HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday 15th June 2005
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Chester.
1. Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan—Martin John O’Neill Esquire, having been created Baron O’ Neill of Clackmannan, of Clackmannan in Clackmannanshire, for life by Letters Patent dated in the afternoon of 14th June 2005, was introduced between the Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale and the Lord Elder, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and made and subscribed the solemn affirmation pursuant to statute.
2. Lord Tyler—Paul Archer Tyler Esquire, CBE, having been created Baron Tyler, of Linkinhorne in the County of Cornwall, for life by Letters Patent dated in the afternoon of 15th June 2005, was introduced between the Baroness Williams of Crosby and the Lord Clement-Jones, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
3. Oaths—The Lords following took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute:
David Wigley Lord Nickson
Peter Keith Lord Levene of Portsoken
John Bishop of Sheffield
Judicial Business
4. Robson (Petitioner) v. Mitchell (Her Majesty’s Inspector of Taxes) (Respondent)—The petition of David Robson praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
5. Crofts (Respondent) and others v. Veta Limited (Petitioners) and others and one other action—The petition of Veta Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
6. O (FC) (Appellant) v. Crown Court at Harrow (Respondents) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice)—The petition of the Secretary of State for the Home Department praying for leave to intervene in the said appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
7. R (on the application of Corporation of London) (Respondents) v. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and others (Appellants)—
8. R (on the application of Corporation of London) (Respondents) v. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Appellant) and others—
The petition of the appellants praying that the appeals be conjoined, that they be allowed to lodge one statement, one appendix, separate cases and be separately represented and that the respondents be allowed to lodge one case (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
9. R (on the application of P (FC)) (Petitioner) v. South and South East Hampshire Youth Court (Respondents)—The petitioner’s certificate of public funding was lodged.
10. Appeal Committee—The 9th Report was made; the Appeal Committee reported that they had met and had heard Counsel; the report was agreed to and the following Order was made—
Gottlieb and another (Petitioners) v. AXA General Insurance Limited (Respondents)—That leave to appeal be refused; and that the petitioners do pay to the respondents the costs of the petition, the amount thereof to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Papers
11. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Finance—Treasury Minutes on the Seventh to Ninth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts 2004-05; (6577)
2. Wales—Better Governance for Wales: Government proposals; (6582)
3. Defence—Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States of America for Co-operation in Research and Development of Weapons Detection and Protection-Related Technologies; (6584)
4. Banking—Report for 2005 of the Bank of England. (—)
12. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
(i) Draft Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order 2005, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
(ii) Draft Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
laid under the Civil Partnership Act 2004.
13. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Social Security (Shared Additional Pension) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Social Security Administration Act 1992; (1551)
2. North Northamptonshire Joint Committee Order 2005, laid under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004; (1552)
3. Road Traffic Act 1988 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2005, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988; (1606)
4. Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, laid under the Immigration Act 1971. (—)
Select Committee Report
14. Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform—The following report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
First Report, on the following bills:
Criminal Defence Service Bill [HL];
Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill [HL];
Fishery Limits (United Kingdom) Bill [HL];
Borough Freedom (Family Succession) Bill [HL]. (HL Paper 10)
Private Business
15. London Local Authorities Bill [HL]—The Chairman of Committees acquainted the House that, pursuant to Standing Order 150B (Revival of Bills), the bill had been deposited in the Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments together with the declaration of the agent; the bill was presented and read a first time.
Public Business
16. House Committee—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees that the Lord Tordoff be appointed a member of the Select Committee in place of the Lord Sharman; the motion was agreed to.
1. 17. 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
L. Dykes
B. Gale
B. Goudie | L. Greenway
L. Howard of Rising
L. Mancroft; |
the motion was agreed to and a message was ordered to be sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.18. Procedure of the House—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees that the Select Committee on Procedure of the House be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords together with the Chairman of Committees be named of the Committee:
L. Addington
B. Amos (Lord President)
V. Bledisloe
L. Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
L. Cope of Berkeley
B. David
B. D’Souza
L. Dubs
L. Falconer of Thoroton (Lord Chancellor)
L. Grenfell
L. Grocott
L. Howell of Guildford
L. Jopling | L. Kimball
L. McNally
L. Marsh
B. Northover
L. Rooker
L. Rosser
L. Shutt of Greetland
V. Slim
L. Snape
L. Strathclyde
L. Wakeham
L. Williams of Elvel
L. Williamson of Horton; |
the motion was agreed to.19. Equality Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
20. Motorway advertisements—The Lord Harrison asked Her Majesty’s Government what they will do to improve and enforce the current laws governing commercial advertisements abutting Britain’s motorways; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Bassam of Brighton.
The House was adjourned at nine minutes past ten o’clock
till tomorrow, a quarter before ten o’clock for judicial business,
eleven o’clock for public business.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
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