HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Tuesday 21st March 2006
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford.
1. Earldom of Lichfield in the Peerage of the United Kingdom—The Lord Chancellor reported that Thomas William Robert Hugh Anson had established his succession to the Earldom of Lichfield. The Clerk of the Parliaments was accordingly directed to enter the Earl of Lichfield on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5).
Judicial Business
2. R v. Singh (Petitioner)—The petition of Alexander Sukadave Singh praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
3. R v. James and another (Petitioners)—The petition of Leslie Hall James and Jamal Karimi praying for an extension of time within which the petition may be lodged and for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
4. Appeal Committee—The 91st Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made—
Oxfordshire County Council (Respondents) v. Oxford City Council (Respondents) and another (Appellant) (2005)—
Oxfordshire County Council (Respondents) v. Oxford City Council (Appellants) and another (Respondent) (2005)—
Oxfordshire County Council (Appellants) v. Oxford City Council and another (Respondents) (2005)—
That the petition of Christopher John Whitmey that he might be heard or otherwise intervene in the said appeal be refused.
5. Appeal Committee—The 92nd Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made—
R (on the application of Laporte) (FC) (Original Appellant and Cross-respondent) v. Chief Constable of Gloucestershire (Original Respondent and Cross-appellant)—That the petition of the National Council for Civil Liberties that they might be heard or otherwise intervene in the said appeal be allowed.
Paper
6. Negative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Statute made by Queens’ College, Cambridge on 10th October 2005, laid under the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act 1923. (—)
Select Committee Reports
7. Merits of Statutory Instruments—The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed:
28th Report, on the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Persistent Misuse of Network or Service) Order 2006;
Draft Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006;
and on the following negative instruments:
National Care Standards Commission (Commission for Social Care Inspection) (Fees) (Adoption Agencies, Adoption Support Agencies and Local Authority Fostering Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006;
Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) Order 2006. (HL Paper 148)
29th Report, the Management of Secondary Legislation, together with the minutes of evidence. (HL Paper 149)
Private Business
8. London Local Authorities Bill [HL]—The petition against the bill from The Society of London Theatre and The Theatrical Management Association (No. 23) was withdrawn.
Public Business
9. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill—A bill to authorise the use of resources for the service of the years ending with 31st March 2005 and 31st March 2006 and to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending with 31st March 2006; and to appropriate the supply authorised in this Session of Parliament for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2005 and the further supply authorised in this session of Parliament for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2006 was brought from the Commons endorsed with the certificate of the Deputy Speaker that the bill is a money bill and read a first time.
10. Parliament (Participation of Members of the House of Commons) Bill [HL]—The order of commitment was discharged.
11. Consumer Credit Bill—The bill was read a third time; an amendment was agreed to; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list); an amendment was moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
12. Childcare Bill—It was moved by the Lord Adonis that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Grand Committee.
13. National Lottery 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 and the bill was reported without amendment.
The House was adjourned at six minutes before nine o’clock
till tomorrow, a quarter before ten o’clock for judicial business,
three 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.
Electoral Administration Bill—The bill was further considered in the Grand Committee; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; the Committee was adjourned after clause 22 stood part.
The Committee was adjourned at twenty-six minutes before eight o’clock. | 
