House of Lords Journal 231 (Session 1997-98)


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Friday 10 July 1998

The House met at eleven o’clock.

The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present:

Irvine of Lairg, L.
(Lord Chancellor)

Abercorn, D.
Aberdare, L.
Ackner, L.
Acton, L.
Addington, L.
Alexander of Tunis, E.
Amos, B.
Ampthill, L.
Anelay of St. Johns, B.
Annaly, L.
Annan, L.
Archer of Weston-Super-Mare, L.
Astor, V.
Attlee, E.
Avebury, L.
Beaumont of Whitley, L.
Belhaven and Stenton, L.
Beloff, L.
Berkeley, L.
Biddulph, L.
Blatch, B.
Blyth, L.
Borrie, L.
Boston of Faversham, L.
Bowness, L.
Brabazon of Tara, L.
Braine of Wheatley, L.
Broadbridge, L.
Brooks of Tremorfa, L.
Bruce of Donington, L.
Burnham, L.
Byford, B.
Cadman, L.
Caithness, E.
Campbell of Alloway, L.
Campbell of Croy, L.
Carlisle, E.
Carter, L.
Clancarty, E.
Cockfield, L.
Cocks of Hartcliffe, L.
Coleraine, L.
Colwyn, L.
Cooke of Thorndon, L.
Cope of Berkeley, L.
Courtown, E.
Craig of Radley, L.
Crathorne, L.
Currie of Marylebone, L.
David, B.
Davidson, V.
Davies of Coity, L.
Dean of Beswick, L.
Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B.
Denbigh, E.
Denton of Wakefield, B.
Dholakia, L.
Dilhorne, V.
Dixon, L.
Donaldson of Lymington, L.
Dormand of Easington, L.
Dubs, L.
Dundee, E.
Dunleath, L.
Effingham, E.
Elles, B.
Elliott of Morpeth, L.
Elton, L.
Erroll, E.
Evans of Parkside, L.
Falconer of Thoroton, L.
Falkland, V.
Farrington of Ribbleton, B.
Fitt, L.
Fookes, B.
Fraser of Carmyllie, L.
Freyberg, L.
Gardner of Parkes, B.
Geraint, L.
Gladwin of Clee, L.
Goodhart, L.
Gormanston, V.
Gould of Potternewton, B.
Graham of Edmonton, L.
Grenfell, L.
Hacking, L.
Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, L.
Halsbury, E.
Hankey, L.
Harding of Petherton, L.
Hardwicke, E.
Hardy of Wath, L.
Harris of Greenwich, L.
Harrowby, E.
Haskel, L.
Healey, L.
Hogg of Cumbernauld, L.
Holderness, L.
HolmPatrick, L.
Hooper, B.
Howie of Troon, L.
Hoyle, L.
Hughes, L.
Hughes of Woodside, L.
Jakobovits, L.
Janner of Braunstone, L.
Jenkin of Roding, L.
Kennet, L.
Kenyon, L.
Kilbracken, L.
Kingsland, L.
Kinnoull, E.
Kirkhill, L.
Lauderdale, E.
Lawrence, L.
Layton, L.
Leigh, L.
Lindsey and Abingdon, E.
Liverpool, E.
Longford, E.
Lowry, L.
Lucas, L.
Lucas of Chilworth, L.
Lyell, L.
McColl of Dulwich, L.
McNair, L.
McNally, L.
Manchester, Bp.
Mancroft, L.

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Marlesford, L.
Marsh, L.
Masham of Ilton, B.
Merlyn-Rees, L.
Miller of Hendon, B.
Milner of Leeds, L.
Molloy, L.
Monkswell, L.
Montague of Oxford, L.
Monteagle of Brandon, L.
Morris of Manchester, L.
Mountevans, L.
Mowbray and Stourton, L.
Moyne, L.
Moynihan, L.
Munster, E.
Murton of Lindisfarne, L.
Newton of Braintree, L.
Nicholson of Winterbourne, B.
Noel-Buxton, L.
Norrie, L.
Norton, L.
O’Cathain, B.
Onslow of Woking, L.
Park of Monmouth, B.
Paul, L.
Perry of Walton, L.
Pilkington of Oxenford, L.
Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L.
Prys-Davies, L.
Quirk, L.
Ramsay of Cartvale, B.
Randall of St. Budeaux, L.
Rankeillour, L.
Rawlings, B.
Rea, L.
Redesdale, L.
Renton, L.
Renwick, L.
Richard, L.
Rix, L.
Roberts of Conwy, L.
Rowallan, L.
Russell, E.
Saatchi, L.
St. Davids, V.
St. John of Bletso, L.
Seccombe, B.
Sempill, L.
Shannon, E.
Shaughnessy, L.
Simon, V.
Simon of Glaisdale, L.
Skelmersdale, L.
Smith of Gilmorehill, B.
Stewartby, L.
Strabolgi, L.
Strathcarron, L.
Strathclyde, L.
Swansea, L.
Swinfen, L.
Swinton, E.
Taylor of Blackburn, L.
Teviot, L.
Teynham, L.
Thomas of Gresford, L.
Trumpington, B.
Turner of Camden, B.
Tweeddale, M.
Vivian, L.
Walker of Doncaster, L.
Wallace of Saltaire, L.
Waverley, V.
Weatherill, L.
Wedgwood, L.
Westbury, L.
Wharton, B.
Whitty, L.
Wigoder, L.
Wilberforce, L.
Williams of Elvel, L.
Williams of Mostyn, L.
Wise, L.
Zouche of Haryngworth, L.

PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Manchester.

Papers

1.Command Paper—The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:

Fallon Inquiry—Minute dated 9th July concerning liabilities proposed to be accepted by the Secretary of State for Health in connection with the Committee of Inquiry into the Personality Disorder Unit, Ashworth Special Hospital (the Fallon Inquiry).

(—)

2.Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1.National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment Regulations 1998, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977;
 (1648)
2. (i)Medical Act 1983 (Approved Medical Practices and Conditions of Residence) and National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1998—(1664)
(ii)Medical Act 1983 (Approved Medical Practices and Conditions of Residence) and National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998—(1667)
laid under the Medical Act 1983;
3.Mines (Notification of Abandonment) (Scotland) Regulations 1998, laid under the Control of Pollution Act 1974;
 (1572)
4.National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998, laid under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
 (1663)
5. (i)National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998—(1593)
(ii)National Health Service (Scotland) (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1998—(1594)
laid under the Superannuation Act 1972;
6.Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1998, laid under the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989;
 (1589)
7. (i)Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 1998—(1672)
(ii)Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 1998—(1671)
laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988;
8.Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, laid under the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.
 (1670)

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3.Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:

Report for 1997-98 of the Director General of the National Lottery, laid under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.

Public Business

4.Data Protection Bill [HL]—The Commons amendments were considered and agreed to and the privilege amendment was agreed to.
5.Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998—It was moved by the Lord Dubs that the draft Order laid before the House on 8th June be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
6.Producer Responsibility Obligations (Northern Ireland) Order 1998—It was moved by the Lord Dubs that the draft Order laid before the House on 1st June be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
7.Pensions (Amendment) Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Morris of Manchester 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.
8.Sexual Orientation Discrimination Bill [HL]—The order of commitment was discharged.
9.Criminal Appeal (Amendment) Bill [HL]—A bill to add to the verdicts or findings which may be subject to a reference to the court by the Criminal Cases Review Commission was presented by the Lord Ackner, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 142)

The House was adjourned at a quarter-before three o’clock
to Monday next, half-past two o’clock.