House of Lords

Session 2005 - 06 Publications on the internet Minutes and Order Papers

Minutes and Order Paper - Minutes of Proceedings

Subscribe to Email Alerts for this page Please note that a new window will open up when subscribing to this service. When you have completed the subscription sign-on, click on Close to shut the window down.

HOUSE OF LORDS MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS Tuesday 18th October 2005 The House met at half-past two o’clock. PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwell. 1.  Lord Rees of Ludlow—Sir Martin John Rees, Knight, having been created Baron Rees of Ludlow, of Ludlow in the County of Shropshire, for life by Letters Patent dated 6th September 2005, was introduced between the Lord Eatwell and the Lord Bragg, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute. Papers 2.  Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: 1.  Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, laid under the Clean Air Act 1993;  (2895) 2.  Waste (Household Waste Duty of Care) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005, laid under the European Communities Act 1972;  (2900) 3.  Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005, laid under the Civil Partnership Act 2004.  (—) Select Committee Reports 3.  Merits of Statutory Instruments—The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: 10th Report, on the following negative instrument: TSE (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2005. (HL Paper 49) 4.  BBC Charter Review—The First Report from the Select Committee, together with appendices, was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 50) Public Business 5.  Transport (Wales) Bill—A bill to make provision about transport to, from and within Wales was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 26) 6.  Transport (Wales) Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 26-EN) 7.  Commons Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Bach that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Commons Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses 1 to 21 Schedule 1 Clause 22 Schedule 2 Clauses 23 to 42 Schedule 3 Clauses 43 to 47 Schedule 4 Clause 48 Schedule 5 Clauses 49 to 57; the motion was agreed to. 8.  Racial and Religious Hatred Bill—It was moved by the Lord Bassam of Brighton, on behalf of the Baroness Scotland of Asthal, that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order: Clause 1 Schedule Clauses 2 and 3; the motion was agreed to. 9.  Charities Bill [HL]—The bill was further considered on report; amendments were agreed to; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were disagreed to (see division lists 1 and 2); it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 27) 10.  Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 4) 2005—It was moved by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland that the Rules laid before the House on 27th June be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to. The House was adjourned at thirteen minutes before seven o’clock till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock. PAUL HAYTER   Clerk of the Parliaments APPENDIX PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COMMITTEE (IN THE MOSES ROOM) The Committee met at half-past three o’clock. Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [HL]—The bill was 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 33. The Committee was adjourned at twenty-eight minutes before eight o’clock.