HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Monday 17th July 2006
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Leicester.
Judicial Business
1. In re D (a child)—The appeal of CD (the mother) was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 21st August.
2. Rusby (Petitioner) v. Harr (Respondent)—The petition of Dorothy Rusby praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 4th July).
3. Ali (Petitioner) (FC) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)—The petition of Muhidin Zackaria Ali (also know as Zackaria Muhidin Ali) praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 12th July).
4. Shinedean Limited (Petitioners) and others v. Axa Insurance Limited (Respondents)—The petition of Shinedean Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
5. Jones (Respondent) v. Garnett (Her Majesty’s Inspector of Taxes) (Appellant)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
6. Douglas and another and others (Appellants) v. Hello! Limited and others (Respondents)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
Papers
7. Command Papers—The following papers, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Local Government—Departmental Report for 2006 of the Department for Communities and Local Government; (6816)
2. Finance—Expenditure Plans for 2006-07 to 2007-08 of the Ministry of Defence; (6822)
3. Crime—New Powers Against Organised and Financial Crime: Government consultation document. (6875)
8. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2006, laid under the Terrorism Act 2000, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
9. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (England) Order 2006, laid under the Fire Services Act 1947; (1810)
2. Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (England) Order 2006, laid under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004; (1811)
3. (i) Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006— (1812)
(ii) Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006— (1813)
laid under the Education (Schools) Act 1997;
4. Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, laid under the Clean Air Act 1993; (1869)
1. 5. Proscribed Organisations (Name Changes) Order 2006, laid under the Terrorism Act 2000. (1919)
10. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Report for 2005-06 of the Public Works Loan Board, laid under the Public Works Loans Act 1875;
2. Report for 2005 of the Medicines Act 1968 Advisory Bodies, laid under that Act;
3. Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Youth Justice Board, laid under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998;
4. Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of English Nature, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
5. (i) Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General—
(ii) Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Patent Office, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General—
laid under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973;
6. Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Marshall Aid Commemoration Act 1953;
7. Report and Accounts for 2004-05 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel Northern Ireland, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Criminal Injuries Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 2002;
8. Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Learning and Skills Council, laid under the Learning and Skills Act 2000;
9. Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority, laid under the Energy Act 2004;
10. Reports and Accounts for 2005-06 of the following NHS Foundation Trusts:
(i) Countess of Chester Hospital—
(ii) Sheffield Teaching Hospitals—
laid under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.
Select Committee Report
11. Human Rights—The 22nd Report from the Joint Committee, Legislative Scrutiny: Twelfth Progress Report, on the Armed Forces Bill, was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 233)
Public Business
12. Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill—A bill to make it an offence to obstruct or hinder persons who provide emergency services; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 142).
13. Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme) (Rights of Appeal) Amendment Regulations 2006—
14. Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Additional Rights of Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations 2006—
It was moved by the Lord Drayson that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 5th June be approved en bloc; the motion was agreed to.
15. Procedure of the House—It was moved by the Chairman of the Committees that the 5th Report from the Select Committee be agreed to; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
16. International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill—The order of commitment was discharged.
17. Piped Music and Showing of Television Programmes Bill [HL]—The bill was read a third time and passed and sent to the Commons.
18. Commons Bill [HL]—The Commons amendments were considered; an amendment to a Commons amendment was moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; then the Commons amendment was agreed to; the remaining Commons amendments were agreed to.
1. 19. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 3) Bill—It was moved by the Lord McKenzie of Luton that the bill be now read a second time; the motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived; then, Standing Order 47 having been dispensed with, the bill was read a third time and passed.
20. Finance (No. 2) Bill—It was moved by the Lord McKenzie of Luton that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived; then, Standing Order 47 having been dispensed with, the bill was read a third time and passed.
21. Finance Bill 2006 (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 Finance Bill 2006 (6th Report, HL Paper 204); the motion was agreed to.
22. Constitutional Reform (Prerogative Powers and Civil Service etc.) Bill [HL]—The report was received; amendments were agreed to; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 143)
23. Northern Ireland: integrated schools—The Baroness Blood asked Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to develop more integrated schools in Northern Ireland and to encourage the transformation of existing schools to integrated schools; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Rooker.
The House was adjourned at twenty-one minutes before ten o’clock till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
