HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Thursday 9th September 2004
The House met at eleven o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
Papers
1. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
(i) Report of an Independent Investigation into how the National Health Service handled Allegations about the Conduct of Clifford Ayling; (6298)
(ii) Report of an Independent Investigation into how the National Health Service handled Allegations about the Performance and Conduct of Richard Neale; (6315)
2. European Communities—Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe: Government Proposals. (6309)
2. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
(i) Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 2004, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
(ii) Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 5) Order 2004, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
laid under the Scotland Act 1998.
3. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. (i) Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) (Amendment) Regulations 2004— (2151)
(ii) Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances For Ships Other Than Ships of Classes III to VI (A)) (Amendment) Regulations 2004— (2259)
laid under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
2. (i) Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Amendment) (England and Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2004— (2250)
(ii) Community Bus (Amendment) Regulations 2004— (2252)
(iii) Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses (Amendment) Regulations 2004— (2257)
laid under the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981;
3. Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Borough of Blackburn with Darwen) Order 2004, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991; (2260)
4. Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; (2262)
5. Enterprise Act 2002 (Insolvency) Order 2004, laid under the Enterprise Act 2002; (2312)
6. (i) Common Agricultural Policy Support Schemes (Modulation) (Amendment) Regulations 2004— (2330)
(ii) Trade Marks (International Registrations Designating the European Community, etc.) Regulations 2004— (2332)
(iii) Equal Pay Act 1970 (Amendment) Regulations 2004— (2352)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972;
7. ACAS (Flexible Working) Arbitration Scheme (Great Britain) Order 2004, laid under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; (2333)
8. Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, laid under the Employment Tribunals Act 1996; (2351)
9. Premium Savings Bonds (Amendment etc) Regulations 2004, laid under the National Debt Act 1972; (2353)
10. (i) Police (Appointments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004— (—)
(ii) Police Service of Northern Ireland Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2004— (—)
laid under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998.
4. Leader’s Group: Review of Working Practices of the House—The report from the group appointed by the Leader of the House to review the procedural changes agreed by the House in July 2002 and to make recommendations for their retention, modification or reversal, with any associated changes, was made; it was ordered that the report be printed. (HL Paper 162)
Public Business
5. Housing Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were agreed to; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed.
6. School inspections—Lord Dearing asked Her Majesty’s Government what changes are desirable to schools’ inspections so that they make the best possible contribution to the quality, effectiveness and well-being of education; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Filkin.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed.
7. Housing 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 after clause 119 stood part.
The House was adjourned at twenty-seven minutes before seven o’clock
till tomorrow, eleven o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments
APPENDIX
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COMMITTEE (IN THE MOSES ROOM)
The Committee met at a quarter past three o’clock.
Pensions Bill—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 clause 171 stood part.
The Committee was adjourned at five minutes before seven o’clock. | 
