HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday 29th June 2005
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
1. Lord Jones of Cheltenham—Nigel David Jones Esquire, having been created Baron Jones of Cheltenham, of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucestershire, for life by Letters Patent dated in the forenoon of 20th June 2005, was introduced between the Lord Russell-Johnston and the Lord Rennard, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
2. Baroness Shephard of Northwold—The Right Honourable Gillian Patricia Shephard, having been created Baroness Shephard of Northwold, of Northwold in the County of Norfolk, for life by Letters Patent dated in the forenoon of 21st June 2005, was introduced between the Lord Saatchi and the Lord Baker of Dorking, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
Judicial Business
3. Kashmiri (FC) (Petitioner) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)—The petition of Ali Kashmiri praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioner’s certificate of public funding was lodged.
4. Alford (Respondent) v. Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Petitioner)—The petition of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Administration of Justice Act 1960 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
5. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v. K (Appellant)—The petition of the appellant praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 27th July or to the third sitting day after the next ensuing meeting of the House (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
Papers
6. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
(i) Treasury Minutes on the Twelfth, Fourteenth and Sixteenth to Eighteenth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2004-05; (6579)
(ii) Departmental Minute from HM Treasury Concerning the Write Off Of British Shipbuilders Public Dividend Capital of £21m; (—)
2. Treaty Series—Index to Treaty Series 2004; (6608)
(i) Framework Agreement for International Collaboration on Research and Development of Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems; (6613)
(ii) Framework Agreement on a Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Programme in the Russian Federation; (6615)
4. Commercial Debts—Exchange of Notes between the UK and Ecuador concerning Certain Commercial Debts. (6614)
7. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Draft Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005, together with an Explanatory Memorandum, laid under the Civil Partnership Act 2004;
2. (i) Draft Pension Protection Fund (Investigation by PPF Ombudsman of Complaints of Maladministration) Regulations 2005, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
(ii) Draft Pension Protection Fund (PPF Ombudsman) Amendment Order 2005, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
(iii) Draft Pension Protection Fund (Reference of Reviewable Matters to the PPF Ombudsman) Regulations 2005, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
laid under the Pensions Act 2004.
8. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
(i) Energy Information (Household Air Conditioners) (No. 2) Regulations 2005— (1726)
(ii) Waste Management Licensing (England and Wales) (Amendment and Related Provisions) (No. 3) Regulations 2005— (1728)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972.
9. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Report and Financial Statements for 2004-05 of the Duchy of Cornwall, laid under the Duchy of Cornwall Management Acts 1863 to 1982;
2. Report and Accounts for 2004-05 of the Financial Services Authority, laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
3. Report and Accounts for 2003-04 of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000;
4. Accounts for 2000-03 of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 1998;
5. Accounts for 1st April 2004 to 9th January 2005 of the Wakefield Education Action Zone, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
10. Instrument 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 instrument had come into operation before being laid before Parliament, with an explanation thereof; the notification and explanation were ordered to lie on the Table:
Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 4) 2005.
Select Committee Report
11. Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform—The following report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
2nd Report, on the following bills:
Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [HL];
Children and Adoption Bill [HL]. (HL Paper 17)
Public Business
12. Statutory Instruments—A message was bought from the Commons that they have ordered that the Committee appointed by them on Statutory Instruments do meet with the Committee appointed by this House on Tuesday 5th July at a quarter-past four o’clock; it was ordered that the Committee of this House do meet with the Commons Committee at the time proposed by the Commons; and a message was ordered to be sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.
13. Procedure of the House—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees that the Lord Elton and the Lord Shaw of Northstead be appointed members of the Select Committee; the motion was agreed to.
1. 14. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be appointed to serve as members of the Board of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST):
L. Broers
B. Greenfield | L. Oxburgh
L. Winston; |
the motion was agreed to.15. Colleges of Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005—It was moved by the Lord Rooker, on behalf of the Lord President (Baroness Amos), that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee; the motion was agreed to.
16. Children and Adoption Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Adonis 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.
17. Terrorism—The Lord Judd asked Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making, together with other governments in the G8 and the European Union, in the cause of defeating global terrorism; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Triesman.
The House was adjourned at five minutes before seven 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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