HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Thursday 5th February 2004
The House met at a quarter before ten o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwell.
Judicial Business
1. Regina v. H (Appellant) (2003) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))—
2. Regina v. C (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))—
The 12th Report from the Appellate Committee was made and ordered to be printed (HL Paper 33). It was moved by the Lord Bingham of Cornhill, That the Report be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the Orders of the Court of Appeal of 16 October 2003 be affirmed and the appeals dismissed; and that the answers to the certified questions be gathered from a reading of the whole of the Report. [2004] UKHL 3
3. Al-Ameri (FC) (Respondent) v. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (Appellants)—
4. Osmani (FC) (Respondent) v. London Borough of Harrow (Appellants)—
It was moved by the Lord Bingham of Cornhill, That the 13th Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the Orders of the Court of Appeal of 28 February 2003 be affirmed and the appeals dismissed; that the appellants do pay to the respondents their costs before this House, the amounts thereof to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties; that the costs of the respondents be taxed in accordance with the Access to Justice Act 1999; and that the intervener bear its own costs. [2004] UKHL 4
5. Buchanan (Appellant) v. Alba Diagnostics Limited (Respondents) (Scotland)—It was moved by the Lord Hoffmann, on behalf of the Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, That the 14th Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the Interlocutor of the First Division of the Court of Session of 6 February 2001 be affirmed and the appeal dismissed with costs, the amount thereof to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties. [2004] UKHL 5
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
Papers
6. Instrument withdrawn—The following instrument, laid before the House on 29th January, was withdrawn:
Draft Independent Police Complaints Commission (Investigatory Powers) Order 2004.
7. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Draft Independent Police Complaints Commission (Investigatory Powers) Order 2004, laid under the Police Reform Act 2002, together with an Explanatory Memorandum;
2. Draft Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004, laid under the Representation of the People Act 1985, together with an Explanatory Memorandum;
3. Draft European Elections Regulations 2004, laid under the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002, together with an Explanatory Memorandum;
4. (i) Draft Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
(ii) Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
laid under the Local Government Act 2000;
5. Draft Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
8. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) Regulations 2004, laid under the Adoption Act 1976; (190)
2. (i) Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Rules 2004— (223)
(ii) Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Rules 2004— (224)
(iii) Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2004— (227)
laid under the Representation of the People Act 1983;
3. Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, laid under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994; (238)
4. Police Service of Northern Ireland Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, laid under the Police (North Ireland) Act 1998. (—)
Public Business
9. Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list); the House was resumed.
10. Business of the House—The motion in the name of the Lord President (Baroness Amos) on the Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 2004 was postponed until after the Unstarred Question in the name of the Baroness Gardner of Parkes.
11. Medical services for students—The Baroness Gardner of Parkes asked Her Majesty’s Government how the changes in National Health Service funding have affected the provision of general medical services for students, in particular the effect on general practitioners’ surgeries on university sites; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Warner.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
12. Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; the House was resumed and the bill was reported with amendments; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 26)
13. Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 2004—It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) that the draft Order laid before the House on 15th January be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House was adjourned at a quarter past six o’clock
to Monday next, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments
APPENDIX
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COMMITTEE (IN COMMITTEE ROOMS 3A AND 4B)
The Committee met at a quarter past three o’clock.
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill [HL]—The bill was further considered in the Grand Committee; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; the Committee was adjourned after amendment 101A.
The Committee was adjourned at one minute past six o’clock. | 
