House of Lords Journal 231 (Session 1997-98)

Previous Next Page 446 1997-98 Volume 231       Monday 19 January 1998 The House met at half-past two o’clock. The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present: Irvine of Lairg, L. (Lord Chancellor) Aberdare, L. Ackner, L. Acton, L. Addington, L. Addison, V. Ailesbury, M. Ailsa, M. Airlie, E. Alexander of Tunis, E. Alexander of Weedon, L. Allen of Abbeydale, L. Allenby of Megiddo, V. Alton of Liverpool, L. Amos, B. Ampthill, L. Anelay of St. Johns, B. Annaly, L. Annan, L. Archer of Sandwell, L. Arran, E. Ashbourne, L. Ashley of Stoke, L. Astor of Hever, L. Avebury, L. Baker of Dorking, L. Baldwin of Bewdley, E. Banbury of Southam, L. Barnett, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Bath, M. Beaumont of Whitley, L. Beaverbrook, L. Belhaven and Stenton, L. Beloff, L. Belstead, L. Berkeley, L. Berners, B. Biddulph, L. Birdwood, L. Blackstone, B. Blackwell, L. Blaker, L. Blatch, B. Blease, L. Bledisloe, V. Blyth, L. Boardman, L. Borrie, L. Boston of Faversham, L. Bowness, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Bramall, L. Brentford, V. Bridgeman, V. Bridges, L. Brightman, L. Bristol, Bp. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Brookes, L. Brooks of Tremorfa, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browne-Wilkinson, L. Bruce of Donington, L. Burlison, L. Burnham, L. Butterworth, L. Byford, B. Cadman, L. Caithness, E. Callaghan of Cardiff, L. Calverley, L. Campbell of Alloway, L. Campbell of Croy, L. Carlisle, E. Carmichael of Kelvingrove, L. Carnarvon, E. Carnegy of Lour, B. Carnock, L. Carter, L. Castle of Blackburn, B. Chalfont, L. Chandos, V. Chapple, L. Chelmsford, V. Chesham, L. Chorley, L. Clancarty, E. Clanwilliam, E. Cledwyn of Penrhos, L. Clinton-Davis, L. Clyde, L. Cobbold, L. Cockfield, L. Cocks of Hartcliffe, L. Coleraine, L. Colville of Culross, V. Colwyn, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Courtown, E. Cowdrey of Tonbridge, L. Cox, B. Craig of Radley, L. Cranborne, V. Crickhowell, L. Cross, V. Cuckney, L. Cullen of Ashbourne, L. Cumberlege, B. Currie of Marylebone, L. Dacre of Glanton, L. David, B. Davidson, V. Davies of Coity, L. Davies of Oldham, L. De Freyne, L. Dean of Beswick, L. Dean of Harptree, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Denbigh, E. Denham, L. Denman, L. Desai, L. Dholakia, L. Diamond, L. Dixon, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Donaldson of Lymington, L. Donegall, M. Dormand of Easington, L. Drogheda, E. Eatwell, L. Eden of Winton, L. Effingham, E. Elibank, L. Elis-Thomas, L. Ellenborough, L. Elles, B. Elliott of Morpeth, L. Elton, L. Emerton, B. Erne, E. Erroll, E. Evans of Parkside, L. Ezra, L. Falconer of Thoroton, L. Falkland, V. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Fitt, L. Fookes, B. Fraser of Carmyllie, L. Freyberg, L. Gainford, L. Gallacher, L. Gardner of Parkes, B. Garel-Jones, L. Geraint, L. Gilbert, L. Gisborough, L. Gladwin of Clee, L. Glasgow, E. Goodhart, L. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Gormanston, V. Gould of Potternewton, B. Graham of Edmonton, L. Gray of Contin, L. Greenway, L. Gregson, L. Grenfell, L. Grey, E. Hacking, L. Haddington, E. Halsbury, E. Hamwee, B. Hankey, L. Hanworth, V. Hardie, L. Page 447 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Harding of Petherton, L. Hardy of Wath, L. Harmsworth, L. Harris of Greenwich, L. Harris of Peckham, L. Harrowby, E. Haskel, L. Hattersley, L. Hayhoe, L. Hayman, B. Hemphill, L. Henderson of Brompton, L. Henley, L. Higgins, L. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hoffmann, L. Hogg of Cumbernauld, L. Holderness, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Holme of Cheltenham, L. Home, E. Hood, V. Hooper, B. Hooson, L. Hope of Craighead, L. Howe, E. Howe of Aberavon, L. Howell of Guildford, L. Howie of Troon, L. Hoyle, L. Hughes, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hunt of Tanworth, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Hylton, L. Hylton-Foster, B. Iddesleigh, E. Ilchester, E. Inchyra, L. Inglewood, L. Ironside, L. Islwyn, L. Jakobovits, L. Janner of Braunstone, L. Jay of Paddington, B. Jeffreys, L. Jeger, B. Jellicoe, E. Jenkin of Roding, L. Jenkins of Hillhead, L. Jenkins of Putney, L. Johnston of Rockport, L. Jopling, L. Kenilworth, L. Kennedy of The Shaws, B. Kennet, L. Kilbracken, L. Kilmarnock, L. Kimball, L. Kingsland, L. Kinloss, Ly. Kirkhill, L. Kirkwood, L. Knight of Collingtree, B. Lauderdale, E. Lawrence, L. Lawson of Blaby, L. Layton, L. Leathers, V. Leicester, Bp. Leigh, L. Lester of Herne Hill, L. Lichfield, Bp. Linklater of Butterstone, B. Liverpool, E. Lloyd of Berwick, L. Lloyd-Webber, L. Lockwood, B. Lofthouse of Pontefract, L. London, Bp. Longford, E. Lovell-Davis, L. Lowry, L. Lucas of Chilworth, L. Ludford, B. Luke, L. Lyell, L. Macclesfield, E. McColl of Dulwich, L. McConnell, L. McIntosh of Haringey, L. Mackay of Ardbrecknish, L. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Mackay of Drumadoon, L. Mackintosh of Halifax, V. Macleod of Borve, B. McNair, L. McNally, L. Maddock, B. Mallalieu, B. Malmesbury, E. Mar, C. Marlesford, L. Marsh, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Mason of Barnsley, L. Massereene and Ferrard, V. Merlyn-Rees, L. Merrivale, L. Mersey, V. Meston, L. Middleton, L. Miller of Hendon, B. Milner of Leeds, L. Milverton, L. Mishcon, L. Molloy, L. Molyneaux of Killead, L. Monckton of Brenchley, V. Monk Bretton, L. Monkswell, L. Monro of Langholm, L. Monson, L. Montagu of Beaulieu, L. Montague of Oxford, L. Montgomery of Alamein, V. Moore of Wolvercote, L. Moran, L. Morris of Castle Morris, L. Morris of Manchester, L. Mottistone, L. Mountevans, L. Moyne, L. Moynihan, L. Munster, E. Napier and Ettrick, L. Naseby, L. Nelson, E. Newall, L. Newby, L. Newton of Braintree, L. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Nicol, B. Noel-Buxton, L. Norfolk, D. Norrie, L. Northbrook, L. Northesk, E. O’Cathain, B. Ogmore, L. Oliver of Aylmerton, L. Orme, L. Oxford, Bp. Oxfuird, V. Palmer, L. Park of Monmouth, B. Pearson of Rannoch, L. Pender, L. Perth, E. Peston, L. Pilkington of Oxenford, L. Pitkeathley, B. Plant of Highfield, L. Platt of Writtle, B. Plummer of St. Marylebone, L. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Porter of Luddenham, L. Prys-Davies, L. Puttnam, L. Quirk, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Randall of St. Budeaux, L. Rankeillour, L. Rawlings, B. Rawlinson of Ewell, L. Razzall, L. Rea, L. Reay, L. Redesdale, L. Rees, L. Rendell of Babergh, B. Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, L. Rennell, L. Renton, L. Renwick, L. Renwick of Clifton, L. Richard, L. Ripon, Bp. Rix, L. Roberts of Conwy, L. Robertson of Oakridge, L. Robson of Kiddington, B. Rochester, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Rogers of Riverside, L. Romney, E. Rotherwick, L. Rowallan, L. Russell, E. Ryder of Wensum, L. Sainsbury of Turville, L. St. John of Bletso, L. St. John of Fawsley, L. Sandberg, L. Scanlon, L. Seccombe, B. Page 448 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Sefton of Garston, L. Selborne, E. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Sempill, L. Serota, B. Sewel, L. Shannon, E. Shaughnessy, L. Shaw of Northstead, L. Shepherd, L. Shore of Stepney, L. Shrewsbury, E. Simon, V. Simon of Glaisdale, L. Simon of Highbury, L. Skidelsky, L. Slynn of Hadley, L. Smith of Clifton, L. Smith of Gilmorehill, B. Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L. Southwell, Bp. Spens, L. Stallard, L. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stewartby, L. Steyn, L. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Stone of Blackheath, L. Strabolgi, L. Strange, B. Strathcarron, L. Strathclyde, L. Strathcona and Mount Royal, L. Sudeley, L. Swansea, L. Swinfen, L. Symons of Vernham Dean, B. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Gryfe, L. Taylor of Warwick, L. Tenby, V. Teviot, L. Teynham, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Gwydir, L. Thomas of Swynnerton, L. Thomas of Walliswood, B. Thomson of Monifieth, L. Thurlow, L. Thurso, V. Tope, L. Tordoff, L. Trefgarne, L. Trumpington, B. Turner of Camden, B. Tweeddale, M. Ullswater, V. Vesty, L. Vivian, L. Wade of Chorlton, L. Walker of Doncaster, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Warnock, B. Waterford, M. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Waverley, V. Weatherill, L. Wedderburn of Charlton, L. Wedgwood, L. Westbury, L. Whaddon, L. Wharton, B. Whitty, L. Wigoder, L. Wilberforce, L. Wilcox, B. Williams of Elvel, L. Williams of Mostyn, L. Wilson of Tillyorn, L. Winchilsea and Nottingham, E. Windlesham, L. Winston, L. Wise, L. Woolf, L. Wright of Richmond, L. Young, B. Young of Old Scone, B. PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Oxford. Judicial Business 1. Burton (Respondent) v. Mayor etc. of the London Borough of Camden (Petitioners)—The petition of the London Borough of Camden praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. 2. Platform Home Loans Limited (Petitioners) v. Oyston Shipways Limited and others (Respondents)—The petition of Platform Home Loans Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. 3. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Fei (Petitioner) (Northern Ireland)—The petition of Liu Xiao Fei praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. 4. Ingram and another (Appellants) v. Commissioners of Inland Revenue (Respondents)—The petition of the appellants praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 3rd March next (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed. 5. Commissioners of Customs and Excise (Respondents) v. Redrow Group Plc (Appellants)—It was ordered that the appellants be allowed to prosecute the appeal without giving the usual security for costs as required by Standing Order. Papers 6. Command Papers—The following papers, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty on the dates shown, were ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Extradition—Agreements between the United Kingdom and Hong Kong for: (i) The Surrender of Fugitive Offenders; (16th January) (3843) (ii) The Transfer of Sentenced Persons; (16th January) (3844) 2. Copyright—“Crown Copyright in the Information Age”: Government consultation document. (19th January)   (3819) 7. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Draft Scheme for Construction Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 1998; 2. Draft Construction Contracts (Scotland) Exclusion Order 1998. Page 449 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top 8. Negative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) (Rural Rate Relief) Regulations 1998, laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1988. (47) 9. Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: Accounts for 1996–97 of the National Insurance Fund, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992. Select Committee Report 10. Public Service—The Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed (HL Paper 55), together with the minutes of evidence and associated memoranda, and the written evidence (HL Paper 55-I). Private Business 11. Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council Bill [HL]—The bill was presented and read a first time. Public Business 12. Human Rights Bill [HL]—The report was received; amendments were negatived; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list 1); further consideration on report was adjourned. Private Business 13. Lloyds TSB Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Baroness Hooper that the bill be now read a third time; after debate, the motion was agreed to; then the bill was passed and sent to the Commons. The House was adjourned during pleasure. The House was resumed. Public Business 14. Human Rights Bill [HL]—The bill was further considered on report; amendments were (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list 2); further consideration on report was adjourned after amendment 31. The House was adjourned at a quarter-past midnight in the morning of Tuesday 20th January till later the same day, half-past two o’clock in the afternoon. DIVISIONS Division No. 1 HUMAN RIGHTS BILL [HL] It was moved by the Lord Lester of Herne Hill, in Clause 4, page 3, line 14, at end to insert— (“(f) in Jersey, the Royal Court or the Court of Appeal; (g) in Guernsey, the Royal Court or the Court of Appeal; (h) in the Isle of Man, the High Court.”); which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the House divided: Contents.............32 Not-Contents.............176 CONTENTS Addington, L. Beaumont of Whitley, L. [Teller] Brookes, L. Calverley, L. Carlisle, E. Dholakia, L. Falkland, V. Geraint, L. Goodhart, L. Hamwee, B. Harris of Greenwich, L. Hooson, L. Lester of Herne Hill, L. Ludford, B. McNally, L. Maddock, B. Newby, L. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Ogmore, L. Razzall, L. Redesdale, L. Rochester, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Russell, E. Sandberg, L. Smith of Clifton, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomson of Monifieth, L. Thurso, V. Tope, L. [Teller] Tordoff, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Page 450 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top NOT-CONTENTS Acton, L. Alexander of Tunis, E. Alton of Liverpool, L. Amos, B. Anelay of St. Johns, B. Ashbourne, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Belhaven and Stenton, L. Berners, B. Biddulph, L. Blackstone, B. Blaker, L. Blatch, B. Blease, L. Borrie, L. Brentford, V. Bridgeman, V. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Brooks of Tremorfa, L. Burlison, L. Burnham, L. Cadman, L. Carmichael of Kelvingrove, L. Carnegy of Lour, B. Carnock, L. Carter, L. [Teller] Chandos, V. Chelmsford, V. Chesham, L. Clinton-Davis, L. Cocks of Hartcliffe, L. Coleraine, L. Colville of Culross, V. Colwyn, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Courtown, E. Craig of Radley, L. Cross, V. Currie of Marylebone, L. David, B. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Desai, L. Dixon, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Donegall, M. Dormand of Easington, L. Eatwell, L. Elliott of Morpeth, L. Elton, L. Evans of Parkside, L. Falconer of Thoroton, L. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Fookes, B. Gallacher, L. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Gould of Potternewton, B. Graham of Edmonton, L. Gregson, L. Grenfell, L. Haddington, E. Hanworth, V. Hardie, L. Hardy of Wath, L. Harris of Peckham, L. Haskel, L. [Teller] Hayhoe, L. Hayman, B. Hemphill, L. Henley, L. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hogg of Cumbernauld, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. HolmPatrick, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Hope of Craighead, L. Howie of Troon, L. Hoyle, L. Hughes, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Hylton, L. Iddesleigh, E. Irvine of Lairg, L. (Lord Chancellor) Islwyn, L. Jay of Paddington, B. Jeger, B. Jenkin of Roding, L. Jenkins of Putney, L. Kennedy of The Shaws, B. Kennet, L. Kilbracken, L. Kingsland, L. Kirkhill, L. Knight of Collingtree, B. Lawson of Blaby, L. Leigh, L. Liverpool, E. Lofthouse of Pontefract, L. Longford, E. Luke, L. McIntosh of Haringey, L. Mackay of Drumadoon, L. Marlesford, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Merlyn-Rees, L. Mersey, V. Milner of Leeds, L. Molloy, L. Molyneaux of Killead, L. Monkswell, L. Monro of Langholm, L. Monson, L. Montague of Oxford, L. Montgomery of Alamein, V. Morris of Manchester, L. Napier and Ettrick, L. Newall, L. Nicol, B. Norfolk, D. Northbrook, L. Northesk, E. Orme, L. Palmer, L. Perth, E. Peston, L. Pitkeathley, B. Platt of Writtle, B. Prys-Davies, L. Puttnam, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Randall of St. Budeaux, L. Rawlings, B. Rea, L. Rendell of Babergh, B. Rennell, L. Renton, L. Renwick of Clifton, L. Richard, L. (Lord Privy Seal) Ripon, Bp. St. John of Bletso, L. Sefton of Garston, L. Selborne, E. Sewel, L. Shaw of Northstead, L. Shepherd, L. Simon, V. Simon of Highbury, L. Smith of Gilmorehill, B. Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L. Southwell, Bp. Stallard, L. Stewartby, L. Stone of Blackheath, L. Strabolgi, L. Swinfen, L. Symons of Vernham Dean, B. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Gryfe, L. Thomas of Gwydir, L. Turner of Camden, B. Ullswater, V. Vivian, L. Walker of Doncaster, L. Waterford, M. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Wedderburn of Charlton, L. Wharton, B. Whitty, L. Wilberforce, L. Williams of Mostyn, L. Winston, L. Young, B. Young of Old Scone, B. Page 451 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Division No. 2 HUMAN RIGHTS BILL [HL] It was moved by the Baroness Young, in Clause 6, page 4, line 9, after (“include”) to insert (“a person listed in Schedule (Persons excluded from section 6) or”); which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the House divided: Contents.............82 Not-Contents.............93 CONTENTS Alton of Liverpool, L. Ashbourne, L. Belhaven and Stenton, L. Belstead, L. Berners, B. Biddulph, L. Blatch, B. Brabazon of Tara, L. Brentford, V. Bridgeman, V. Burnham, L. Cadman, L. Campbell of Alloway, L. Carnegy of Lour, B. Carnock, L. Chesham, L. Coleraine, L. Courtown, E. Craig of Radley, L. Cranborne, V. Crickhowell, L. Cross, V. Dean of Harptree, L. Denham, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Donegall, M. Elles, B. Elton, L. [Teller] Fitt, L. Fookes, B. Greenway, L. Halsbury, E. Hankey, L. Harmsworth, L. Harris of Peckham, L. Hemphill, L. Henley, L. Hooper, B. Hylton, L. Iddesleigh, E. Jenkin of Roding, L. Kilbracken, L. Kingsland, L. Kinloss, Ly. Knight of Collingtree, B. Liverpool, E. Lloyd of Berwick, L. Longford, E. Lucas of Chilworth, L. Luke, L. Lyell, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. Mackay of Drumadoon, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Miller of Hendon, B. Molyneaux of Killead, L. Monson, L. Norfolk, D. Northesk, E. Oxfuird, V. Park of Monmouth, B. Pearson of Rannoch, L. Perth, E. Pilkington of Oxenford, L. Renton, L. Robertson of Oakridge, L. Rochester, L. Rowallan, L. Seccombe, B. Shaw of Northstead, L. Simon of Glaisdale, L. Stallard, L. Stewartby, L. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Strange, B. Strathclyde, L. Thomas of Gwydir, L. Ullswater, V. Waterford, M. Wilberforce, L. Wilcox, B. Young, B. [Teller] NOT-CONTENTS Ackner, L. Acton, L. Amos, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. Blackstone, B. Borrie, L. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Burlison, L. Carlisle, E. Carmichael of Kelvingrove, L. Carter, L. [Teller] Chandos, V. Clinton-Davis, L. Cocks of Hartcliffe, L. Colville of Culross, V. David, B. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Desai, L. Dixon, L. Dormand of Easington, L. Evans of Parkside, L. Falconer of Thoroton, L. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Gallacher, L. Gilbert, L. Goodhart, L. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Gould of Potternewton, B. Graham of Edmonton, L. Gregson, L. Grenfell, L. Hamwee, B. Hanworth, V. Hardie, L. Hardy of Wath, L. Harris of Greenwich, L. Haskel, L. Hayman, B. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hogg of Cumbernauld, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Hooson, L. Howie of Troon, L. Hoyle, L. Hughes, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Irvine of Lairg, L. (Lord Chancellor) Islwyn, L. Jay of Paddington, B. Kennedy of The Shaws, B. Kennet, L. Lester of Herne Hill, L. Lockwood, B. Lofthouse of Pontefract, L. McIntosh of Haringey, L. [Teller] Merlyn-Rees, L. Milner of Leeds, L. Molloy, L. Monkswell, L. Montague of Oxford, L. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Nicol, B. Orme, L. Pitkeathley, B. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Prys-Davies, L. Puttnam, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Randall of St. Budeaux, L. Rea, L. Rendell of Babergh, B. Richard, L. (Lord Privy Seal) Russell, E. Sefton of Garston, L. Sewel, L. Shepherd, L. Simon, V. Simon of Highbury, L. Page 452 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Smith of Gilmorehill, B. Stone of Blackheath, L. Symons of Vernham Dean, B. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Tordoff, L. Turner of Camden, B. Walker of Doncaster, L. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Wedderburn of Charlton, L. Whitty, L. Williams of Mostyn, L. Winston, L. Young of Old Scone, B. APPENDIX PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE IN THE MOSES ROOM ON THE NATIONAL LOTTERY BILL [HL] The Committee met at half-past three o’clock. The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Ampthill) was in the Chair. Amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; an amendment was agreed to; the Committee was adjourned after amendment 18. The Committee was adjourned to Thursday next.