HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday 2nd November 2005
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Rochester.
Judicial Business
1. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondents) v. Stringer and others (Appellants) (England)—The appeal of Sabriye Kilic, Michael Thwaites, Keith Ainsworth and Sabba Khan was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 14th December.
2. Leeds City Council (Respondents) v. Price and others and others (FC) (Appellants)—The petition of Justice and the National Council for Civil Liberties praying for leave to intervene in the said appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
3. O (FC) (Appellant) v. Crown Court at Harrow (Respondents) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice)—
4. In re O (Appellant) (application for a writ of Habeas Corpus) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice)—
The appeals were set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
5. Beggs (FC) (Respondent) v. Scottish Ministers (Appellants) (Scotland)—The respondent’s legal aid certificate was lodged and it was ordered that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 5th December.
Papers
6. Instrument withdrawn—The following instrument, laid before the House on 27th October, was withdrawn:
Draft European Court of Human Rights (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2005.
7. Command Paper—The following paper, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, was ordered to lie on the Table:
Information Technology—Transformational Government: Enabled by Technology-Strategy Proposal. (6683)
8. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
Draft Farm Woodland Premium Schemes (Amendment) (England) Scheme 2005, laid under the Farm Land and Rural Development Act 1988, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
9. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2005, laid under the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981; (2986)
2. Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2005, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988; (2987)
3. Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment) Regulations 2005, laid under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; (2988)
4. Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Scotland) Order 2005, laid under the Electricity Act 1989; (3041)
5. Licensing Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005, laid under the Licensing Act 2003. (3048)
10. Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Report and Accounts for 2004-05 of the NHS Pensions Agency Special Health Authority (Asiantaeth Pensiynau’r GIG), laid under the National Health Service Act 1977.
Select Committee Report
11. Statutory Instruments—The 7th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Civil Partnership (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2005;
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No.12 and Transitory Provisions) Order 2005;
Draft Financial Assistance Scheme (Appeals) Regulations 2005;
Draft Financial Assistance Scheme (Modifications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005;
it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 59)
Public Business
12. Compensation Bill [HL]—A bill to specify certain factors that may be taken into account by a court determining a claim in negligence; and to make provision for the regulation of claims management services was presented by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 35)
13. Compensation Bill [HL]—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 35-EN)
14. NHS Redress Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Warner 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.
15. Millennium Review Summit (EUC Report)—It was moved by the Lord Bowness that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The European Union’s Role at the Millennium Review Summit (11th Report, HL Paper 35); after debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House was adjourned at two 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
APPENDIX
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COMMITTEE (IN THE MOSES ROOM)
The Committee met at half-past three o’clock.
Commons Bill [HL]—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 amendment 148.
The Committee was adjourned at twenty-one minutes before eight o’clock. | 
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