House of Lords

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HOUSE OF LORDS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Wednesday 14th December 2005

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

PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury.

1.  Earldom of Minto in the Peerage of Scotland—The Lord Chancellor reported that Gilbert Timothy George Lariston Elliot-Murray Kynynmound had established his succession to the Earldom of Minto. The Clerk of the Parliaments was accordingly directed to enter the Earl of Minto on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5).

2.  Leave of Absence—Leave of absence was granted to the Lord Chancellor for Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th December.

Judicial Business

3.  R (on the application of Hurst) (Respondent) v. Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis (Appellant) (England)—The appeal of the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 25th January.

4.  R v. May (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.

5.  Appeal Committee—The following Orders were made pursuant to the 54th Report:

R v. Dica (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be refused.

R v. Abdroikof (Petitioner) and another—That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 4th January.

R v. Abdroikof and another (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 4th January.

6.  Appeal Committee—The 68th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made—

R v. Williamson (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 4th January.

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.  Departmental Performance—Foreign and Commonwealth Office Autumn Performance Report 2005;    (6709)

2.  Finance—Treasury Minutes on the First and Third Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts 2005-06.    (6712)

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

Draft Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006, laid under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.

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

1.  Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) Order 2005, laid under the Transport Act 2000;  (3406)

2.  Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Surrey) (Borough of Elmbridge) Order 2005, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991;  (3407)

3.    (i)  Prison (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2005—    (3437)

(ii)  Young Offender Institution (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2005—  (3438)

laid under the Criminal Justice Act 1967.

10.  Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:

1.  (i)  Report on the Inspection of Forensic Science Northern Ireland—

(ii)     Review of Scientific Support Services in the Police Service of Northern Ireland—

laid under the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002;

2.  Report of the Boundary Commission for Wales on Parliamentary Constituencies, laid under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.

11.  Instrument coming into operation before being laid—The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House that he had received, under the proviso to section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, notification that the following instrument came into operation before being laid before Parliament, with an explanation thereof; the notification and explanation were ordered to lie on the Table:

Avian Influenza (Preventative Measures) (No. 2) Regulations 2005.  (3394)

Select Committee Reports

12.  Statutory Instruments—The 13th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:

Draft Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2006;

Draft Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2006;

Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2006;

it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 94)

13.  Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform—The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

11th Report, on the following bills:

London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Bill;

Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill. (HL Paper 95)

Public Business

14.  Consolidated Fund Bill—A bill to authorise the use of resources for the service of the years ending with 31st March 2006 and 31st March 2007 and to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years ending with 31st March 2006 and 31st March 2007 was brought from the Commons endorsed with the certificate of the Speaker that the bill is a money bill and read a first time.

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; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list); the House was resumed.

16.  Safety of Sports Grounds (Northern Ireland) Order 2005—It was moved by the Lord Rooker that the draft Order laid before the House on 21st November be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.

17.  Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2005—It was moved by the Lord Bach that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24th November be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.

The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed.

1.  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 219.

The House was adjourned at four 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