HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Thursday 9th March 2006
The House met at eleven o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Coventry.
Judicial Business
1. Oxfordshire County Council (Respondents) v. Oxford City Council (Respondents) and another (Appellant) (2005)—
2. Oxfordshire County Council (Respondents) v. Oxford City Council (Appellants) and another (Respondent) (2005)—
3. Oxfordshire County Council (Appellants) v. Oxford City Council and another (Respondents) (2005)—
The petition of Christopher John Whitmey praying for leave to intervene in the said appeals was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
4. Appeal Committee—The following Order was made pursuant to the 77th Report:
R v. Rogers (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 23rd March.
5. Appeal Committee—The following Order was made pursuant to the 79th Report:
R v. Robinson (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be refused.
Papers
6. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
Draft Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, laid under the European Communities Act 1972, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
7. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Fish Labelling (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990; (506)
2. (i) Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2006— (524)
(ii) Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Amendment) Regulations 2006— (525)
laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988;
3. Railways Act 2005 (Amendment) Regulations 2006, laid under the Railways Act 2005; (556)
4. (i) Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006— (557)
(ii) European Communities (Designation) Order 2006— (608)
(iii) Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) (Amendment) Regulations 2006— (618)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972;
5. Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2006, laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992; (559)
6. Occupational Pension Schemes (Pension Protection Levies) (Transitional Period and Modification for Multi-employer Schemes) Regulations 2006, laid under the Pensions Act 2004; (566)
7. Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Order 2006, laid under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005; (594)
8. Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) Order 2006, laid under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000; (602)
9. Competition Act 1998 (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2006, laid under the Competition Act 1998; (605)
10. Transfer of Functions (Office of Her Majesty’s Paymaster General) Order 2006, laid under the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975; (607)
11. (i) Gambling Act 2005 (Licensing Authority Policy Statement) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006— (636)
(ii) Gambling Act 2005 (Licensing Authority Policy Statement) (First Appointed Day) Order 2006— (637)
laid under the Gambling Act 2005;
12. Police (Recruitment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, laid under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998. (—)
8. Instrument not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Ivory Coast (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2006, laid under the Saint Helena Act 1833. (610)
Private Business
9. Whitehaven Harbour Bill [HL]—The Examiner’s certificate that the further Standing Orders had been complied with was ordered to lie on the Table and the bill was committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee.
Public Business
10. Business of the House—It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) that the debates on the motions in the names of the Baroness Cumberlege and the Lord Goodlad set down for today shall each be limited to 3 hours; the motion was agreed to.
11. Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006—
12. Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 2) Order 2006—
13. Renewables Obligation Order 2006—
14. Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Persistent Misuse of Network or Service) Order 2006—
15. Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2006—
16. Terrorism Act 2000 (Revised Code of Practice for the Identification of Persons by Police Officers) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006—
It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) that the instruments be referred to a Grand Committee en bloc; the motion was agreed to.
17. National Health Service (3-hour debate)—It was moved by the Baroness Cumberlege that there be laid before the House papers relating to plans for the National Health Service; after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn.
18. Voluntary sector (3-hour debate)—It was moved by the Lord Goodlad that there be laid before the House papers relating to the value of the voluntary sector and volunteering; after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn.
19. Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006—It was moved by the Baroness Andrews that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9th February be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
20. Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006—It was moved by the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24th January be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
1. 21. Childcare Bill—A bill to make provision about the powers and duties of local authorities and other bodies in England in relation to the improvement of the well-being of young children; to make provision about the powers and duties of local authorities in England and Wales in relation to the provision of childcare and the provision of information to parents and other persons; to make provision about the regulation and inspection of childcare provision in England; to amend Part 10A of the Children Act 1989 in relation to Wales; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 85)
22. Childcare Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 85-EN)
23. National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) (Amendment) Order 2006—It was moved by the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting that the draft Order laid before the House on 24th January be approved; the motion was agreed to.
24. Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006—It was moved by the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 6th February be approved; the motion was agreed to.
25. Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006—It was moved by the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting that the draft Order laid before the House on 14th December 2005 be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
26. Work and Families Bill—The bill was reported from the Grand Committee without amendment.
The House was adjourned at seven minutes past six o’clock
to Monday next, 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 two o’clock.
Work and Families Bill—The bill was considered in the Grand Committee; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; it was ordered that the bill be reported without amendment.
The Committee was adjourned at five minutes past six o’clock. | 
