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HOUSE OF LORDS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Tuesday 9th May 2006

The House met at half-past two o’clock.

PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Chester.

Judicial Business

1.  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—

2.  R (on the application of Drain) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent) and one other action—

The petition of the appellants praying that the appeals be consolidated; that they be allowed to lodge one statement, one case and one appendix and be jointly represented in respect of the two appeals and that the respondent be allowed to lodge one case in respect of the two appeals (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.

3.  Belfast City Council (Appellants) v. Miss Behavin’ Limited (Respondents) (Northern Ireland)—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 16th June (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed (lodged 5th May).

4.  Datec Electronics Holdings Limited and others (Respondents) v. United Parcels Services Limited (Appellants)—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 20th June (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.

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.  Education—Departmental Report for 2005-06 of the Office for Standards in Education;    (6813)

2.  International Development—Departmental Report for 2005-06 of the Department for International Development.    (6824)

6.  Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:

1.  (i)  Report and Accounts for the period 1st April to 30th September 2005 of the National Blood Authority—

(ii)  Report and Accounts for the period 1st April to 30th September 2005 of UK Transplant—

laid under the National Health Service Act 1977;

2.  Report and Accounts for 2004-05 of the Security Industry Authority, laid under the Private Security Industry Act 2001.

Select Committee Reports

7.  Liaison—The 2nd Report from the Liaison Committee was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 174)

8.  Merits of Statutory Instruments—The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

34th Report, on the following negative instruments:

Takeovers Directive (Interim Implementation) Regulations 2006;

Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006. (HL Paper 178)

9.  Selection—The 2nd Report from the Committee of Selection was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 180)

Private Business

10.  HBOS Group Reorganisation Bill—The bill was reported from the Unopposed Bill Committee without amendment.

Public Business

11.  Civil Aviation Bill—The bill was returned from the Commons with certain amendments disagreed to with a reason for such disagreement; with certain amendments disagreed to but with an amendment proposed in lieu thereof; and with the remaining amendments agreed to; the Commons amendment and reason were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 103)

12.  Company Law Reform Bill [HL]—The report was received; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; an amendment was agreed to (see division list 1); an amendment was disagreed to (see division list 2); further consideration on report was adjourned.

13.  Water Framework Directive—The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer asked Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the Water Framework Directive; after debate, the question was answered by the Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton.

The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed.

14.  Company Law Reform Bill [HL]—The bill was further considered on report; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; further consideration on report was adjourned after 169.

The House was adjourned at seven minutes past ten 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.

Health Bill—The bill was further considered in the Grand Committee; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the Committee was adjourned after amendment 43.

The Committee was adjourned at twenty-four minutes past seven o’clock.