HOUSE OF LORDS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Thursday 19th October 2006

The House met at eleven o’clock.

PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.

Judicial Business

1.  Forbes (FC) (Petitioner) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)—The petition of Giles Javen Forbes praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioner’s certificate of public funding was lodged.

Papers

2.  Command Paper—The following paper, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty on the dates shown, was ordered to lie on the Table:

Government Response to the Report of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Protecting and Preserving our Heritage.    (6947)

3.  Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:

1.  Draft Association of Law Costs Draftsmen Order 2006, laid under the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;

2.  Draft National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2006, laid under the Government of Wales Act 1998;

3.    (i)  Draft Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places (Parliamentary Elections) Regulations 2006—

(ii)    Draft Service Voters’ Registration Period Order 2006—

(iii)    Draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006—

laid under the Representation of the People Act 1983.

4.  Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:

1.  Broadcasting Digital Terrestrial Sound (Technical Service) Order 2006, laid under the Gaming Act 1996;    (2793)

2.  Statute made by Churchill College, Cambridge on 17th March 2006, laid under the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act 1923.    (—)

Select Committee Reports

5.  Science and Technology—The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed:

Science and Heritage; (9th Report—HL Paper 256)

Science Teaching in Schools. (10th Report—HL Paper 257)

Public Business

6.  Education and Inspections Bill—The bill was further considered on report; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; amendments were disagreed to (see division lists 1 to 3); further consideration on report was adjourned.

7.  Zimbabwe—The Lord Blaker asked Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current situation in Zimbabwe; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Triesman.

8.  Education and Inspections Bill—The bill was further considered on report; amendments were agreed to; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; further consideration on report was adjourned after amendment 91.

The House was adjourned at half-past six o’clock to Monday next, half-past two o’clock.

PAUL HAYTER

  Clerk of the Parliaments