HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Monday 5th January 2004
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Truro.
1. Deaths of Lords—The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House that the following members of the House had died:
Lord Dormand of Easington on 18th December 2003
Lord Islwyn on 19th December 2003
Lord Gallacher on 4th January 2004.
Papers
2. 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. Air Services—Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States of America concerning the use of Wideawake Airfield on Ascension Island by Civil Aircraft not engaged in Scheduled International Air Services; (19th December 2003); (6087)
2. Departmental Performance—Autumn Performance Report 2003 of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (19th December 2003); (6095)
3. Nuclear Energy—Supplementary Agreement to the Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, together with an Explanatory Memorandum; (2nd January 2004) (6096)
4. Patents—Amendments to the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty; (2nd January 2004) (6100)
5. European Community—Report on Developments in the European Union during the Greek Presidency (January-June 2003). (5th January 2004) (6097)
3. Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 71)—The following instruments, having been laid before the House on the dates shown, were ordered to lie on the Table:
|
Title, etc.
| S.I. No.
2003 | Date of
Laying |
Negative instruments | | |
Controls on Certain Azo Dyes and “Blue Colourant” Regulations 2003, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; | 3310 | 18th December |
Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Education Act 1996; | 3277 | 19th December |
Education (Funding for Teacher Training) Designation (No. 3) Order 2003, laid under the Education Act 1994; | 3278 | 19th December |
Tax Credits (Provision of Information) (Evaluation and Statistical Studies) Regulations 2003, laid under the Tax Credits Act 2002; | 3308 | 19th December |
Animal Test Certificates (Revocation) Regulations 2003, laid under the Medicines Act 1968; | 3309 | 19th December |
|
Title, etc.
| S.I. No.
2003 | Date of
Laying |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2003, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; | 3311 | 19th December |
Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2003, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1998; | 3313 | 19th December |
Road Vehicles (Brake Linings Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Consumer Protection Act 1987; | 3314 | 19th December |
Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (No. 2) Order 2003, laid under the Electricity Act 1989; | 3318 | 19th December |
Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000; | — | 19th December |
Transfer of Functions (Children, Young People and Families) Order 2003, laid under the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975; | 3191 | 22nd December |
European Communities (Enforcement of Community Judgments) (Amendment) Order 2003, laid under the European Community Act 1972; | 3204 | 22nd December |
Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990; | 3207 | 22nd December |
Prison (Amendment) Rules 2003, laid under the Prison Act 1952; | 3301 | 22nd December |
Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2003, laid under the Criminal Justice Act 2003; | 3337 | 22nd December |
Register of Fines Regulations 2003, laid under the Courts Act 2003; | 3184 | 23rd December |
Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2003, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990; | 3295 | 23rd December |
Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2003, laid under the Housing Act 1996; | 3326 | 23rd December |
Conditional Fee Agreements (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2003, laid under the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990. | 3344 | 23rd December |
4. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Insolvency Practitioners and Insolvency Service Account (Fees) Order 2003, laid under the Insolvency Act 1986; (3363)
2. Draft Social and Environmental Guidance to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, laid under the Utilities Act 2000. (—)
5. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Accounts for 2002-03 of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, laid under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000;
2. Accounts for 2002-03 of the Board of Trustees of the Armouries, laid under the National Heritage Act 1983;
3. Accounts for 2002-03 of the Public Health Laboratory Service Board, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977;
4. (i) Accounts for 2001-02 of the National Gallery—
(ii) Accounts for 2002-03 of the National Gallery—
(iii) Accounts for 2002-03 of the Imperial War Museum—
laid under the Museums and Galleries Act 1992;
5. Accounts for 2002-03 of the Consolidated Fund and National Loans Fund, laid under the National Loans Act 1968.
Public Business
6. Energy Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Whitty that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Energy Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 and 2
Schedule 1
Clauses 3 to 11
Schedule 2
Clauses 12 and 13
Schedule 3
Clauses 14 to 27
Schedule 4
Clauses 28 to 35
Schedule 5
Clause 36
Schedule 6
Clauses 37 to 41
Schedule 7
Clause 42
Schedule 8
Clause 43
Schedule 9
Clauses 44 to 47
Schedule 10
Clauses 48 and 49
Schedule 11
Clauses 50 to 57 |
Schedule 12
Clauses 58 and 59
Schedule 13
Clauses 60 to 65
Schedule 14
Clauses 66 to 71
Schedule 15
Clauses 72 to 82
Schedule 16
Clauses 83 to 110
Schedule 17
Clauses 111 to 113
Schedule 18
Clauses 114 and 115
Schedule 19
Clauses 116 to 131
Schedules 20 and 21
Clauses 132 to 145
Schedule 22
Clauses 146 to 161
Schedule 23
Clause 162; |
the motion was agreed to.
7. Health Protection Agency Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Warner 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.
8. Single transferable vote—The Earl Russell asked Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered the possibility that the introduction of the single transferable vote might increase the level of public participation in politics; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Bassam of Brighton.
The House was adjourned at one minute past seven o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments |
