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Monday 8 December 2003
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP |
Ordered, That the public be admitted during the examination of witnesses, unless the Committee otherwise orders.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That witnesses have permission to publish memoranda, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 135 (1), except in cases of particular sensitivity, where the Clerk is authorised to refer the matter to the Committee for a decision.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee deliberated.
Commission for Equality and Human Rights and the Meaning of (Public Authority' under the Human Rights Act: Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton, QC, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor, was examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 15 December at half past Four o'clock
Monday 15 December 2003
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Joe Levenson be appointed as a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in its inquiry into deaths in custody.—(The Chairman.)
Draft Report [Deaths in Custody: Interim Report], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 7 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Baroness Prashar do make the Report to the House of Lords.
Draft Report [The Government's Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2002-03 on the Case for a Children's Commissioner for England], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 6 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That the Government's Response be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Baroness Prashar do make the Report to the House of Lords.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Monday 12 January at a quarter past Four o'clock.
Monday 12 January 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield | Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Deaths in Custody: Frances Crook, Director, Howard League for Penal Reform; Juliet Lyon, Director, and Enver Solomon, Policy Officer, Prison Reform Trust; Deborah Coles, Co-Director, and Helen Shaw, Co-Director, INQUEST; and Sarah Cutler, Policy and Research Officer, Bail for Immigration Detainees, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 19 January at half past Four o'clock
Monday 19 January 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield | Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Scrutiny of Bills: Progress Report], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 5.1 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Lord Bowness do make the Report to the House of Lords.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Monday 26 January at a quarter past Four o'clock.
Monday 26 January 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Deaths in Custody: Anne Owers, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales, and Stephen Shaw, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 2 February at half past Four o'clock
Monday 2 February 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Scrutiny of Bills: Second Progress Report], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2003-04, Scrutiny of Bills: Second Progress Report, HL Paper 34/HC 303, p 39]
Draft Report [Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 104 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Baroness Prashar do make the Report to the House of Lords.
[Adjourned till Monday 9 February at Four o'clock.
Monday 9 February 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | Mr Richard Shepherd MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP |
The Committee deliberated.
Deaths in Custody: Sophie Corlett, Policy Director and Simon Foster, Principal Solicitor, MIND, were examined.
Deaths in Custody: Chris Heginbotham, Chief Executive, Mental Health Act Commission, was examined.
Deaths in Custody: Dr Stephen Ladyman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health, was examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 23 February at half past Four o'clock
Monday 23 February 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That, with effect from Wednesday 28 April, the Committee will meet on Wednesdays at a quarter past Four o'clock.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Winchester, Holloway and Pentonville Prisons, Feltham Young Offenders Institute and Charing Cross police station custody suite in connection with its inquiry into deaths in custody.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do take evidence from the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Police Federation in connection with the inquiry into deaths in custody.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit South Africa in connection with its inquiries into the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the proposed Commission for equality and human rights.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
The Committee further deliberated.
Lord Bowness declared a pecuniary interest in relation to the Housing Bill (in relation to the sellers' packs provisions) as a practising solicitor.
Draft Report [Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001: Statutory Review and Continuance of Part 4], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Sixth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2003-04, Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001: Statutory Review and Continuance of Part 4, HL Paper 38/HC 381, p 24]
Draft Report [The Meaning of Public Authority under the Human Rights Act], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 157 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Baroness Prashar do make the Report to the House of Lords.
[Adjourned till Monday 1 March at a quarter past Four o'clock
Monday 1 March 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr Richard Shepherd MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP |
The Committee deliberated.
Deaths in Custody: Mr Paul Goggins MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Correctional Services; Mr Nigel Hancock, Head of Safer Custody Group, Prison Service; Mr Brian Pollett, Director of Detention Services, Immigration Services; and Mr John Woodcock, Head of Police Powers and Procedures Team, Police Leadership and Powers Unit, Home Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 8 March at a quarter past Four o'clock
Monday 8 March 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Plant of Highfield | Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Scrutiny of Bills: Third Progress Report], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 10.1 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Lord Bowness do make the Report to the House of Lords.
[Adjourned till Monday 15 March at a quarter past Four o'clock
Monday 15 March 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr Richard Shepherd MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence from the existing Children's Commissioners in the UK in connection with the inquiry into the Children Bill.—(The Chairman.)
Deaths in Custody: Mr Phil Wheatley, Director General and Mr Nigel Hancock, Head of Safer Custody Group, the Prison Service, and Mr Ian Bynoe, Deputy Chairman and Dr David Best, Director of Research, the Police Complaints Authority, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 22 March at a quarter past Four O'clock
Monday 22 March 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Baroness Prashar | Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Naval Discipline Act 1957 (Remedial) Order 2004], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 24 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Ninth Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Baroness Prashar do make the Report to the House of Lords.
[Adjourned till Monday 29 March at half past Four o'clock.
Monday 29 March 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Scrutiny of Bills: Fourth Progress Report], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Tenth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2003-04, Scrutiny of Bills: Fourth Progress Report, HL Paper 64/HC 503, p 26]
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 April at half past Two o'clock.
Tuesday 20 April 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Baroness Prashar | Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Children Bill: Mr Peter Clarke, Children's Commissioner for Wales, Professor Kathleen Marshall, Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland, and Mr Barney McNeany, Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, were examined.
Draft Report [Commission for Equality and Human Rights: Structure, Functions and Powers], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 146 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eleventh Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Baroness Prashar do make the Report to the House of Lords.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 April at a quarter past Four o'clock.
Wednesday 28 April 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do take evidence from Lord Newton and members of the Privy Counsellor Review Committee in connection with its Review of Counter-terrorism Powers.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 5 May at a quarter past Four o'clock
Wednesday 5 May 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence from the Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP in connection with the Children Bill.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Professor David Feldman be appointed as a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in relation to the Employment Relations Bill and related matters.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 May at a quarter past Four o'clock
Wednesday 12 May 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
| Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Scrutiny of Bills: Fifth Progress Report], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Twelfth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2003-04, Scrutiny of Bills: Fifth Progress Report, HL Paper 93/HC 603, p 33]
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 May at a quarter past Four o'clock.
Wednesday 19 May 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Baroness Prashar | Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Prosecution policy: Mr Ken Macdonald QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Chris Newell, Director of Casework, Crown Prosecution Service, and Mr Philip Geering, Director of Policy, Crown Prosecution Service, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 May at a quarter past Four o'clock
Wednesday 26 May 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Plant of Highfield | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Broadmoor secure hospital, Berkshire, and Caswell Clinic, South Glamorgan, in connection with its inquiry into deaths in custody.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Professor Kevin Gournay be appointed a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in its inquiry into deaths in custody.—(The Chairman.)
Draft Report [Scrutiny of Bills: Sixth Progress Report], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 2.26 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirteenth Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Lord Bowness do make the Report to the House of Lords.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 June at a quarter past Four o'clock.
Wednesday 16 June 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP |
The Committee deliberated.
Review of counter-terrorism powers: Rt Hon Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, Rt Hon Lord Newton of Braintree and Rt Hon Baroness Hayman were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 June at a quarter past Four o'clock
Wednesday 23 June 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Children Bill: Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills, was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 June at a quarter past Four o'clock
Wednesday 30 June 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Plant of Highfield | Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Asylum & Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill: New Clauses], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 81 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourteenth Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Lord Bowness do make the Report to the House of Lords.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 July at a quarter past Four o'clock.
Wednesday 7 July 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Civil Partnership Bill], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Twelfth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2003-04, Civil Partnership Bill, HL Paper 136/HC 885, p 18.]
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 July at a quarter past Four o'clock.
Wednesday 14 July 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Judd
Lord Plant of Highfield | Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP |
The Committee deliberated.
Deaths in Custody: Steve Roberts, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, and David Warcup, Assistant Chief Constable, Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, were examined;
Deaths in Custody: Mrs Jan Berry, Chairman, and Rod Dalley, Vice-Chairman, Police Federation of England and Wales, were examined;
Deaths in Custody: Nick Hardwick, Chair, and John Wadham, Deputy Chair, Independent Police Complaints Commission, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 July at a quarter past Four o'clock
Wednesday 21 July 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Kevin McNamara MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Commission for Equality and Human Rights: The Government's White Paper], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 55 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixteenth Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Lord Bowness do make the Report to the House of Lords.
Draft Report [Scrutiny of Bills: Seventh Progress Report], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 11.1 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventeenth Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Lord Bowness do make the Report to the House of Lords.
Draft Report [Review of Counter-terrorism Powers], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 85 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighteenth Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Lord Bowness do make the Report to the House of Lords.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 September at a quarter past Four o'clock.
Wednesday 8 September 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Children Bill], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Nineteenth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2003-04, Children Bill, HL Paper 161/HC 537, p 50]
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 October at a quarter past Four o'clock
Wednesday 20 October 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Scrutiny of Bills: Eighth Progress Report], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 6.12 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twentieth Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Baroness Prashar do make the Report to the House of Lords.
Draft Report [The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 167 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-first Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Baroness Prashar do make the Report to the House of Lords.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Specification of Particularly Serious Crimes) Order 2004.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 October at a quarter past Four o'clock.
Wednesday 27 October 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Specification of Particularly Serious Crimes) Order 2004], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 38 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-second Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Baroness Prashar do make the Report to the House of Lords.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the UK Government's review of international human rights instruments.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the Concluding Observations of the United Nations' Committee on the Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination.
The Committee deliberated further.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 November at a quarter past Four o'clock.
Wednesday 10 November 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar | Mr Kevin McNamara MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Strasbourg and Geneva in connection with its inquiry into reform of the European Court of Human Rights and related matters.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek approval from the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with said visit.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 November at a quarter past Four o'clock
Wednesday 17 November 2004
Members present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness
Lord Plant of Highfield | Mr Kevin McNamara MP |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Scrutiny of Bills: Final Progress Report], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 13.1 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-third Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Lord Bowness do make the Report to the House of Lords.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Categories of Offences) Order 2004.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 December at a quarter past Four o'clock.
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