HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Friday 12th May 2006
The House met at ten o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of St Albans.
Judicial Business
1. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondents) v. William Grant & Sons Distillers Limited (Appellants) (Scotland)—
2. Small (Her Majesty’s Inspector of Taxes) (Respondent) v. Mars UK Limited (Appellants)—
The appeals were set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee (lodged 11th May).
3. Whaley and another (Appellant) v. Advocate General for Scotland and another and others (Respondents) (Scotland)—The petition of the appellant praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 22nd June (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed (lodged 21st April).
Papers
4. Command Papers—The following papers, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Petroleum—Framework Agreement between the United Kingdom and Norway concerning Cross-Boundary Petroleum Co-operation, together with an Explanatory Memorandum; (6792)
2. Sentenced Persons—Agreement between the United Kingdom and India on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons; (6793)
3. Environment—European Landscape Convention, together with an Explanatory Memorandum; (6794)
4. Trade and Industry—Departmental Report for 2006 of the Department of Trade and Industry; (6826)
5. National Savings—Departmental Report for 2006 of National Savings and Investments; (6837)
6. National Statistics—Departmental Report for 2006 of the Office for National Statistics. (6838)
5. Negative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Statute made by Churchill College, Cambridge on 17th March 2006, laid under the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act 1923. (—)
Public Business
6. Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]—The bill was read a third time and passed and sent to the Commons.
7. Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Joffe that the bill be now read a second time; then it was moved by the Lord Carlile of Berriew, as an amendment thereto, to leave out “now” and at end insert “this day six months”; after debate, the amendment was agreed to (see division list).
8. Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill—A bill to make provision about the delegation of functions by the Housing Corporation and Housing for Wales and about the validation of things done or evidenced by, and the authentication of the fixing of, their seals was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 105)
9. Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 105-EN)
10. Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill—A bill to make provision about the reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases, the alleviation of fuel poverty, the promotion of microgeneration and the use of heat produced from renewable sources, compliance with building regulations relating to emissions of greenhouse gases and the use of fuel and power, the renewables obligation relating to the generation and supply of electricity and the adjustment of transmission charges for electricity; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 106)
11. Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 106-EN)
The House was adjourned at half-past five o’clock
to Monday next, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
