House of Lords Journal 231 (Session 1997-98)

Previous Next Page 663 1997-98 Volume 231       Monday 16 March 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. Alexander of Tunis, E. 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. Archer of Weston-Super-Mare, L. Ashbourne, L. Astor, V. Astor of Hever, L. Avebury, L. Baker of Dorking, L. Baldwin of Bewdley, E. Barnett, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beaumont of Whitley, L. Belhaven and Stenton, L. Beloff, L. Berkeley, L. Bethell, L. Biffen, L. Birdwood, L. Blatch, B. Blease, L. Blyth, L. Boardman, L. Borrie, L. Boston of Faversham, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Braine of Wheatley, L. Brentford, V. Bridges, L. Brightman, L. Brigstocke, B. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Brooks of Tremorfa, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Bruce of Donington, L. Bruntisfield, L. Burlison, L. Burnham, L. Butterworth, L. Byford, B. Cadman, L. Caithness, E. Calverley, L. Campbell of Alloway, L. Campbell of Croy, L. Carlisle, E. Carmichael of Kelvingrove, L. Carnock, L. Carter, L. Castle of Blackburn, B. Chalfont, L. Chandos, V. Charteris of Amisfield, L. Chesham, L. Chorley, L. Clancarty, E. Clanwilliam, E. Cledwyn of Penrhos, L. Clwyd, L. Cockfield, L. Cocks of Hartcliffe, L. Coleraine, L. Colville of Culross, V. Constantine of Stanmore, L. Cooke of Islandreagh, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Courtown, E. Cox, B. Craigavon, V. Cranborne, V. Crickhowell, L. Cross, V. Cuckney, L. Cullen of Ashbourne, L. Currie of Marylebone, L. Dahrendorf, L. Darcy de Knayth, B. Dartmouth, E. David, B. Davidson, V. Davies of Coity, L. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Beswick, L. Dean of Harptree, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Denham, L. Denton of Wakefield, B. Desai, L. Dholakia, L. Diamond, L. Dickinson, L. Dixon, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dormand of Easington, L. Dowding, L. Eatwell, L. Eden of Winton, L. Effingham, E. Elis-Thomas, L. Ellenborough, L. Elles, B. Elliott of Morpeth, L. Elton, L. Ely, Bp. Erroll, E. Evans of Parkside, L. Ewing of Kirkford, L. Exmouth, V. Ezra, L. Falconer of Thoroton, L. Falkland, V. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Fisher of Rednal, B. Fitt, L. Flather, B. Flowers, L. Fookes, B. Freeman, L. Freyberg, L. Gainford, L. Gallacher, L. Gardner of Parkes, B. Geddes, L. Geraint, L. Gilbert, L. Gladwin of Clee, L. Goodhart, L. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Gould of Potternewton, B. Graham of Edmonton, L. Grantley, L. Gray of Contin, L. Greene of Harrow Weald, L. Grey, E. Halsbury, E. Hamwee, B. Hanworth, V. Hardie, L. Harding of Petherton, L. Hardwicke, E. Hardy of Wath, L. Harlech, L. Harmar-Nicholls, L. Harris of Greenwich, L. Harrowby, E. Haskel, L. Haslam, L. Hattersley, L. Hayhoe, L. Hayman, B. Hayter, L. Hemphill, L. Henderson of Brompton, L. Henley, L. Hesketh, L. Higgins, L. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hogg of Cumbernauld, L. Holderness, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Holme of Cheltenham, L. HolmPatrick, L. Hooper, B. Page 664 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Hooson, L. Hope of Craighead, L. Hothfield, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Howie of Troon, L. Hoyle, L. Hughes, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Hurd of Westwell, L. Hylton-Foster, B. Inglewood, L. Ironside, L. Islwyn, L. Jacobs, L. Janner of Braunstone, L. Jay of Paddington, B. Jeffreys, L. Jeger, B. Jenkin of Roding, L. Jenkins of Putney, L. Kenilworth, L. Kennedy of The Shaws, B. Keyes, L. Kilbracken, L. Kilmarnock, L. Kimball, L. Kingsland, L. Kinloss, Ly. Kinnoull, E. Kirkhill, L. Kirkwood, L. Knollys, V. Lauderdale, E. Lawrence, L. Layton, L. Leathers, V. Leicester, Bp. Leigh, L. Lester of Herne Hill, L. Lindsay, E. Lindsey and Abingdon, E. Liverpool, E. Lockwood, B. Lofthouse of Pontefract, L. Long, V. Longford, E. Lovell-Davis, L. Lucas, L. Lucas of Chilworth, L. Ludford, B. Luke, L. Lyell, L. McCarthy, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. McConnell, L. McIntosh of Haringey, L. Mackay of Ardbrecknish, L. McNair, L. McNally, L. Maddock, B. Mar, C. Marlesford, L. Marsh, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Mason of Barnsley, L. Mayhew of Twysden, L. Merlyn-Rees, L. Merrivale, L. Mersey, V. Methuen, L. Miller of Hendon, B. Milner of Leeds, L. Milverton, L. Mishcon, L. Molloy, L. Molyneaux of Killead, L. Monkswell, L. Monro of Langholm, L. Montagu of Beaulieu, L. Montague of Oxford, L. Montgomery of Alamein, V. Moran, L. Mottistone, L. Mountevans, L. Moyne, L. Moynihan, L. Munster, E. Murray of Epping Forest, L. Napier and Ettrick, L. Naseby, L. Nathan, L. Nelson, E. Newby, L. Newton of Braintree, L. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Nicol, B. Noel-Buxton, L. Norfolk, D. Norrie, L. Northbourne, L. Northesk, E. Norton, L. O’Cathain, B. Ogmore, L. Onslow of Woking, L. Oppenheim-Barnes, B. Orr-Ewing, L. Oxfuird, V. Palmer, L. Park of Monmouth, B. Paul, L. Peel, E. Pender, L. Perry of Walton, L. Peston, L. Peyton of Yeovil, L. Phillips of Ellesmere, L. Pilkington of Oxenford, L. Pitkeathley, B. Platt of Writtle, B. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Prior, L. Prys-Davies, L. Quirk, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Randall of St. Budeaux, L. Rankeillour, L. Rawlings, B. Razzall, L. Rea, L. Reading, M. Reay, L. Redesdale, L. Rees, L. Rendell of Babergh, B. Rennell, L. Renton, L. Renwick, L. Renwick of Clifton, L. Richard, L. Rix, L. Roberts of Conwy, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Rosslyn, E. Rotherwick, L. Rowallan, L. Russell, E. Ryder of Warsaw, B. Ryder of Wensum, L. St. Davids, V. St. John of Bletso, L. St. John of Fawsley, L. Seccombe, B. Selborne, E. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Sewel, L. Shannon, E. Sharples, B. Shaughnessy, L. Shaw of Northstead, L. Shepherd, L. Shore of Stepney, L. Shuttleworth, L. Simon, V. Simon of Glaisdale, L. Simon of Highbury, L. Skelmersdale, L. Skidelsky, L. Slim, V. Smith of Gilmorehill, B. Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L. Southwell, Bp. Stallard, L. Stewartby, L. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Stone of Blackheath, L. Strabolgi, L. Strange, B. Strathcarron, L. Strathclyde, L. Strathcona and Mount Royal, L. Swansea, L. Swinfen, L. Symons of Vernham Dean, B. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Tenby, V. Teviot, L. Teynham, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Macclesfield, L. Thomson of Monifieth, L. Turner of Camden, B. Tweeddale, M. Ullswater, V. Varley, L. Vivian, L. Waddington, L. Wade of Chorlton, L. Walker of Doncaster, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Walpole, L. Warnock, B. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Weatherill, L. Page 665 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Wedderburn of Charlton, L. Westbury, L. Whaddon, L. Wharton, B. Whitty, L. Wigoder, L. Wilberforce, L. Wilcox, B. Williams of Elvel, L. Williams of Mostyn, L. Winston, L. Wise, L. Wright of Richmond, L. Young, B. PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Ely. 1. Earl of Dartmouth—William Earl of Dartmouth sat first in Parliament after the death of his father, Gerald Humphry, having first taken and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute. Judicial Business 2. In re Ismail (Appellant) (application for a writ of Habeas Corpus) (On Appeal from a Divisional Court of the Queen’s Bench Division)—The appeal of Nashwan Dawood Ismail was presented and ordered to be prosecuted subject to the procedures applicable thereto. 3. Graham (Respondent) v. Graham (Petitioner)—The petition of Peter Graham praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. 4. In re L (by his next friend DF) (Respondent)—The petition of the Secretary of State for Health was presented praying that he might be heard or otherwise intervene in the appeal (the agents for the appellants and the respondent consenting thereto) and was referred to an Appeal Committee. 5. Svenska International Plc (Appellants) v. Commissioners of Customs and Excise (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 30th March next (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed. 6. Appeal Committee—The 59th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made: State Bank of India (Respondents) v. Sood and others and another (A.P.) (Petitioner) and others—That leave to appeal be refused; that the costs of the petitioner be taxed in accordance with the Legal Aid Act 1988; and that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(c) and, if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties. Papers 7. Command Paper—The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table: Social Security—Report of the Social Security Advisory Committee on the Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/680). (3892) 8. Statutory Instrument (Standing Order 68)—The following negative instrument, having been laid before the House on 13th March, was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: National Health Service (Fund-holding Practices) Amendment Regulations 1998, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977. (693) 9. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Education (London Residuary Body) (Property Transfer) (Modification and Amendment) Order 1998, laid under the Education Reform Act 1988;   (723) 2. (i) Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) Rules 1998— (578) (ii) Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (Amendment) Rules 1998— (585)   laid under the Representation of the People Act 1983; 3. Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1998, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;   (680) 4. (i) Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998— (725) (ii) Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998— (724)   laid under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986; 5. Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 1998, laid under the Social Security Act 1988;   (691) 6. Wireless Telegraphy (Control of Interference from Videosenders) Order 1998, laid under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967.   (722) 10. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Statements of Guarantee given by the Secretary of State for Health on loans proposed to be raised by— Page 666 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top (i) Plymouths Hospitals NHS Trust— (ii) East Berkshire NHS Trust—   laid under the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; 2. Accounts for 1996–97 of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Probation Board (Northern Ireland) Order 1982. Public Business 11. Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill—It was moved by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey that the bill be now read a second time; the motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived; then, Standing Order 44 having been dispensed with, the bill was read a third time and passed. 12. National Lottery Bill [HL]—The bill was read a third time; an amendment was moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; a privilege amendment was agreed to; then the bill was passed and sent to the Commons. 13. Data Protection Bill [HL]—The report was received; 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 89) 14. Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) (Amendment) Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Evans of Parkside that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House. 15. Transport policy and railway land—The Lord Cadman asked Her Majesty’s Government whether plans for an integrated transport policy are being forestalled by the continuing disposal of railway land; after debate, the question was answered by the Baroness Hayman. The House was adjourned at nine o’clock till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.