House of Lords Journal 231 (Session 1997-98)

Previous Next Page 733 1997-98 Volume 231       Tuesday 7 April 1998 The House met at half-past two o’clock. The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present: Irvine of Lairg, L. (Lord Chancellor) Ackner, L. Acton, L. Addington, L. Ailesbury, M. Ailsa, M. Airlie, E. Aldington, L. Allen of Abbeydale, L. Allenby of Megiddo, V. Alport, L. Ampthill, L. Anelay of St. Johns, B. Annaly, L. Annan, L. Archer of Weston-Super-Mare, L. Ashbourne, L. Ashley of Stoke, L. Baldwin of Bewdley, E. Balfour of Inchrye, L. Barber of Tewkesbury, L. Barnett, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beaumont of Whitley, L. Belhaven and Stenton, L. Bellwin, L. Beloff, L. Belstead, L. Berkeley, L. Biffen, L. Blackstone, B. Blackwell, L. Blake, L. Blatch, B. Blyth, L. Boardman, L. Borrie, L. Boston of Faversham, L. Bowness, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Braine of Wheatley, L. Brentford, V. Brightman, L. Brigstocke, B. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Brookeborough, V. Brooks of Tremorfa, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Bruce of Donington, L. Bruntisfield, L. Buckinghamshire, E. 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. Carew, L. Carlisle, E. Carlisle of Bucklow, L. Carmichael of Kelvingrove, L. Carnarvon, E. Carnock, L. Carter, L. Chalfont, L. Chalker of Wallasey, B. Charteris of Amisfield, L. Chesham, L. Clancarty, E. Clanwilliam, E. Cledwyn of Penrhos, L. Cockfield, L. Cocks of Hartcliffe, L. Coleraine, L. Coleridge, L. Colwyn, L. Constantine of Stanmore, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Courtown, E. Cowdrey of Tonbridge, L. Cox, B. Craigavon, V. Crathorne, L. Crickhowell, L. Croham, L. Crook, L. Cuckney, L. Cullen of Ashbourne, L. Darcy de Knayth, B. 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. Dearing, L. Denham, L. Denton of Wakefield, B. Desai, L. Dholakia, L. Dilhorne, V. Dixon, L. Donoughue, L. Dormand of Easington, L. Downshire, M. Dubs, L. Dunrossil, V. Eatwell, L. Effingham, E. Elis-Thomas, L. Ellenborough, L. Elles, B. Elliott of Morpeth, L. Elton, L. Ely, M. Emerton, B. Erne, E. Erroll, E. Evans of Parkside, L. Ewing of Kirkford, L. Exmouth, V. Falconer of Thoroton, L. Falkland, V. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Feldman, L. Fitt, L. Fookes, B. Fraser of Carmyllie, L. Freyberg, L. Gainford, L. Gallacher, L. Geddes, L. Geraint, L. Gilbert, L. Gisborough, L. Glenamara, L. Glentoran, L. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Gould of Potternewton, B. Graham of Edmonton, L. Gray of Contin, L. Greenhill of Harrow, L. Greenway, L. Grenfell, L. Grey, E. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L. Hacking, L. Haddington, E. Halsbury, E. Hampden, V. Hampton, L. Hankey, L. Hanworth, V. Hardie, L. Harding of Petherton, L. Hardwicke, E. Hardy of Wath, L. Harmar-Nicholls, L. Harmsworth, L. Harris of Peckham, L. Harrowby, E. Haskel, L. Hattersley, L. Hayhoe, L. Hayter, L. Healey, L. Henley, L. Higgins, L. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hogg of Cumbernauld, L. Holderness, L. HolmPatrick, L. Hooson, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hoyle, L. Page 734 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Hughes of Woodside, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hunt of Tanworth, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Huntingdon, E. Hurd of Westwell, L. Hylton, L. Hylton-Foster, B. Ilchester, E. Inglewood, L. Ironside, L. Islwyn, L. Janner of Braunstone, L. Jeffreys, L. Jeger, B. Jenkin of Roding, L. Jenkins of Hillhead, L. Jenkins of Putney, L. Johnston of Rockport, L. Jopling, L. Kennedy of The Shaws, B. Kennet, L. Kenyon, L. Kilmarnock, L. Kimball, L. Kingsland, L. Kinloss, Ly. Kinnoull, E. Kirkhill, L. Kitchener, E. Knight of Collingtree, B. Knollys, V. Laing of Dunphail, L. Lane, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lauderdale, E. Lawrence, L. Lawson of Blaby, L. Layton, L. Leathers, V. Leigh, L. Levy, L. Lindsay, E. Linklater of Butterstone, B. Liverpool, E. Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, E. Lockwood, B. Lofthouse of Pontefract, L. London, Bp. Long, V. Longford, E. Lowry, L. Lucas, L. Lucas of Chilworth, L. Ludford, B. Luke, L. McCluskey, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. McConnell, L. McFarlane of Llandaff, B. McIntosh of Haringey, L. Mackay of Ardbrecknish, L. Mackay of Drumadoon, L. MacLaurin of Knebworth, L. McNair, L. Maddock, B. Manton, L. Mar and Kellie, E. Marlesford, L. Marsh, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Mason of Barnsley, L. Massereene and Ferrard, V. Mayhew of Twysden, L. Merlyn-Rees, L. Merrivale, L. Mersey, V. Methuen, L. Milner of Leeds, L. Milverton, L. Minto, E. Molloy, L. Molyneaux of Killead, L. Monckton of Brenchley, V. Monkswell, L. Montagu of Beaulieu, L. Montague of Oxford, L. Montgomery of Alamein, V. Mottistone, L. Mountevans, L. Mountgarret, V. Moyne, L. Munster, E. Murton of Lindisfarne, L. Napier and Ettrick, L. Naseby, L. Nathan, L. Nelson, E. Newton of Braintree, L. Nicholls of Birkenhead, L. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Nicol, B. Noel-Buxton, L. Norfolk, D. Norrie, L. Northesk, E. Northfield, L. Norton, L. Norwich, Bp. O’Cathain, B. Ogmore, L. Oliver of Aylmerton, L. Onslow, E. Onslow of Woking, L. Orme, L. Orr-Ewing, L. Oxford, Bp. Oxfuird, V. Palmer, L. Park of Monmouth, B. Paul, L. Pearson of Rannoch, L. Pender, L. Perth, E. Peston, L. Peyton of Yeovil, L. Phillimore, L. Phillips of Ellesmere, L. Pike, B. Pilkington of Oxenford, L. Pitkeathley, B. Plant of Highfield, L. Platt of Writtle, B. Plumb, L. Plummer of St. Marylebone, L. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Prior, L. Quirk, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Randall of St. Budeaux, L. Rankeillour, L. Rathcavan, L. Rawlings, B. Razzall, L. Reay, L. Redesdale, L. Rees, L. Rendell of Babergh, B. Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, L. Renton, L. Renton of Mount Harry, L. Renwick, L. Renwick of Clifton, L. Richard, L. Ripon, Bp. Ritchie of Dundee, L. Rix, L. Roberts of Conwy, L. Rochester, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Roll of Ipsden, L. Romney, E. Rowallan, L. Runcie, L. Russell, E. Russell-Johnston, L. Ryder of Wensum, L. Sainsbury, L. St. Davids, V. St. John of Bletso, L. St. John of Fawsley, L. Sandberg, L. Sandford, L. Sandwich, E. Savile, L. Seccombe, B. Sefton of Garston, L. Sempill, L. Sewel, L. Shannon, E. Sharples, B. Shaughnessy, L. Shaw of Northstead, L. Shepherd, L. Shore of Stepney, L. Shrewsbury, E. Shuttleworth, L. Simon, V. Simon of Glaisdale, L. Simpson of Dunkeld, L. Skelmersdale, L. Skidelsky, L. Slim, V. Smith of Gilmorehill, B. Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L. Stair, E. Stallard, L. Stanley of Alderley, L. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stewartby, L. Stockton, E. Stodart of Leaston, L. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Strabolgi, L. Strange, B. Strathclyde, L. Sudeley, L. Page 735 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Swansea, L. Swinfen, L. Symons of Vernham Dean, B. Taverne, L. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Gryfe, L. Teviot, L. Teynham, L. Thomas of Gwydir, L. Thomas of Macclesfield, L. Thomas of Walliswood, B. Thomson of Monifieth, L. Thurlow, L. Tope, L. Tordoff, L. Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. Turner of Camden, B. Tweeddale, M. Ullswater, V. Vinson, L. Vivian, L. Waddington, L. Wade of Chorlton, L. Walker of Doncaster, L. Wallace of Coslany, L. Walton of Detchant, L. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Waverley, V. Weatherill, L. Wedderburn of Charlton, L. Wedgwood, L. Westbury, L. Whaddon, L. Wharton, B. Whitty, L. Wilberforce, L. Wilcox, B. Williams of Crosby, B. Williams of Elvel, L. Williams of Mostyn, L. Wilson of Tillyorn, L. Winchilsea and Nottingham, E. Windlesham, L. Winston, L. Wise, L. Wrenbury, L. Young, B. Young of Old Scone, B. PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Norwich. Judicial Business 1. Christopher Moran Holdings Limited (Respondents) v. Bairstow and another (Appellants) (England)—The appeal of Vivian Murray Bairstow and Nigel Ruddock was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 19th May next. 2. In re J (a minor) (Respondent) (England)—The appeal of the Secretary of State for the Home Department was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 19th May next. 3. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Gangadeen and another (Petitioners) (lodged 10th March)—The petition of Philomena Lobo Gangadeen and Daniel Robbie Jurawan praying for leave to appeal was presented without payment of the fee, such fee having been waived by the Appeal Committee pursuant to Standing Order XIII; the said petition was referred to an Appeal Committee. 4. Rafiq (Petitioner) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)—The petition of Robina Rafiq praying for leave to appeal notwithstanding that the time limited by Standing Order II has expired was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. 5. Foskett (suing on his own behalf and on behalf of all other purchasers of plots of land at Mount Eden, Herrado do Cerro Alto Diogo, Martins, Algarve, Portugal) (Original Appellant and Cross-Respondent) v. McKeown (Original Respondents) and others (A.P.) (Original Respondents and Cross-Appellants)—The petition of the original appellant (lodged 6th April) praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 4th May next (the agents for the original respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed. 6. Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland (Respondents) v. Brunswick Developments (1987) Limited and another (Appellants) (Scotland)—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 20th May next (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed. 7. Krol (A.P.) (Appellant) v. Craig (Respondent) (Scotland)—The petition of the appellant praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 20th May next (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed. 8. Appeal Committee—The 68th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Orders were made: Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Khan (Petitioner)—That the respondent be invited to lodge objections by 21st April next. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Gangadeen and another (Petitioners)—That the respondent be invited to lodge objections by 21st April next. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte O’Brien (A.P.) (Petitioner)—That the respondent be invited to lodge objections by 21st April next. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Simms (A.P.) (Petitioner)—That the respondent be invited to lodge objections by 21st April next. Page 736 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Vitol Energy (Bermuda) and others (Respondents) v. Pisco Shipping Company Limited (Petitioners)—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. LM Tenancies 1 Plc (Petitioners) v. Commissioners of Inland Revenue (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. Commissioners of Customs and Excise (Respondents) v. Westmorland Motorway Services Limited (Petitioners)—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. Graham (Respondent) v. Graham (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be refused; that the respondent be at liberty to apply for her 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. Papers 9. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Finance—the Government’s Expenditure Plans for 1998–99 and Reports for 1998 for: (i) Cabinet Office, Privy Council Office and Parliament; (3920) (ii) Department for International Development; (3907) (iii) Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Ordnance Survey, Office of Passenger Rail Franchising, Office of the Rail Regulator, and the Office of Water Services; (3906) (iv) Welsh Office and the Office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales; (3915) (v) Ministry of Defence (Expenditure Plans only); (3902) (vi) Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Intervention Board; (3904) (vii) Northern Ireland; (3916) (viii) Lord Chancellor’s and Law Officer’s Departments; (3909) (ix) Department of Social Security; (3913) (x) Foreign and Commonwealth Office; (3903) 2. Boundary Commission for Wales—Supplementary Review of the European Parliamentary Constituencies.   (3896) 10. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table: Draft Broadcasting (Percentage of Digital Capacity for Radio Multiplex Licence) Order 1998. 11. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. (i) Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1998— (968) (ii) Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 1998— (929) (iii) Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) (Amendment) Rules 1998— (928)   laid under the European Communities Act 1972; 2. East London and The City Health Authority (Transfers of Trust Property) Order 1998, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977;   (977) 3. Fishing Vessels (Life-Saving Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, laid under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.   (927) 12. Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: Treasury Minute dated 7th April 1998 on the application of certain receipts as appropriations in aid of the votes specified in the estimates for 1998–99, laid under the Public Accounts and Charges Act 1891. Select Committee Report 13. Statutory Instruments—The 29th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments; it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 94) Page 737 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Public Business 14. Mental Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill [HL]—The report was received. 15. School Standards and Framework Bill—It was moved by the Baroness Blackstone 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. 16. Criminal Procedure (Intermediate Diets) (Scotland) Bill—It was moved by the Lord Hardie that the bill be now read a second time; after debate, 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. 17. Institute of Legal Executives Order 1998—It was moved by the Lord Hardie that the draft Order laid before the House on 12th March be approved; the motion was agreed to. 18. Road Traffic (New Drivers) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997—It was moved by the Lord Dubs that the draft Order laid before the House on 11th December 1997 be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to. 19. Activity Centres (Young Persons’ Safety) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997—It was moved by the Lord Dubs that the draft Order laid before the House on 25th November 1997 be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to. 20. Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1997—It was moved by the Lord Dubs that the draft Order laid before the House on 11th December 1997 be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to. The House was adjourned at twenty-three minutes past eleven o’clock till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.