HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Monday 30th October 2006
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Rochester.
Judicial Business
1. R (on the application of M) (FC) (Appellant) v. London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (Respondents) (England)—The appeal of M was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 11th December.
2. Appeal Committee—The 135th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Orders were made—
Hammond (Petitioner) v. Department for Work and Pensions (Respondents)—That the petition be dismissed as inadmissible.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited (Petitioners) v. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondents)—That the respondents be invited to lodge objections by 13th November.
R v. G (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be given, and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 13th November.
Ronan (Petitioner) v. J Sainsbury plc (Respondents)—That leave to appeal be refused; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(d); and, if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Cusworth (Petitioner) v. British Gas Services Limited (Respondents)—That the petition be dismissed as inadmissible.
Bhanderi (Petitioner) v. Bhanderi (Respondent)—That the petition be dismissed as inadmissible.
Papers
3. Command Papers—The following papers, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Law Commissions—Report of the Law Commission on the Termination of Tenancies for Tenant Default; (6946)
(i) Government Response to the Fourth Report of the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee on Pensions Reform; (6956)
(ii) Consultation Report summarising responses to the Government consultation document, “Security in retirement: towards a new pensions scheme”; (6960)
3. Treaty Series—Criminal Law Convention on Corruption and Additional Protocol to the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption; (6958)
4. Defence—Minute concerning the gifting of military equipment to the Afghan Government. (—)
4. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
Draft Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Loss of Capacity during Research Project) (England) Regulations 2006, laid under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
5. Negative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (2841)
6. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973;
2. Report for 2006 of the Healthcare Commission, laid under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.
Private Business
7. Standing Orders (Private Business)—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees that the Standing Orders relating to Private Business be amended as follows:
Line 41, leave out paragraph (7) and insert—
“(7) These Standing Orders shall apply to the bill in the next session only in regard to any stage through which the bill has not passed in the current session.”;
the motion was agreed to; it was ordered that the amendment be printed. (HL Paper 262)
Public Business
8. Business of the House—It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) that the following motion be referred to a Grand Committee—
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To move, That the Grand Committee do consider the England Rural Development Programme (Closure of Project-Based Schemes) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2298);
the motion was agreed to.
9. Education and Inspections Bill—The bill was read a third time; amendments were disagreed to (see division lists 1 to 3); amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; further proceedings after third reading were adjourned.
10. Violent Crime Reduction Bill—The bill was returned from the Commons with an amendment disagreed to with a reason for such disagreement; and with the remaining amendments agreed to; it was ordered that the Commons reason be printed. (HL Bill 162)
11. Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006—The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft Regulations.
12. Service Voters’ Registration Period Order 2006—The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft Order.
13. Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places (Parliamentary Elections) Regulations 2006—The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft Regulations.
14. Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006—The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft Regulations.
15. Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2006—The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft Order.
16. Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2006—The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft Order.
17. Community hospitals—The Baroness Cumberlege asked Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy towards community hospitals and maternity units; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Warner.
18. Education and Inspections Bill—The bill was further considered after third reading; amendments were disagreed to (see division lists 4 and 5); amendments were agreed to; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
The House was adjourned at five minutes before midnighttill tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments
APPENDIX
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COMMITTEE (IN THE MOSES ROOM)
The Committee met at half-past three o’clock.
Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006—It was moved by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
Service Voters’ Registration Period Order 2006—It was moved by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Service Voters’ Registration Period Order 2006; the motion was agreed to.
Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places (Parliamentary Elections) Regulations 2006—It was moved by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places (Parliamentary Elections) Regulations 2006; the motion was agreed to.
Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006—It was moved by the Baroness Andrews that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2006—It was moved by the Lord Bassam of Brighton that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2006; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2006—It was moved by the Lord Bassam of Brighton that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2006; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
Museums and galleries—The Lord Howarth of Newport asked Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve support for public museums and galleries to enable them to make new acquisitions for their collections; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting.
The Committee was adjourned at sixteen minutes past seven o’clock. | 
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