HOUSE OF LORDS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Thursday 26th October 2006

The House met at eleven o’clock.

PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Peterborough.

Judicial Business

1.  In re G (children) (FC)—Further to the Order of the House of 26th July 2006 (75th Report, Session 2005-06 [2006] UKHL 43), it was ordered that the costs orders made in favour of CW in the Order of Mr Justice Coleridge in the Family Division of the High Court of Justice of 11th April 2006 be set aside; that there be no order for costs between the parties in this House and in the courts below; and that the costs of CG be taxed in accordance with the Access to Justice Act 1999; and it was further ordered that the Order of Mrs Justice Bracewell in the Family Division of the High Court of Justice of 15th February 2006 be varied so that for paragraph 7 thereof there shall be substituted the following paragraph: “That CG shall hold the passports for the girls, and will release the passports to CW for the purposes of holidays organised by her providing that CW gives full details of the holiday to CG and requests the passports at least four weeks before the date the children are to travel; CG shall give full details of holidays organised by her for the girls to CW.”

2.  R v. H (Petitioner) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))—The appeal of H was presented and ordered to be prosecuted subject to the procedures applicable thereto.

3.  Appeal Committee—The 134th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Orders were made—

De Grey and another (Respondents) v. Ford and another (Petitioners)—That leave to appeal be refused.

De Grey and another (Respondents) v. Ford (also known as Sayers) and another (Petitioners)—That leave to appeal be refused.

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:

Local Government—Strong and Prosperous Communities: Government proposals.    (6939)

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

1.    (i)  Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Amendment Regulations 2006—    (2806)

(ii)  Medicines for Human Use (Administration and Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2006—  (2807)

laid under the Medicines Act 1968;

2.  Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2006, laid under the European Communities Act 1972;    (2816)

3.  Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2006, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;    (2829)

4.  Draft Amendment to the Code of Practice for using Plant Production Products, laid under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.    (—)

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 sportscotland Lottery Fund, laid under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.

Public Business

7.  Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill—The report was received; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list 1); amendments were agreed to; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; further consideration on report was adjourned.

8.  Parliamentary Costs Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to.

9.  Wireless Telegraphy Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to.

10.  Charities Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with amendments and with a privilege amendment; it was ordered that the Commons amendments be printed. (HL Bill 160)

11.  Medicines for Human Use (National Rules for Homeopathic Products) Regulations 2006—It was moved by the Lord Taverne that an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 21st July, be annulled (S.I. 2006/1952); after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn.

12.  Fraud Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to.

13.  Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill—The bill was further considered on report; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list 2); amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 161)

The House was adjourned at twenty-nine minutes before seven o’clock till tomorrow, eleven o’clock.

PAUL HAYTER

  Clerk of the Parliaments