HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Friday 14th July 2006
The House met at eleven o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.
Judicial Business
1. Riyad Band and others (Respondents) v. Ahli United Bank (UK) plc (formerly United Bank of Kuwait plc) (Petitioners)—The petition of Ahli United Bank (UK) plc praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 13th July).
2. Carphone Warehouse UK Limited (Petitioners) v. Malekout (Respondent)—The petition of Carphone Warehouse UK Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
3. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited (Petitioners) v. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondents)—The petition of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
Papers
4. Command Paper—The following paper, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, was ordered to lie on the Table:
Commercial Debts—Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and Kenya concerning Certain Commercial Debts (The United Kingdom/Kenya Debt Agreement No. 3 (2004)). (6890)
5. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, laid under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998; (1785)
2. Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) Regulations 2006, laid under the Finance Act 1973; (1879)
3. Salaries (Comptroller and Auditor General) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000. (—)
6. Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000.
Public Business
7. Economics of Climate Change (Economic Affairs Committee Report)—It was moved by the Lord Wakeham that this House takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on the Economics of Climate Change (2nd Report, HL Paper 12); after debate, the motion was agreed to.
8. NHS Redress Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons with amendments and with a privilege amendment; it was ordered that the Commons amendments be printed. (HL Bill 141)
9. Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Ashley of Stoke that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
1. 10. Scotland (Petitions for a Referendum on Independence) Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Earl of Mar and Kellie that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House was adjourned at five o’clock to Monday next, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
