HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Tuesday 17th May 2005
The House met at half-past eleven o’clock.
1. Queen’s Speech—The Queen being seated on the Throne, and the Commons being at the Bar with their Speaker, Her Majesty was pleased to make a Most Gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, and then retired.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed at half-past three o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Liverpool.
2. Oaths and affirmations—The Lords following took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute:
Christopher George Walter Lord Northbourne
Francis Leonard Lord Tombs
Charles Ronald Llewelyn Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank
Victor Lord Mishcon
Greville Ewan Lord Janner of Braunstone
Alexander Andrew Mackay Lord Irvine of Lairg
Robert Jacob Alexander Lord Skidelsky
Alexander Henry Earl of Dundee
Harry Kenneth Lord Woolf
David Geoffrey Nigel Lord Filkin
Nicholas Addison Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
John David Lord Kilclooney
Joel Lord Barnett
Malcolm Everard MacLaren Lord Pearson of Rannoch
Jeffrey Maurice Lord Sterling of Plaistow
Herbert Robin Lord Rotherwick
Rosalie Catherine Baroness Wilkins
Richard Andrew Lord Rosser
David Anthony Lord Currie of Marylebone
John Lord Birt
Peter Allan Renshaw Lord Blaker
Richard Oliver Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Timothy John Leigh Lord Bell
Victor Olufemi Lord Adebowale
Michael Goodall Lord Watson of Invergowrie
3. Members of the House—It was ordered that a list of members of the House, prepared by the Clerk of the Parliaments, be printed. (HL Paper 1)
4. Select Vestries Bill—The Bill was presented by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) and read a first time pro forma.
5. Queen’s Speech—The Queen’s Speech was reported by the Lord Chancellor; then it was moved by the Lord Dubs that an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows—
We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, beg leave to thank Your Majesty for the most gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.
After the motion had been seconded by the Baroness Massey of Darwen, the debate thereupon was adjourned till tomorrow.
6. Chairman of Committees—The Lord Brabazon of Tara was appointed nemine dissentiente to take the Chair in all Committees for this Session.
7. Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees—The Lord Grenfell was appointed Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees for this Session nemine dissentiente.
8. Stoppages in the Streets—It was ordered that the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis do take care that the passages through the streets leading to this House be kept free and open and that no obstruction be permitted to hinder the passage of Lords to and from this House during the sitting of Parliament or to hinder Lords in the pursuit of their Parliamentary duties on the Parliamentary estate; and that the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod attending this House do communicate this Order to the Commissioner.
9. Hereditary peers: by-elections—The Clerk of the Parliaments laid on the Table pursuant to Standing Order 10(5) a register of hereditary peers (other than peers of Ireland) who wish to stand in any by-election for membership of the House held in accordance with section 2(4) of the House of Lords Act 1999; it was ordered that the register be printed. (HL Paper 2)
10. Deaths of Lords—The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House that the following members of the House had died:
Lord Bruce of Donington on 18th April 2005
Lord Trotman on 25th April 2005
Lord Campbell of Croy on 26th April 2005
Lord Orme on 28th April 2005
11. Leave of Absence—It was ordered that leave of absence be granted to the following Lords for this Parliament:
Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn, B.
12. Standing Orders (Public Business)—It was ordered that the Standing Orders (Public Business) be reprinted. (HL Paper 3)
13. Companion to the Standing Orders—The 20th edition of the Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings of the House of Lords was laid on the Table by the Clerk of the Parliaments.
Judicial Business
14. Appeal Committees—Two Appeal Committees were appointed pursuant to Standing Order.
15. Appellate Committees—Two Appellate Committees were appointed pursuant to Standing Order.
Papers
16. 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. International Criminal Court—Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and the International Criminal Court concerning the Relocation of Witnesses; (8th April) (6513)
2. Health—World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; (8th April) (6514)
3. European Union—Convention on the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgements in Civil and Commercial Matters and to the Protocol on its Interpretation by the Court of Justice, with the Adjustments made to them by the Conventions on the Accession of Denmark, Ireland, the UK, Greece, Spain and Portugal; (17th May) (6549)
4. Foreign and Commonwealth Office—Exchanges of Notes between the UK and Ghana concerning Debts; (17th May) (6550)
5. Judicial Statistics—Report for 2004 on Judicial Statistics for England and Wales. (17th May) (6565)
17. 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.
2005 | Date of
Laying |
| Negative instruments | | |
| Education (Residential Trips) (Prescribed Tax Credits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, laid under the Education Act 1996; | 1014
| 8th April
|
| Education (Review of Staffing Structure) (England) Regulations 2005, laid under the Education Act 2002; | 1032 | 8th April |
| Disability Discrimination (Educational Institutions) (Alteration of Leasehold Premises) Regulations 2005, laid under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; | 1070 | 8th April |
| Bail (Amendment) Act 1993 (Prescription of Prosecuting Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2005, laid under the Bail (Amendment) Act 1993; | 1129 | 8th April |
| Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Prosecuting Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2005, laid under the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003; | 1130 | 8th April |
| Revenue and Customs (Inspections) Regulations 2005, laid under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005; | 1133 | 8th April |
| (i) Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Tachograph Card Fees) Regulations 2005—
| 1140 | 11th May |
| (ii) Feed (Corn Gluten Feed and Brewers Grains) (Emergency Control) (England) Regulations 2005—
| 1265 | 11th May |
laid under the European Communities Act 1972;
| | |
| Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. | 1308 | 12th May |
| Instruments not subject to parliamentary proceedings | | |
| (i) Sudan (United Nations Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2005—
| 1258 | 11th May |
| (ii) Sudan (United Nations Measures) Order 2005—
| 1259 | 11th May |
laid under the United Nations Act 1946.
| | |
18. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. (i) Amendments to Air Publication 3392 (the Royal Air Force Manual of Personnel Administration—Second Edition—Volume 2 Pay and Personnel and Volume 3 Allowances)—
(ii) Amendment List 15 to Air Publication 1269 (the Royal Air Force Manual of Medical Management and Administration—Eighth Edition)—
laid under the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917;
2. Report and Accounts for the year ended 27th March 2005 of Royal Mail Holdings plc, laid under the Postal Services Act 2000;
3. Report and Accounts for 2004 of the Channel Four Television Corporation, laid under the Broadcasting Act 1990.
1. 19. Instruments coming into operation before being laid—The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House that he had received, under the proviso to section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, notification that the following instruments had come into operation before being laid before Parliament, with an explanation thereof; the notification and explanation were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2005, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990; (1099)
2. Feed (Corn Gluten Feed and Brewers Grains) (Emergency Control) (England) Regulations 2005, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (1265)
The House was adjourned at seventeen minutes before five o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments
CORRECTION
In item 2 on Wednesday 11th May, Michael Graham Ruddock Lord Sandberg should have been recorded as taking the oath immediately after Lord Walpole. | 
