House of Lords Journal 231 (Session 1997-98)

Next Wednesday 7 May 1997 PARLIAMENT—Met at half-past two o’clock pursuant to a proclamation dated 21st March last; the Lords Commissioners being seated, the Lord Chancellor in the middle with the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Richard) and the Lord Jenkins of Hillhead to his right hand and the Viscount Cranborne and the Lord Weatherill on his left, the Commission for opening Parliament dated the 7th instant was read; and the Commons, being present at the Bar, were directed to proceed to the choice of a Speaker and to present the person chosen tomorrow, at half-past two o’clock, for the Royal Approbation. The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present: Irvine of Lairg, L. (Lord Chancellor) Abercorn, D. Aberdeen and Temair, M. Ackner, L. Acton, L. Addison, V. Airlie, E. Aldington, L. Alexander of Tunis, E. Amherst of Hackney, L. Anelay of St. Johns, B. Annaly, L. Annan, L. Annandale and Hartfell, E. Archer of Sandwell, L. Archer of Weston-Super-Mare, L. Armstrong of Ilminster, L. Ashburton, L. Ashcombe, L. Astor, V. Aylesford, E. Bagri, L. Barber, L. Barber of Tewkesbury, L. Barnett, L. Bath, M. Beaumont of Whitley, L. Beaverbrook, L. Belhaven and Stenton, L. Bellwin, L. Beloff, L. Berkeley, L. Berners, B. Biddulph, L. Birdwood, L. Blackstone, B. Blatch, B. Blease, L. Bedisloe, V. Blyth, L. Boardman, L. Boston of Faversham, L. Bowness, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Bradbury, L. Braine of Wheatley, L. Bramall, L. Bridges, L. Brookeborough, V. Brooks of Tremorfa, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Broughshane, L. Browne-Wilkinson, L. Bruntisfield, L. Buccleuch and Queensbury, D. Butterworth, L. Byford, B. Caldecote, V. Callaghan of Cardiff, L. Calverley, L. Campbell of Alloway, L. Campbell of Croy, L. Carlisle, E. Carlisle, Bp. Carlisle of Bucklow, L. Carmichael of Kelvingrove, L. Carnegy of Lour, B. Carr of Hadley, L. Carrick, E. Carter, L. Carver, L. Castle of Blackburn, B. Cavendish of Furness, L. Chalfont, L. Chalker of Wallasey, B. Charteris of Amisfield, L. Chesham, L. Chichester, Bp. Chorley, L. Clancarty, E. Clark of Kempston, L. Cledwyn of Penrhos, L. Clifford of Chudleigh, L. Clinton, L. Clinton-Davis, L. Clitheroe, L. Cobbold, L. Cockfield, L. Cocks of Hartcliffe, L. Coleraine, L. Coleridge, L. Colville of Culross, V. Congleton, L. Cork and Orrery, E. Cottesloe, L. Courtown, E. Cox, B. Craig of Radley, L. Craigmyle, L. Crathorne, L. Cromwell, L. Cross, V. Cuckney, L. Cumberlege, B. Cunliffe, L. Currie of Marylebone, L. Dainton, L. Darcy de Knayth, B. David, B. Davidson, V. Davies, L. De L’Isle, V. De Saumarez, L. Dean of Beswick, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Denbigh, E. Denham, L. Denton of Wakefield, B. Derwent, L. Devonshire, D. Dilhorne, V. Donoughue, L. Dormand of Easington, L. Downshire, M. Drogheda, E. Dunrossil, V. Durham, Bp. Eatwell, L. Eden of Winton, L. Effingham, E. Elibank, L. Elis-Thomas, L. Elliott of Morpeth, L. Elton, L. Emerton, B. Enniskillen, E. Erroll, E. Exmouth, V. Fairhaven, L. Falkender, B. Falkland, V. Falmouth, V. Fanshawe of Richmond, L. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Feldman, L. Ferrers, E. Fife, D. Fisher, L. Fisher of Rednal, B. FitzWalter, L. Flather, B. Foley, L. Forte, L. Fraser of Carmyllie, L. Gage, V. Gainford, L. Gainsborough, E. Geraint, L. Page 2 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Gillmore of Thamesfield, L. Gilmour of Craigmillar, L. Gladwin of Clee, L. Glenamara, L. Glenarthur, L. Glendyne, L. Gloucester, D. Goschen, V. Gould of Potternewton, B. Graham of Edmonton, L. Granville of Eye, L. Gray, L. Gray of Contin, L. Greenhill of Harrow, L. Greenway, L. Gregson, L. Grey, E. Griffiths, L. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L. Grimston of Westbury, L. Guilford, E. Hacking, L. Haddington, E. Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, L. Halsbury, E. Hamwee, B. Hankey, L. Harris of Greenwich, L. Harrowby, E. Haskel, L. Hayman, B. Henley, L. Hereford, Bp. Hertford, M. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hindlip, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Holme of Cheltenham, L. HolmPatrick, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Hooson, L. Hope of Craighead, L. Hothfield, L. Howe, E. Hussey of North Bradley, L. Hutton, L. Hylton, L. Hylton-Foster, B. Iddlesleigh, E. Ilchester, E. Inglewood, L. Iveagh, E. James of Holland Park, B. Jay of Paddington, B. Jenkins of Hillhead, L. Jenkins of Putney, L. Johnston of Rockport, L. Kennet, L. Kershaw, L. Keyes, L. Killearn, L. Kimball, L. Kings Norton, L. Kingsdown, L. Kingsland, L. Kinloss, Ly. Kinnoull, E. Kirkhill, L. Kitchener, E. Knutsford, V. Laing of Dunphail, L. Lauderdale, E. Lawrence, L. Leicester, E. Lewin, L. Lindsay, E. Lindsey and Abingdon, E. Lloyd of Berwick, L. Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, E. Lloyd-Webber, L. London, Bp. Long, V. Longford, E. Lonsdale, L. Lovell-Davis, L. Lowry, L. Lucas, L. Luke, L. Lyell, L. Macclesfield, E. McGregor of Durris, L. Mackay of Ardbrecknish, L. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Mackie of Benshie, L. MacLaurin of Knebworth, L. Mar, C. Mar and Kellie, E. Marlborough, D. Marlesford, L. Marsh, L. Mason of Barnsley, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. McConnell, L. McFarlane of Llandaff, B. McIntosh of Haringey, L. McNally, L. Merlyn-Rees, L. Merrivale, L. Mersey, V. Meston, L. Miller of Hendon, B. Milverton, L. Mishcon, L. Molloy, L. Monk Bretton, L. Monkswell, L. Montagu of Beaulieu, L. Montgomery of Alamein, V. Moran, L. Morris of Castle Morris, L. Morton, E. Mottistone, L. Mount Edgcumbe, E. Mountgarret, V. Munster, E. Murton of Lindisfarne, L. Mustill, L. Newall, L. Newcastle, Bp. Newton, L. Nickson, L. Nicol, B. Nolan, L. Norrie, L. Northbourne, L. Northbrook, L. Northesk, E. O’Cathain, B. Oppenheim-Barnes, B. Orr-Ewing, L. Oxfuird, V. Palmer, L. Palumbo, L. Park of Monmouth, B. Paul, L. Peel, E. Perry of Walton, L. Peston, L. Phillips of Ellesmere, L. Pilkington of Oxenford, L. Plant of Highfield, L. Platt of Writtle, B. Plumb, L. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Portland, E. Portman, V. Powis, E. Prentice, L. Prior, L. Prys-Davies, L. Pym, L. Raglan, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Rankeillour, L. Rathcavan, L. Rawlings, B. Rawlinson of Ewell, L. Rayne, L. Rees, L. Renton, L. Richard, L. Richardson, L. Ripon, Bp. Rochester, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Roll of Ipsden, L. Romney, E. Rosslyn, E. Rothermere, V. Roxburghe, D. Russell, E. Sainsbury, L. Sainsbury of Preston Candover, L. Saint Albans, D. St Davids, V. St John of Fawsley, L. Saint Levan, L. Saint Oswald, L. Saltoun of Abernethy, Ly. Sanderson of Bowden, L. Sandwich, E. Seccombe, B. Sefton of Garston, L. Sempill, L. Serota, B. Sewel, L. Sharples, B. Shaughnessy, L. Shaw of Northstead, L. Sheffield, Bp. Shepherd, L. Shrewsbury, E. Simon, V. Simon of Glaisdale, L. Skidelsky, L. Slim, V. Page 3 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Slynn of Hadley, L. Somerset, D. Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L. Southwark Bp. Stallard, L. Stamp, L. Stanley of Alderley, L. Stewartby, L. Stockton, E. Stodart of Leaston, L. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Stokes, L. Strabolgi, L. Strafford, E. Strange, B. Strathalmond, L. Strathclyde, L. Suffield, L. Swinfen, L. Taverne, L. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Gryfe, L. Taylor of Warwick, L. Temple of Stowe, E. Templeman, L. Terrington, L. Teviot, L. Teynham, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Gwydir, L. Thomas of Walliswood, B. Thomson of Monifieth, L. Thurso, V. Tollemache, L. Tombs, L. Tonypandy, V. Tordoff, L. Torphichen, L. Trumpington, B. Turner of Camden, B. Ullswater, V. Vesty, L. Vivian, L. Waddington, L. Wakeham, L. Wakehurst, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Walpole, L. Walton of Detchant, L. Waterford, M. Weatherill, L. Weidenfeld, L. Wemyss and March, E. Westbury, L. Whaddon, L. Wharton, B. White, B. Whitelaw, V. Whitty, L. Wigram, L. Wilcox, B. Williams of Elvel, L. Wiliams of Mostyn, L. Wilson of Tillyorn, L. Winchester, Bp. Winston, L. Woolton, E. Wrenbury, L. Wright of Richmond, L. Wynford, L. Yarborough, E. York, Abp. Young, B. Young of Dartington, L. Zetland, M. PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle. 1. The Lord Chancellor—The Lord Chancellor, singly, in the first place, at the Table, took and subscribed the oath, pursuant to statute. 2. Oaths and affirmations—The Lords following took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, pursuant to statute: David Michael Archbishop of York Ivor Seward Lord Richard Roy Harris Lord Jenkins of Hillhead Bruce Bernard Lord Weatherill Terence George Lord Boston of Faversham Denis Victor Lord Carter Arthur Lord Chalfont Thomas Galloway Dunlop du Roy de Blicquy Lord Strathclyde Gareth Wyn Lord Williams of Mostyn Andrew Robert Lord McIntosh of Haringey John Buttifant Lord Sewel Tessa Ann Vosper Baroness Blackstone Bernard Lord Donoughue Helen Valerie Baroness Hayman Margaret Ann Baroness Jay of Paddington John Lawrence Lord Whitty Josephine Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton Joyce Brenda Baroness Gould of Potternewton Simon Lord Haskel Patricia Lesley Baroness Hollis of Heigham Leonard James Lord Callaghan of Cardiff Merlyn Lord Merlyn-Rees John Jackson Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish Malcolm Newton Lord Shepherd Quintin McGarel Lord Hailsham of Saint Marylebone Roy Lord Mason of Barnsley Emily May Baroness Blatch Oliver Michael Robert Lord Henley (Lord Northington) Page 4 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Thomas George Viscount Tonypandy Nicholas Charles Lord Chesham Gordon Thomas Calthrop Lord Campbell of Croy James Randolph Earl of Lindsay Richard Gerard Viscount Long Doreen Baroness Miller of Hendon Ralph Matthew Lord Lucas James Patrick Montagu Burgoyne Winthrop Earl of Courtown (Lord Saltersford) Jean Alys Baroness Trumpington William Stephen Ian Viscount Whitelaw Francis Arthur Lord Cockfield Austin Richard William Lord Aldington Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Lord Barber Robert Washington Earl Ferrers Bertram Stanley Mitford Lord Denham John Anthony Hardinge Earl of Halsbury Pamela Baroness Sharples James Michael Leathes Lord Prior John Nicholas Lord Walton of Detchant Norman Antony Francis Lord St. John of Fawsley Walter Laing Macdonald Lord Perry of Walton Janet Mary Baroness Young Francis Storer Eaton Lord Newall Ian Charter Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth Timothy John Edward Lord Tollemache Beatrice Mary Grenville Lady Kinloss Margaret Countess of Mar Robert Temple Lord Armstrong of Ilminster Flora Marjory Lady Saltoun of Abernethy Noel Gilroy Lord Annan William John Lord Molloy Robert Lynd Erskine Lord Lowry Edward Watson Lord Glenamara Joseph Jabez Lord Dean of Beswick Eric Lord Roll of Ipsden John Lord Gregson Harold Roxbee Lord Kings Norton Robert Andrew Viscount Caldecote Robert Horatio Lord Walpole John Henry Lord Harris of Greenwich Thomas Johnston Lord Taylor of Gryfe Hector Lord Laing of Dunphail Maurice Harry Lord Peston George Morgan Lord Thomson of Monifieth John Benedict Lord Eden of Winton Susan Petronella Baroness Thomas of Walliswood Timothy Wentworth Lord Beaumont of Whitley Audrey Pellew Baroness Hylton-Foster John Edward Hollister Earl of Sandwich Jean Cherry Baroness Strange Phyllis Dorothy Baroness James of Holland Park Denis Arthur Lord Greenhill of Harrow John Michael Edward Duke of Somerset Raj Kumar Lord Bagri Muriel Winifred Baroness Turner of Camden Page 5 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Alan D’Ardis Lord Elibank Marmaduke James Lord Hussey of North Bradley William Gibson Haig Lord Clark of Kempston Thomas Hugh Lord Clifford of Chudleigh Swraj Lord Paul Robert Anthony Carmichael Lord Belhaven and Stenton Cledwyn Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos Peter John Mitchell Lord Thomas of Gwydir Joan Anna Dalziel Baroness Seccombe Joyce Anne Baroness Anelay of St. Johns John Douglas Viscount Slim Anthony Michael Arnold Bishop of Durham Simon Mark Lord Glenarthur David Wigley Lord Nickson Godfrey John Lord Cromwell David Anthony Lord Currie of Marylebone 3. Earl of Mount Edgcumbe—Robert Charles Earl of Mount Edgcumbe sat first in Parliament after the death of his Uncle, Edward Piers Earl of Edgcumbe, having first taken and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute. 4. Oaths and affirmations—The Lords following took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, pursuant to statute: Julia Frances Baroness Cumberlege William Matthew Wand Viscount Addison Robert William Lord Elliott of Morpeth Anthony Gerard Edward Earl of Gainsborough John William Earl of Cork and Orrery (Lord Boyle) Richard Gerald Lord Acton David Chilton Lord Phillips of Ellesmere Walter Francis John Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry Marcus Richard Lord Kimball James Peter Hymers Lord Mackay of Clashfern Ian Bishop of Carlisle Anthony Philip Lord Suffield Donald Robin Lord Hankey Anthony Henry Fanshawe Lord Fanshawe of Richmond Audrey Caroline Baroness Emerton Alastair Ninian John Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair Charles Russell Lord Sanderson of Bowden Jean Kennedy Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff Robert Lord Kingsdown Thomas Gray Lord Boardman Robert Walter Sigismund Lord Grimston of Westbury Guy David Duke of Roxburghe Barbara Anne Baroness Castle of Blackburn Seymour William Arthur John Earl of Wilton David Nigel de Lorentz Bishop of Ripon John Samuel Lord Richardson Eric Waldram Bishop of Chichester John Keith Bishop of Hereford Charles Henry Lord Hindlip FitzWalter Brook Lord FitzWalter Anthony Charles Earl of Munster John Earl of Morton Henry Edward Lord Ashcombe Henry Oscar Lord Murton of Lindisfarne Page 6 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Jack Henry Edmond Lord Merrivale Nicholas Power Richard Le Poer Earl of Clancarty (Viscount Clancarty) Andrew John Galbraith Earl of Enniskillen (Lord Grinstead) Michael Norman Lord Shaw of Northstead Charles John Earl of Yarborough Maurice Vivian de Touffreville Earl of Ilchester Peter Lord Pilkington of Oxenford Hazel Baroness Byford Robert Samuel Lord Wynford Trevor Charles Bosworth Lord Stamp John Leonard Lord Eatwell Alan Henry Viscount Brookeborough Francis Leonard Lord Tombs Charles Ian Earl of Aylesford John Blackstock Lord Butterworth John Lord Fisher Thomas Henry Oliver Lord Sheffield (Lord Stanley of Alderley) Donald Martin Lord Thomas of Gresford Terence Thornton Lord Lewin Edward Francis Earl of Guilford Robert Kerr Bishop of Southwark Arthur Charles St. John Lord Luke Richard John Carew Bishop of London Alan Robertson Lord Campbell of Alloway David Clive Lord Wilson of Tillyorn John Francis Harcourt Lord Ashburton George Neville Clive Lord Wigram John Robert Lord Bruntisfield John George Earl of Haddington Christopher Patrick Lord Congleton John Tapling Lord Cottesloe Charles Lord Forte Max Lord Beloff William John Lord Blease Conrad Sebastian Robert Earl Russell Fraser Arthur Lord Milverton Gerard Lord Monkswell Samuel George Armstrong Lord Vestey Philip John Algernon Viscount De L’Isle David George Coke Patrick Earl of Airlie William Duke Lord Coleridge Adrian Gerald Lord Foley Daphne Margaret Sybil Desiree Baroness Park of Monmouth Rodney Lord Elton Hugh Emlyn Lord Hooson David Leonard Lord Stoddart of Swindon David Brownrigg Lord Craig of Radley Colwyn Jestyn John Viscount St. Davids Edward Douglas Earl of Leicester Dafydd Elis Lord Elis-Thomas Adrian Bailie Nottage Lord Palmer Eric Douglas Lord De Saumarez David Charles Lord Waddington Derek Oliver Lord Gladwin of Clee Charles Lord Lyell Page 7 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Thomas Edward Lord Bridges Michael Viscount Knutsford Richard Hugh Lord Cavendish of Furness James Anthony Lord Stodart of Leaston Luke Richard Lord Annaly John Edward Lord Brooks of Tremorfa Peter Spencer Lord Bowness Andrew Alexander Kenny Bishop of Newcastle Sydney William Lord Templeman John Farquharson Lord Kirkhill David Alan Lord Westbury David Peter Lord Mottistone Edward Henry Berkeley Viscount Portman Hugh Edward Conway Marquess of Hertford Derek Edward Anthony Lord Saint Oswald Richard Timothy George Earl of Macclesfield Francis Leslie Lord Pym Martin Michael Charles Lord Charteris of Amisfield Francis David Earl of Wemyss and March (Lord Wemyss) Richard Fleming George Charles Earl Grey Donald Gresham Lord Stokes Michael Henry Earl of Romney Beryl Catherine Baroness Platt of Writtle Charles Collier Lord Johnston of Rockport Irwin Norman Lord Bellwin James Andrew Douglas Lord Torphichen James Allen David Lord Terrington George Hugh Viscount Falmouth Ralph John Lord Clitheroe Sally Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes Edward John Lord Kershaw Ernest Jackson Lawson Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior Edgar Louis Lord Granville of Eye Owen Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor Peter Kingsley Lord Archer of Sandwell Richard John McMoran Lord Moran Stafford Henry Earl of Iddesleigh Patrick Andrew Wentworth Earl of Annandale and Hartfell Richard Henry Piers Viscount Mountgarret (Lord Mountgarret) Christopher George Walter Lord Northbourne Henry Nicolas Viscount Gage (Lord Gage) Alexander Daniel Alan Earl of Stockton Richard Maurice Clive Viscount Mersey John Hubert De La Poer Marquess of Waterford (Lord Tyrone) Joel Lord Barnett Dudley Danvers Granville Coutts Earl of Harrowby Patrick Richard Henry Lord Wright of Richmond George Hubbard Viscount of Oxfuird John Derek Lord Whaddon Gloria Dorothy Baroness Hooper James Hector Northey Lord Gray of Contin Giles John Harry Viscount Goschen John George Vanderbilt Henry Duke of Marlborough Foster Charles Lowry Lord Rochester Meta Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Page 8 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Dick Lord Taverne Geraint Wyn Lord Geraint Nicholas James Christopher Viscount Ullswater David John MacRae Earl of Northesk Alexander Stephen Rudolph Earl of Denbigh Olive Mary Wendy Baroness Nicol Jan David Viscount Simon David Mowbray Algernon Earl of Effingham Victor Miles George Aldous Lord Killearn Gwilym Prys Lord Prys-Davies Brian Robert Lord Morris of Castle Morris David Howe Lord Gillmore of Thamesfield Alan John Lord Sainsbury Charles Rodney Lord Calverley Ian Hedworth John Little Lord Gilmour of Craigmillar John Charles Lord Monk Bretton Walter Grenville Earl Temple of Stowe Michael Patrick Lord Nolan David Montague de Burgh Lord Strabolgi James Stuart Whitemore Lord Sempill Oliver Ross Lord McGregor of Durris David Lockhart-Mure Lord Renton Eirene Lloyd Baroness White William Kensington Lord Broughshane Andrew Robert Buxton Duke of Devonshire John Francis Arthur Lord Saint Levan FitzRoy John Lord Raglan Arthur William George Patrick Earl of Kinnoull (Lord Hay) Marcia Matilda Baroness Falkender Neil George Lord Carmichael of Kelvingrove Peter Lovell Lord Lovell-Davis Angus Diarmid Ian Lord Gray The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed. 5. Oaths and affirmations—The Lords following took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, pursuant to statute: Richard Alexander Walter George Duke of Gloucester Maxwell William Humphrey Lord Beaverbrook John Graham Lord Cuckney William Henry Lord Sefton of Garston Desmond James Conrad Lord Ackner Peter Anthony Grayson Lord Rawlinson of Ewell Beatrice Baroness Serota Robert William Brian Lord McConnell Mark Lord Carlisle of Bucklow Doris Mary Gertrude Baroness Fisher of Rednal Frederick Sydney Lord Dainton David Ramsay Bishop of Sheffield Michael Charles Bishop of Winchester Detta Baroness O’Cathain Ian Lord McColl of Dulwich 6. Earl of Carrick (Lord Butler of Mount Juliet)—David James Theobald Somerset Earl of Carrick (Lord Butler of Mount Juliet) sat first in Parliament after the death of his father, Brian Stuart Theobald Somerset Caher Earl of Carrick, having first taken and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute. 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Oaths and affirmations—The Lords following took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, pursuant to statute: Thomas Edmund Earl of Strafford Roger Richard Edward Lord Chorley William Graham Lord Shaughnessy Michael Francis Lovell Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe Joseph Edward Lord Gainford Gordon Lord Slynn of Hadley Nicolas Christopher Henry Lord Browne-Wilkinson Robert Lord Glendyne Charles John Lord Teviot Patricia Elizabeth Baroness Rawlings Merlin Earl of Erroll William Richard Lord Inglewood Michael John Lord Brougham and Vaux Douglas David Lord Hacking Mark Shuldham Lord Marlesford Judith Ann Baroness Wilcox Roger Lord Cunliffe Alexander George Marquess of Bath Richard Thomas Lord Newton Roger Mynors Swinfen Lord Swinfen John Christopher Ingham Lord Teynham Reginald Ernest Lord Prentice John Archibald Viscount Thurso Richard Gordon Lord Holme of Cheltenham Charles Henry Lord Plumb David Antony Fromanteel Lord Cobbold William Thomas Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank Raymond Hervey Lord Hylton Richard Michael Power Lord Carver Leonard Robert Lord Carr of Hadley George Yull Lord Mackie of Benshie Michael John Lord Mustill James Arthur David Lord Hope of Craighead James Brian Edward Lord Hutton Jean Baroness Denton of Wakefield Anthony Nicholas Colin Maitland Lord Biddulph Gerard Nevile Mark Lord Clinton Ivon Anthony Lord Brabazon of Tara Jennifer Baroness Hilton of Eggardon Peter Garth Lord Palumbo James George Alexander Bannerman Duke of Fife Lynda Baroness Chalker of Wallasey Peter Wynford Innes Lord Rees Charles Ian Lord Orr-Ewing Jocelyn Edward Salis Lord Simon of Glaisdale Edward John Barrington Lord Montagu of Beaulieu Pamela Vivien Baroness Berners Anthony Audley Rupert Lord Blyth James Martin Bonar Lord Coleraine David Bernard Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Richard William Lord Marsh David John Downer Lord Lawrence John Andrew Viscount Davidson Page 10 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Shreela Baroness Flather Derek Coates Lord Barber of Tewkesbury Anthony John Leslie Lord Lloyd of Berwick Thomas Edward Lord Graham of Edmonton Charles Cuthbert Powell Lord Williams of Elvel Davina Marcia Baroness Darcy de Knayth Myrtle Olive Felix Baroness Wharton George William Beaumont Earl of Carlisle Hugh Detmar Torrens Lord Rathcavan Hugh Gater Lord Jenkins of Putney George Kenneth Hotson Lord Younger of Prestwick William John Lawrence Lord Wallace of Saltaire William Hugh Lord Griffiths Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Earl of Shrewsbury Ailwyn Henry George Lord Fairhaven Paul Edward Viscount Exmouth Frederick Matthew Thomas Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede Nicholas Crespigny Laurence Lord Vivian Bernard Richard Lord Braine of Wheatley James Thorne Earl of Mar and Kellie Ambrose Charles Drexel Lord Greenway Nora Ratcliff Baroness David Peter Lovat Lord Fraser of Carmyllie Assheton Henry Viscount Cross Thomas Lord Taylor of Blackburn Henry Dermot Ponsonby Earl of Drogheda (Lord Moore) David Lord Davies Shane William Desmond Earl Alexander of Tunis William Hugh Amherst Lord Amherst of Hackney Peter Thomas More Henry Lord Rankeillour Wayland Hilton Lord Kennet Francis Aungier Earl of Longford (Lord Pakenham) Hans James David Lord HolmPatrick The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed. 8. Oaths and affirmations—The Lords following took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, pursuant to statute: John Donkin Lord Dormand of Easington Robert Maurice Lipson Lord Winston Lawrence Mark Marquess of Zetland John Mark, Alexander Viscount Colville of Culross Robin Evelyn Leo Lord Derwent Richard Henry Rupert Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon William Roberton Lord Strathalmond Geoffrey Johnson Lord Tordoff William James Robert Earl Peel David Alexander Cospatrick Earl of Home (Lord Douglas) Tom Lord McNally Raymond Lord Plant of Highfield Brenda Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde Henry Herbert Earl Kitchener Charles James Lord Crathorne Roger George Bowlby Lord Keyes The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed. Page 11 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top 9. Oaths and affirmations—The Lords following took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, pursuant to statute: Francis Thomas Lord Northbrook James Duke of Abercorn (Marquess of Abercorn) Patrick Francis Earl of Lauderdale John William Viscount Dunrossil John Davan Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover Arthur Robin Ian Marquess of Downshire (Earl of Hillsborough) Jeffrey Howard Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare Arthur George Lord Weidenfeld William Waldorf Viscount Astor John David Beckett Lord Taylor of Warwick Lucius Edward William Plantagenet Viscount Falkland James Lord Meston John Burton Lord Wrenbury James Hugh William Earl of Lonsdale Anthony Charles Sackville Lord Hothfield Murray de Vere Duke of Saint Albans Victor Lord Mishcon Max Lord Rayne Christopher Hiley Ludlow Viscount Bledisloe Basil Lord Feldman Thomas Donald Mackay Lord Craigmyle Edwin Noel Westby Lord Bramall Peter Earl of Rosslyn Andrew Lord Lloyd-Webber Christopher James Lord Kingsland John Lord Bradbury Timothy Charles Robert Noel Earl of Portland Elizabeth Patricia Baroness Carnegy of Lour Sally Rachel Baroness Hamwee Caroline Anne Baroness Cox John George Earl of Powis Stanley Clinton Lord Clinton-Davis The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed. 10. Oaths and affirmations—The Lords following took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, pursuant to statute: John Lord Wakeham Vere Harold Esmond Viscount Rothermere John Christopher Lord Wakehurst Robert Jacob Alexander Lord Skidelsky Arthur Edward Rory Earl of Iveagh Albert William Lord Stallard George Willoughby Moke Lord Norrie Brian Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach John Mervyn Viscount Dilhorne Bernard Harold Ian Halley Lord Stewartby Michael Lord Young of Dartington Anthony Fitzhardinge Lord Berkeley Mark William Ogilvie Lord Birdwood Frederick Richard Penn Earl Howe The House was adjourned at seven o’clock till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.