HOUSE OF LORDS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Wednesday 16th November 2005

The House met at half-past two o’clock.

PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Worcester.

Judicial Business

1.  Golden Strait Corporation (Petitioners) v. Nippon Yusen Kubishika Kaisha (Respondents)—The petition of Golden Strait Corporation praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.

2.  Agassi (Respondent) v. Robinson (Her Majesty’s Inspector of Taxes) (Appellant)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.

3.  Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group plc (Appellants) v. Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Inland Revenue and another (Respondents)—

4.  Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group plc (Respondents) v. Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Inland Revenue and another (Appellants)—

(Consolidated Appeals)—

The appeals were set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.

5.  O’Brien and others (FC) (Appellants) v. Independent Assessor (Respondent)—The petition of the appellants praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 26th December (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.

6.  Appeal Committee—The 55th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made—

O (FC) (Appellant) v. Crown Court at Harrow (Respondents) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice)—

In re O (Appellant) (application for a writ of Habeas Corpus) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice)—

(Consolidated Appeals)—

That the petition of the Director of Public Prosecutions that he might be heard or otherwise intervene in the said appeal be allowed.

Papers

7.  Command Papers—The following papers, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, were ordered to lie on the Table:

1.  Finance—Treasury Minutes on the Second, Fifth and Sixth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts 2005-06;    (6689)

2.  Pollution—International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001.    (6693)

8.  Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:

Draft Transport for London (Best Value) (Contracting Out of Investment and Highway Functions) Order 2005, laid under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.

9.  Negative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:

Civil Partnership (Armed Forces) Order 2005, laid under the Civil Partnership Act 2004.    (3188)

10.  Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:

Overseas Territories (Zimbabwe) (Restrictive Measures) (Amendment) Order 2005, laid under the Saint Helena Act 1833.  (3183)

Select Committee Report

11.  Statutory Instruments—The 9th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:

Draft Animal Health Act 1981 (Amendment) Regulations 2005;

Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2005;

Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 5) (No. 3) Order 2005;

it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 68)

Public Business

12.  Harbours Bill—It was moved by the Lord Berkeley that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House; the motion was agreed to.

13.  European Court of Human Rights (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2005—It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee; the motion was agreed to.

14.  European Forest Institute (Legal Capacities) Order 2005—It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee; the motion was agreed to.

15.  Identity Cards Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; an amendment was agreed to (see division list); amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed.

16.  Consumer Credit Bill—The bill was reported from the Grand Committee with an amendment; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 42)

17.  Music manifesto—The Lord Harrison asked Her Majesty’s Government what further action they will take to implement the 2004 music manifesto, aimed at delivering musical opportunities for young people; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Adonis.

18.  Identity Cards Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed after amendment 38.

The House was adjourned at seven minutes before 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

APPENDIX

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COMMITTEE (IN THE MOSES ROOM)

The Committee met at half-past three o’clock.

Consumer Credit Bill—The bill was further considered in the Grand Committee; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; an amendment was agreed to; it was ordered that the bill be reported with an amendment.

The Committee was adjourned at two minutes past five o’clock.