 2003— (3176)
(iii) Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments No. 2) Order 2003— (3182)
laid under the Communications Act 2003;
2. Education (Teacher Training Bursaries) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Education (No. 2) Act 1986; (3094)
3. Education (Head Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Education Act 1996; (3111)
4. (i) Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003— (3144)
(ii) Control of Misleading Advertisements (Amendment) Regulations 2003— (3183)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972;
5. Enterprise Act 2002 and Media Mergers (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003, laid under the Enterprise Act 2002; (3180)
6. (i) Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003— (—)
(ii) Legal Aid for Youth Conferences (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003— (—)
(iii) Legal Aid Certificates (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003— (—)
(iv) Legal Aid in Criminal Cases (Statement of Means) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003— (—)
laid under the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.
6. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2003, laid under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994; (3110)
2. Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2003, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988; (3145)
3. Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (3177)
7. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Accounts for 2002-03 of the following Education Action Zones, together with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General:
laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
Select Committee Report
8. Procedure of the House—The First Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 6)
Public Business
9. Business of the House—It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) that the time limit on the debate on the motion in the name of the Baroness Greenfield set down for Tuesday 9th December shall be increased from 2½ hours to 3 hours; the motion was agreed to.
10. European Union—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees that a Select Committee be appointed to consider European Union documents and other matters relating to the European Union.
That the expression “European Union documents” shall include the following documents:
(i) Any proposal under the Community Treaties for legislation by the Council or the Council acting jointly with the European Parliament;
(ii) Any document which is published for submission to the European Council, the Council or the European Central Bank;
(iii) Any proposal for a common strategy, a joint action or a common position under Title V (provisions on a common foreign and security policy) of the Treaty on European Union which is prepared for submission to the Council or to the European Council;
(iv) Any proposal for a common position, framework decision, decision or a convention under Title VI (provisions on police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters) of the Treaty on European Union which is prepared for submission to the Council;
(v) Any document (not falling within (ii), (iii) or (iv) above) which is published by one Union institution for or with a view to submission to another Union institution and which does not relate exclusively to consideration of any proposal for legislation;
(vi) Any other document relating to European Union matters deposited in the House by a Minister of the Crown.
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be named of the Committee:
B. Billingham
L. Bowness
L. Brennan
L. Dubs
L. Geddes
L. Grenfell (Chairman)
L. Hannay of Chiswick
B. Harris of Richmond
B. Maddock |
L. Marlesford
L. Neill of Bladen
B. Park of Monmouth
L. Radice
L. Renton of Mount Harry
L. Scott of Foscote
L. Shutt of Greetland
L. Williamson of Horton
L. Woolmer of Leeds; |
That the Committee have power to appoint sub-committees and to refer to such sub-committees any of the matters within the terms of reference of the Committee; that the Committee have power to appoint the Chairmen of sub-committees, but that such sub-committees have power to appoint their own Chairman for the purpose of particular inquiries; that two be the quorum of such sub-committees;
That the Committee have power to co-opt any Lord for the purpose of serving on a sub-committee;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee and any sub-committee have power to adjourn from place to place;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the Reports of the Select Committee from time to time shall be printed, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;
That the minutes of evidence taken before the European Union Committee or any sub-committee in the last session of Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the minutes of evidence taken before the Committee from time to time shall, if the Committee think fit, be printed;
the motion was agreed to.
11. Statutory Instruments—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees, pursuant to Standing Order 74 and the resolution of the House of 16th December 1997, that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be appointed to join with a Committee of the Commons as the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments:
L. Brougham and Vaux
B. Gale
L. Greenway
L. Lea of Crondall |
L. Mancroft
E. Russell
L. Skelmersdale; |
the motion was agreed to.
12. Summer recess 2004—It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) to resolve, That it is the opinion of this House that, subject to the requirements of business, the House should rise for the summer recess not later than Thursday 22nd July 2004, should sit during two weeks in September 2004, and should sit again no sooner than Monday 11th October 2004; after debate, the motion was agreed to (see division list).
13. Aviation (EUC Report)—It was moved by the Lord Woolmer of Leeds that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union on “Open Skies” or Open Markets? The Effect of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Judgments on Aviation Relations Between the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA) (17th Report, Session 2002-03, HL Paper 92); after debate, the motion was agreed to.
14. Fighting Infection (S&T Report)—It was moved by the Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior that this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Fighting Infection (4th Report, Session 2002-03, HL Paper 138); after debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House was adjourned at seventeen minutes before eight o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
