HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Friday 3rd March 2006
The House met at eleven o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.
Judicial Business
1. Grieves (Petitioner) v. F T Everard & Sons Limited and others (Respondents)—The petition of John Grieves praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 22nd February).
2. Nagalingam (Petitioner) v. Ney and another (Respondents)—The petition of Puvanarani Tammy Nagalingam praying for leave to appeal notwithstanding that the time limited by Standing Order II has expired was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
3. McCaughey (AP) (Appellant) v. Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Respondent) (Northern Ireland)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee (lodged 2nd March).
4. Jordan (AP) (Appellant) v. Lord Chancellor and another (Respondents) (Northern Ireland)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee (lodged 2nd March).
5. Kola (FC) and another (FC) (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (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 13th April 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 (lodged 2nd March).
Papers
6. Instrument withdrawn—The following instrument, laid before the House on 27th February, was withdrawn:
Draft International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) Miscellaneous Provisions Order 2006.
7. Command Paper—The following paper, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, was ordered to lie on the Table:
Treaty Series—2003 Amendments to the Protocol of 1988 Relating to the International Convention on Load Lines. (6756)
8. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. (i) Education (Designated Institutions in Further Education) (Amendment) Order 2006— (408)
(ii) Workers’ Educational Association (Designated Institution in Further Education) Order 2006— (409)
laid under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;
2. Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (Membership and Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, laid under the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002; (486)
3. Medicines for Human Use and Medical Devices (Fees Amendments) Regulations 2006, laid under the Medicines Act 1971; (494)
4. (i) Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2006— (496)
(ii) Social Security Pensions (Low Earnings Threshold) Order 2006— (500)
laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992;
5. Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Fees) Rules Order 2006, laid under the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003; (515)
6. Commission for Social Care Inspection (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, laid under the Care Standards Act 2000; (517)
7. (i) Hill Farm Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2006— (518)
(ii) Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts (Amendment) and Water Act 2003 (Transitional Provision) Regulations 2006— (523)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972;
8. Enterprise Act 2002 (Water Services Regulation Authority) Order 2006, laid under the Enterprise Act 2002. (522)
Public Business
9. Constitutional Reform (Prerogative Powers and Civil Service etc.) Bill [HL]—The Queen’s Consent was signified; then it was moved by the Lord Lester of Herne Hill that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
10. Scottish Parliament (Candidates) Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Foulkes of Cumnock that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
11. Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Laird that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
The House was adjourned at nine minutes past four o’clock
to Monday next, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
