HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Tuesday 28th March 2006
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
1. Lord Davidson of Glen Clova—Neil Forbes Davidson Esquire, QC, having been created Baron Davidson of Glen Clova, of Glen Clova in Angus, for life by Letters Patent dated 22nd March 2006, was introduced between the Baroness Goudie and the Lord Elder, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
Judicial Business
2. Datec Electronics Holdings Limited and others (Respondents) v. United Parcels Services Limited (Appellants) (England)—The appeal of United Parcels Services Limited was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 9th May.
3. R (on the application of Godmanchester Town Council) (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent) and one other action (England)—The appeal of Godmanchester Town Council was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 9th May.
4. R (on the application of Drain) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent) and one other action (England)—The appeal of Leslie Ernest Drain was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 9th May.
Papers
5. Command Papers—The following papers, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Foreign and Commonwealth Office—Active Diplomacy for a Changing World: Government proposals; (6762)
2. Climate Change—The UK Programme 2006; (6764)
3. National Health Service—Treasury Minute dated 28th March 2006 on the dissolution and reconfiguration of certain NHS Trusts: Remission of Outstanding Public Dividend Capital. (—)
6. Negative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Disability Discrimination (Premises) Regulations 2006, laid under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. (887)
7. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Report and Accounts for 2005 of the CITB-Construction Skills, laid under the Industrial Training Act 1982;
2. Return for 2005 of expenditure incurred and prosecutions taken under the Animal Health Act 1981 and incidences of disease in imported animals, laid under that Act;
3. Review of the Registrar General on Marriages and Divorces in England and Wales in 2003 and Adoptions in England and Wales in 2004, laid under the Registration Service Act 1953;
4. (i) Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2006—
(ii) Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2006—
(iii) Civil Service Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2006—
(iv) Partnership Pension Account Death Benefits Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2006—
(v) Partnership Pension Account Ill Health Benefits Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2006—
laid under the Superannuation Act 1972.
Select Committee Reports
8. European Union—The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed:
Human Rights Protection in Europe: The Fundamental Rights Agency, together with the Minutes of Evidence; (29th Report-HL Paper 155)
European Arrest Warrant—Recent Developments, together with the Minutes of Evidence; (30th Report-HL Paper 156)
Ensuring Effective Regulation in EU: Follow-up Report. (31st Report-HL Paper 157)
9. Merits of Statutory Instruments—The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
30th Report, on the following negative instruments:
Railway and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006;
Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006;
Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2006;
Gangmasters Licensing (Exclusions) Regulations 2006;
Gangmasters (Licensing Conditions) Rules 2006;
Gangmasters (Appeals) Regulations 2006;
Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2006;
Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Registration) Regulations 2006. (HL Paper 158)
Public Business
10. Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006—
11. Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 2) Order 2006—
12. Renewables Obligation Order 2006—
13. Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Persistent Misuse of Network or Service) Order 2006—
It was moved by the Lord McKenzie of Luton that the draft Regulations and Orders laid before the House on 31st January, 28th February, 1st March and 6th March be approved en bloc; the motion was agreed to.
14. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill—It was moved by the Lord McKenzie of Luton that the bill be now read a second time; the motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived; then, Standing Order 47 having been dispensed with, the bill was read a third time and passed.
15. Identity Cards Bill—The Commons reasons were considered; it was moved that this House do not insist on its Amendments 22G and 22H in lieu to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reasons 22GA and 22I; then it was moved, as an amendment thereto, at end to insert “but do propose Amendments 22J and 22K in lieu”; after debate, the amendment was agreed to (see division list 1); then the original motion, as amended, was agreed to; the bill was returned to the Commons with amendments.
16. Civil Aviation Bill—The bill was read a third time; amendments were disagreed to (see division lists 2, 3 and 4); amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
17. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL]—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.
1. 18. Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2006—It was moved by the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting that the draft Order laid before the House on 27th February be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
19. Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2006—It was moved by the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting that the draft Order laid before the House on 27th February be approved; the motion was agreed to.
20. Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2006—It was moved by the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting that the draft Order laid before the House on 27th February be approved; the motion was agreed to.
The House was adjourned at three minutes past eleven 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.
Company Law Reform Bill [HL]—The bill was further considered in the Grand Committee; amendments were agreed to; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the questions that certain clauses of the bill stand part were negatived; the Committee was adjourned after clause 698 stood part.
The Committee was adjourned at two minutes past eight o’clock. | 
