HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Tuesday 15th November 2005
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Worcester.
1. Oath—Norman Robert Lord Foster of Thames Bank took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
Judicial Business
2. Oxfordshire County Council (Respondents) v. Oxford City Council (Respondents) and another (Appellant) (2005)—
3. Oxfordshire County Council (Respondents) v. Oxford City Council (Appellants) and another (Respondent) (2005)—
4. Oxfordshire County Council (Appellants) v. Oxford City Council and another (Respondents) (2005)—
The petition of the appellants and respondents praying that the appeals be conjoined; that they be allowed to lodge one statement and appendix, separate cases and be separately represented by counsel in respect of the three appeals; and it was ordered as prayed.
5. Appeal Committee—The 54th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Orders were made—
Jones (Respondent) v. Whalley (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 29th November.
Director of Public Prosecutions (Petitioner) v. Collins (Respondent)—That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 29th November.
R v. Van Dongen (Petitioner) (First petition)—That leave to appeal be refused.
R v. Dica (Petitioner)—That the respondents be invited to lodge objections by 29th November.
R v. Abdroikof (Petitioner) and another—That the respondent be invited to lodge objections by 29th November.
R v. Abdroikof and another (Petitioner)—That the respondent be invited to lodge objections by 29th November.
Couwenbergh (Respondent) v. Valkova (FC) (Petitioner)—That the respondent be invited to lodge objections by 29th November.
R v. Van Dongen (Petitioner) (Second petition)—That leave to appeal be refused.
Papers
6. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Draft Jobseeker’s Allowance (Jobseeker Mandatory Activity) Pilot Regulations 2005, laid under the Jobseekers Act 1995, together with an Explanatory Memorandum;
2. Draft Legal Aid (Northern Ireland) Order 2005, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000; together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
7. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Amendment 29 to the Territorial Army Regulations, laid under the Reserve Forces Act 1996;
2. Accounts for 2004-05 of the Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947;
3. Accounts for 2004-05 of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000;
4. (i) Report and Accounts for 2004-05 of the sportscotland Lottery Fund—
(ii) Accounts for 2004-05 of the Scottish Arts Council National Lottery Distribution Fund—
laid under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.
Select Committee Reports
8. Merits of Statutory Instruments—The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
14th Report, on the following affirmative instrument:
Draft Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005;
and on the following negative instrument:
Railways (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005. (HL Paper 65)
9. European Union—The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed:
Scrutiny of Subsidiarity: Follow-up Report; (15th Report—HL Paper 66)
Human Rights Proofing EU Legislation together with the Minutes of Evidence; (16th Report—HL Paper 67)
Public Business
10. Violent Crime Reduction Bill—A bill to make provision for reducing and dealing with the abuse of alcohol; to make provision about real and imitation firearms, about ammunition and about knives and other weapons; to amend the Football Spectators Act 1989 and the Football (Disorder) Act 2000; to amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and section 8 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; to amend section 23 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969; to amend the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act 2002; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 41)
11. Violent Crime Reduction Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 41-EN)
12. Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill—It was moved by the Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton, on behalf of the Lord Bach, that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clause 1
Schedule 1
Clauses 2 to 17
Schedule 2
Clauses 18 to 28
Schedule 3
Clauses 29 to 31
Schedule 4
Clauses 32 to 51
Schedule 5
Clause 52
Schedule 6 | Clauses 53 to 73
Schedule 7
Clauses 74 to 80
Schedule 8
Clauses 81 and 82
Schedule 9
Clause 83
Schedule 10
Clauses 84 to 97
Schedules 11 and 12
Clauses 98 to 101; |
the motion was agreed to.13. Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill—It was moved by the Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton, on behalf of the Lord McKenzie of Luton, that the order of commitment of 17th October last be discharged and that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House; the motion was agreed to.
14. Identity Cards Bill—The House resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed.
1. 15. Bosnia-Herzegovina—The Lord Astor of Hever asked Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Triesman.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed.
16. Identity Cards Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list); the House was resumed after amendment 8.
The House was adjourned at five minutes before ten o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
