HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Tuesday 6th June 2006
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Norwich.
1. Lord Burnett—John Patrick Aubone Burnett, Esquire, having been created Baron Burnett, of Whitchurch in the County of Devon, for life by Letters Patent dated in the afternoon of 31st May 2006, was introduced between the Lord Dholakia and the Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
2. Lord Trimble—The Right Honourable William David Trimble, having been created Baron Trimble, of Lisnagarvey in the County of Antrim, for life by Letters Patent dated in the forenoon of 2nd June 2006, was introduced between the Lord Rogan and the Lord Steinberg, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
Judicial Business
3. Carter (sued on his own on behalf of the other members of the Labour Party) (Respondent) v. Ahsan (Appellant)—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 3rd July (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed (lodged 5th June).
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. Foreign Affairs—Government Response to the Third Report of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on Public Diplomacy; (6840)
2. Northern Ireland—16th Report of the Office of the Oversight Commissioner on the progress of Implementation of Recommendations by the Independent Commission on policing in Northern Ireland.
5. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
Draft Budget (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
6. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. (i) Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (City of Derby) Order 2006— (1445)
(ii) Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees) Order 2006— (1446)
laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991;
2. Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2006, laid under the Transport Act 2000; (1447)
3. Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; (1463)
4. (i) Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No. 5) Order 2006— (1468)
(ii) Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No. 6) Order 2006— (1470)
laid under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973;
5. Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2006, laid under the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. (—)
7. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Report for the period 1st September 2005 to 31st March 2006 of the Financial Assistance Scheme, laid under the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005;
2. Minute from the Cabinet Office, together with a List relating to aliens employed in the Civil Service during the financial year 2005-06, laid under the Aliens’ Employment Act 1955.
Select Committee Report
8. Merits of Statutory Instruments—The 36th Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 198)
Private Business
9. London Local Authorities Bill [HL]—The Chairman of Committees acquainted the House that, in accordance with Private Business Standing Order 121, he had selected the following Deputy Chairmen to join him on the Unopposed Bill Committee on the bill:
Public Business10. Government of Wales Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list); amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed.
11. Nuclear proliferation—The Baroness Williams of Crosby asked Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to counter the dangers of nuclear proliferation; after debate, the question was answered by the Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.
12. Government of Wales Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; the House was resumed and the bill was reported with amendments; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 121)
The House was adjourned at five minutes before eleven o’clock till tomorrow, three o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
