HOUSE OF LORDS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Monday 21st November 2005

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

PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark.

Judicial Business

1. Oakley Inc (Petitioners) v. Animal Limited and others (Respondents)—The petition of Oakley Inc praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 18th November).

2. Sempra Metals Limited (formerly Metallgesellschaft Limited) (Respondents) v. Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Inland Revenue and another (Appellants)—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 respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.

3. London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Appellants) v. Begum (FC) (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 2nd January 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.

4. Fornah (FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)—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 19th December (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.

5. Searby (Appellant) v. Yorkshire Traction Company Limited (Respondents)—The petition of the appellant was presented praying that the appeal be withdrawn on the terms agreed between the parties (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto); and it was ordered as prayed.

Papers

6. Command Paper—The following paper, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, was ordered to lie on the Table:

Immigration—Control of Immigration: Statistics for the United Kingdom for 2004. (6690)

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

Draft Safety of Sports Grounds (Northern Ireland) Order 2005, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.

8. Regulatory Reform—The following order was laid before the House under section 6(1) of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 and referred to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee:

Draft Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2005, together with a statement by the Department for Transport.

9. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:

1. Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2005, laid under the Superannuation Act 1972; (3171)

2. Clergy Discipline Appeal Rules 2005, laid under the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991; (3201)

3. Payments to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2005, laid under the Pastoral Measure 1983; (3202)

4. Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 2005, laid under the Channel Tunnel Act 1987; (3207)

5. Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, laid under the Immigration Act 1971; (—)

6. Statement of Alterations to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, laid under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995. (—)

Public Business

10. Consumer Credit Bill—It was moved by the Lord McKenzie of Luton, on behalf of the Lord Sainsbury of Turville, that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:

Clauses 1 to 55
Schedule 1
Clauses 56 to 59
Schedule 2
Clauses 60 to 69

Schedule 3
Clause 70
Schedule 4
Clause 71;

the motion was agreed to.

11. Terrorism Bill—It was moved by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to.

The House was adjourned at six minutes past ten 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.

NHS Redress Bill [HL]—The bill was considered in the Grand Committee; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the Committee was adjourned after amendment 38.

The Committee was adjourned at twenty-eight minutes past seven o’clock.


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