HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday 23rd November 2005
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark.
1. Marquessate of Bristol in the Peerage of the United Kingdom—The Lord Chancellor reported that Frederick William Augustus Hervey had established his succession to the Marquessate of Bristol. The Clerk of the Parliaments was accordingly directed to enter the Marquess of Bristol on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5).
Judicial Business
2. Mainstream Properties Limited (Appellants) v. Young and others and another (Respondent) (England)—The appeal of Mainstream Properties Limited was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 4th January.
3. R (on the application of Clift) (FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)—
4. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v. Hindawi (FC) (Appellant) and another—
5. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v. Hindawi and another (FC) (Appellant)—
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 4th January or to the third sitting day after the next ensuing meeting of the House (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
6. Appeal Committee—The following Order was made pursuant to the 49th Report:
Coudrat (Petitioner) v. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondents)—That leave to appeal be refused; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(d); and, if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Papers
7. Command Paper—The following paper, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, was ordered to lie on the Table:
Double Taxation—Agreement between the United Kingdom and Brazil to avoid Double Taxation on the profits derived from Shipping and Air Transport. (6698)
8. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Draft Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty and Disclosure of Information) Order 2005, laid under the Communications Act 2003, together with an Explanatory Memorandum;
2. Draft Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Amendment) Order 2005, laid under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, together with an Explanatory Memorandum;
3. Draft International Criminal Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2005, laid under the International Criminal Court Act 2001, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
9. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2005, laid under the Superannuation Act 1972; (3199)
2. West Suffolk Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2005, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977; (3206)
3. Litter (Fixed Penalty Notices) Order 1991 and the Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalties) Order 1996 (Revocation) (England) Order 2005, laid under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. (3223)
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 Independent Police Complaints Commission, laid under the Police Reform Act 2002.
Select Committee Reports
11. Statutory Instruments—The 10th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Jobseeker’s Allowance (Jobseeker Mandatory Activity) Pilot Regulations 2005;
Draft Transport for London (Best Value) (Contracting Out of Investment and Highway Functions) Order 2005;
it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 72)
12. Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform—The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed:
7th Report, on the following bills:
Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill [HL];
Estate Agents (Independent Redress Scheme) Bill [HL];
Transport (Wales) Bill—Government response. (HL Paper 73)
8th Report, on the proposal for the draft Regulatory Reform (Forestry) Order 2006, and the Government response to the Committee’s 18th Report of 2004-05. (HL Paper 74)
Public Business
13. Estate Agents (Independent Redress Scheme) Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Dubs that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House; the motion was agreed to.
14. Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill—The order of commitment was discharged.
15. 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.
16. NHS Redress Bill [HL]—The bill was reported from the Grand Committee with amendments; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 45)
17. Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005—It was moved by the Lord Rooker that the draft Order laid before the House on 24th October be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed.
18. Identity Cards Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list); amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed after clause 3 stood part.
The House was adjourned at three minutes past 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.
NHS Redress 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; it was ordered that the bill be reported with amendments.
The Committee was adjourned at twenty-two minutes past six o’clock. | 
