HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Thursday 20th April 2006
The House met at eleven o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Worcester.
Papers
1. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
Draft Collection of Fines (Final Scheme) Order 2006, laid under the Courts Act 2003, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
2. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. School Staffing (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; (1067)
2. Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, laid under the Education Act 1996; (1068)
3. Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Fitting Date) Regulations 2006, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; (1117)
4. Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Relationships Arising Through Civil Partnership) Order 2006, laid under the Civil Partnership Act 2004; (1121)
5. Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. (—)
3. Instruments not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Reserve Forces (Air Force Pay) Order 2006, laid under the Reserve Forces Act 1996; (—)
2. Royal Air Force (Pay) Order 2006, laid under the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917. (—)
Public Business
4. Her Majesty The Queen’s 80th Birthday—It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) that an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty The Queen as follows—
We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer Your Majesty the warmest congratulations of this House on the occasion of Your Majesty’s forthcoming eightieth Birthday;
To assure Your Majesty of our deep affection and highest regard;
And to join our prayers with those of the Nation and Commonwealth for the long continuance of Your Majesty’s health and happiness;
after debate, the motion was agreed to nemine dissentiente; and it was ordered that the Address be presented to Her Majesty by the Lord Chamberlain.
5. Wireless Telegraphy Bill [HL]—A bill to consolidate enactments about wireless telegraphy was presented by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 95)
6. Violent Crime Reduction Bill—It was moved by the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting, on behalf of the Baroness Scotland of Asthal, that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Violent Crime Reduction Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 44
Schedule 1
Clause 45
Schedule 2
Clauses 46 and 47 | Schedule 3
Clauses 48 to 55
Schedule 4
Clause 56; |
the motion was agreed to.7. Fox hunting: alternatives (Balloted debate)—It was moved by the Lord Harrison that there be laid before the House papers relating to the development of alternatives to fox hunting in the light of the Hunting Act 2004; after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn.
8. Electricity supply (Balloted debate)—It was moved by the Lord Tombs that there be laid before the House papers relating to the problems in the electricity supply industry created by the absence of a strategic decision mechanism; after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn.
9. Lighter Evenings (Experiment) Bill [HL]—The House resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were agreed to; an amendment was moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed and the bill was reported with amendments; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 96)
10. Education: science and technology—The Baroness Greenfield asked Her Majesty’s Government what account they are taking of the impact of fast-moving advances in science and technology on how young people think and learn in planning future education policy; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Adonis.
The House was adjourned at a quarter before five 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.
Health Bill—The bill was considered in the Grand Committee; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the Committee was adjourned after amendment 6.
The Committee was adjourned at twelve minutes before six o’clock. | 
