House of Lords Journal 231 (Session 1997-98)

Previous Next Page 1097 1997-98 Volume 231       Wednesday 7 October 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. Addington, L. Addison, V. Ailesbury, M. Ailsa, M. Aldington, L. Alexander of Tunis, E. Allenby of Megiddo, V. Alli, L. 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. Ashburton, L. Ashley of Stoke, L. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Avebury, L. Bach, L. Baker of Dorking, L. Balfour, E. Balfour of Inchrye, L. Barber of Tewkesbury, L. Barnett, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Bath, M. Beaumont of Whitley, L. Belhaven and Stenton, L. Bellwin, L. Beloff, L. Berkeley, L. Berners, B. Biddulph, L. Biffen, L. Birdwood, L. Blaker, L. Blease, L. Bledisloe, V. Blyth, L. Boardman, L. Borrie, L. Boston of Faversham, L. Bowness, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Brentford, V. Bridges, L. Brightman, L. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Brookeborough, V. Brooks of Tremorfa, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Broughshane, L. Browne-Wilkinson, L. Bruce of Donington, L. Burlison, L. Burnham, L. Burns, L. Byford, B. Cadman, L. Caldecote, V. Calverley, L. Campbell of Alloway, L. Campbell of Croy, L. Carlisle, Bp. Carlisle, E. Carmichael of Kelvingrove, L. Carnarvon, E. Carnegy of Lour, B. Carr of Hadley, L. Carrick, E. Carter, L. Chalfont, L. Chalker of Wallasey, B. Charteris of Amisfield, L. Chesham, L. Clancarty, E. Clark of Kempston, L. Cledwyn of Penrhos, L. Clement-Jones, L. Clinton-Davis, L. Clyde, L. Cockfield, L. Cocks of Hartcliffe, L. Coleridge, L. Colville of Culross, V. Colwyn, L. Constantine of Stanmore, L. Cork and Orrery, E. Courtown, E. Cox, B. Craig of Radley, L. Craigavon, V. Cranborne, V. Crawley, B. Cross, V. Cullen of Ashbourne, L. Currie of Marylebone, L. 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. Denbigh, E. Denham, L. Denton of Wakefield, B. Desai, L. Dholakia, L. Dilhorne, V. Dixon, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Donoughue, L. Dormand of Easington, L. Downshire, M. Drogheda, E. Dundonald, E. Eatwell, L. Ellenborough, L. Elles, B. Elliott of Morpeth, L. Elton, L. Ely, Bp. Evans of Parkside, L. Exmouth, V. 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. Geddes, L. Gladwin of Clee, L. Gladwyn, L. Glentoran, L. Goff of Chieveley, L. Goodhart, L. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Goudie, B. Gould of Potternewton, B. Gowrie, E. Graham of Edmonton, L. Grantchester, L. Gray of Contin, L. Greenway, L. Gregson, L. Grenfell, L. Grey, E. Hacking, L. Haddington, E. Halsbury, E. Hampton, L. Hamwee, B. Hardie, L. Harding of Petherton, L. Harmar-Nicholls, L. Harris of High Cross, L. Harrowby, E. Haskel, L. Hayhoe, L. Hayman, B. Headfort, M. Hereford, Bp. Hesketh, L. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hobhouse of Woodborough, L. Page 1098 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Hoffmann, L. Hogg of Cumbernauld, L. Holderness, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Holme of Cheltenham, L. HolmPatrick, L. Hooson, L. Hope of Craighead, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hoyle, L. Hughes, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Hutchinson of Lullington, L. Hutton, L. Hylton-Foster, B. Ilchester, E. Inchcape, E. Inchyra, L. Ironside, L. Islwyn, L. Iveagh, E. Jacobs, L. Janner of Braunstone, L. Jay of Paddington, B. Jellicoe, E. Jenkin of Roding, L. Jenkins of Hillhead, L. Jopling, L. Judd, L. Kennet, L. Kenyon, L. Keyes, L. Kilpatrick of Kincraig, L. Kimball, L. Kingsland, L. Kinloss, Ly. Kinnoull, E. Kintore, E. Kitchener, E. Knutsford, V. Laing of Dunphail, L. Laming, L. Lauderdale, E. Leathers, V. Leigh, L. Lindsay, E. Lindsey and Abingdon, E. Linklater of Butterstone, B. Listowel, E. Liverpool, E. Lloyd of Berwick, L. Lockwood, B. Lofthouse of Pontefract, L. Long, V. Longford, E. Lucas, L. Lucas of Chilworth, L. Ludford, B. Luke, L. Lyell, L. Lytton, E. McCarthy, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. McConnell, L. Macfarlane of Bearsden, L. McIntosh of Haringey, L. Mackay of Ardbrecknish, L. Mackay of Drumadoon, L. Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L. Mackie of Benshie, L. McNair, L. McNally, L. Maddock, B. Mallalieu, B. Mancroft, L. Mar, C. Mar and Kellie, E. Masham of Ilton, B. Mason of Barnsley, L. Massereene and Ferrard, V. Mersey, V. Middleton, L. Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B. Miller of Hendon, B. Millett, L. Milner of Leeds, L. Milverton, L. Mishcon, L. Molloy, L. Molyneaux of Killead, L. Monk Bretton, L. Monkswell, L. Monro of Langholm, L. Montagu of Beaulieu, L. Montague of Oxford, L. Montgomery of Alamein, V. Montrose, D. Moran, L. Morris of Castle Morris, L. Morris of Manchester, L. Mottistone, L. Mountevans, L. Mowbray and Stourton, L. Moyne, L. Moynihan, L. Munster, E. Murray of Epping Forest, L. Napier and Ettrick, L. Naseby, L. Nelson, E. Newby, L. Newton of Braintree, L. Nicholls of Birkenhead, L. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Nicol, B. Noel-Buxton, L. Norrie, L. Northesk, E. Norton, L. Norton of Louth, L. Nunburnholme, L. O’Cathain, B. Ogmore, L. Oliver of Aylmerton, L. Oppenheim-Barnes, B. Orme, L. Oxfuird, V. Palmer, L. Park of Monmouth, B. Patten, L. Pender, L. Perry of Walton, L. Peston, L. Peyton of Yeovil, L. Phillips of Sudbury, L. Pilkington of Oxenford, L. Pitkeathley, B. Platt of Writtle, B. Porter of Luddenham, L. Prys-Davies, L. Puttnam, L. Quirk, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Randall of St. Budeaux, L. Rathcavan, L. Rawlings, B. Razzall, L. Rea, L. Reay, L. Redesdale, L. Rees, L. Rendell of Babergh, B. Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, L. Renton, L. Renwick, L. Richard, L. Ripon, Bp. Roberts of Conwy, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Rotherwick, L. Rowallan, L. Russell, E. Russell-Johnston, L. Ryder of Warsaw, B. Ryder of Wensum, L. St. Davids, V. St. John of Bletso, L. St. John of Fawsley, L. Saltoun of Abernethy, Ly. Sanderson of Bowden, L. Saville of Newdigate, L. Scotland of Asthal, B. Seccombe, B. Sefton of Garston, L. Selborne, E. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Sempill, L. Serota, B. Sewel, L. Shannon, E. Sharples, B. Shaughnessy, L. Shaw of Northstead, L. Shepherd, L. Shore of Stepney, L. Simon, V. Simon of Glaisdale, L. Simon of Highbury, L. Skelmersdale, L. Skidelsky, L. Slim, V. Slynn of Hadley, L. Smith of Clifton, L. Smith of Gilmorehill, B. Soper, L. Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L. Stallard, L. Stanley of Alderley, L. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stewartby, L. Steyn, L. Stodart of Leaston, L. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Strabolgi, L. Page 1099 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Strange, B. Strathcarron, L. Strathcona and Mt. Royal, L. Suffolk and Berkshire, E. Swinfen, L. Taverne, L. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Gryfe, L. Teviot, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Gwydir, L. Thornton, B. Tomlinson, L. Tope, L. Tordoff, L. Trefgarne, L. Trumpington, B. Turner of Camden, B. Tweeddale, M. Uddin, B. Ullswater, V. Waddington, L. Wade of Chorlton, L. Wakefield, Bp. Walker of Doncaster, L. Walker of Worcester, L. Wallace of Coslany, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Walpole, L. Walton of Detchant, L. Warnock, B. Waverley, V. Weatherill, L. Wedderburn of Charlton, L. Westbury, L. Whaddon, L. Wharton, B. Whitty, L. Wigoder, L. Wilberforce, L. Williams of Elvel, L. Williams of Mostyn, L. Wilson of Tillyorn, L. Winchilsea and Nottingham, E. Winston, L. Woolf, L. Young of Old Scone, B. PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Ely. 1. Lord Millett—The Right Honourable Sir Peter Julian Millett, Knight, a Lord Justice of Appeal, having been appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and created Baron Millett, of St Marylebone in the City of Westminster, for life by Letters Patent dated in the afternoon of 1st October 1998 (see appendix 1), was introduced between the Lord Browne-Wilkinson and the Lord Woolf, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute. 2. Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough—The Right Honourable Sir John Stewart Hobhouse, Knight, a Lord Justice of Appeal, having been appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and created Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough, of Woodborough in the County of Wiltshire, for life by Letters Patent dated in the forenoon of 1st October 1998 (see appendix 2), was introduced between the Lord Goff of Chieveley and the Lord Lloyd of Berwick, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute. Judicial Business 3. In re Gilligan (Appellant) (application for a writ of Habeas Corpus) (On appeal from a Divisional Court of the Queen’s Bench Division)—The appeal of John Joseph Gilligan was presented and it was ordered to be prosecuted subject to the procedures applicable thereto. 4. Lubbe and others (Respondents) v. Cape Industries plc (Petitioners) (lodged 27th August)—The petition of Cape plc praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. 5. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Ahmed (Petitioner) (lodged 28th August)—The petition of Mohammed Hussain Ahmed praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. 6. Wade (Petitioner) v. Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police and others (Respondents) (lodged 28th August)—The petition of Karen Wade praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. 7. Regina v. Powys County Council and another (Respondents) ex parte Hambidge (A.P.) (Petitioner) (lodged 2nd September)—The petition of Jenny Diane Hambidge praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioner’s legal aid certificate was lodged. 8. Morecroft Urquhart (Respondents) v. Dundon (Petitioner)—The petition of Martin Mathew Patrick Dundon praying for leave to appeal notwithstanding that the time limited by Standing Order II has expired was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. 9. Regina v. Marylebone Magistrates’ Court and another (Respondents) ex parte Amdrell Limited (trading as ‘Get Stuffed’) and others (Petitioners) (lodged 27th August)—The petition of Amdrell Limited (trading as ‘Get Stuffed’), Robert Sclare and Pauline Sclare praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Administration of Justice Act 1960 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. 10. Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc (Petitioners) v. Ural Caspian Oil Corporation Limited and others (Respondents)—Upon application by the petitioners (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto), it was ordered that the petition be withdrawn and that there be no order as to costs. 11. Regina v. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (Appellants) ex parte Lawrie Plantation Services Limited (Respondents)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee. Page 1100 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top 12. Regina v. Oxfordshire County Council and others (Respondents) ex parte Sunningwell Parish Council (Appellants)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee. 13. Piglowska (A.P.) (Appellant) v. Piglowski (Respondent)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee. 14. Modahl (A.P.) (Appellant) v. British Athletic Federation Limited (Respondents)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee. 15. Murray and another (A.P.) (Appellants) v. Foyle Meats Limited (Respondents) (Northern Ireland)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee. 16. Nessa (A.P.) (Appellant) v. Chief Adjudication Officer and another (Respondents)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee. 17. Regina v. North Yorkshire County Council (Appellants) ex parte Brown and another (Respondents)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee. 18. Gregory (A.P.) (Appellant) v. Portsmouth City Council (Respondents)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee. 19. Alan Wibberley Building Limited (Respondents) v. Insley (A.P.) (Appellant)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee. 20. O’Neill and another (A.P.) (Respondents) v. Phillips and others (Appellants)—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 4th November next (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed. 21. Commissioners of Customs and Excise (Appellants) v. British Telecommunications Plc (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 4th November next (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed. 22. Glasgow City Council and others (Respondents) v. Marshall and others (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 18th November next (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed. 23. Barrett and others (Appellants) v. Morgan (Respondent)—It was ordered that the appellants be allowed to prosecute the appeal without giving the usual security for costs as required by Standing Order. 24. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Patel (A.P.) (Petitioner)—The petitioner’s legal aid certificate was lodged. 25. Appeal Committee—The following Order was made pursuant to the 84th Report: Knapp and Knapp (A.P.) (Petitioners) v. Ecclesiastical Insurance Group Plc and another (Respondents)—That the second respondent’s costs be paid out of the Legal Aid Fund in accordance with section 18 of the Legal Aid Act 1988, such order to be suspended until 9th June to enable the Legal Aid Board to object if they wish. Papers 26. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Immigration Act 1971—Statement of changes in immigration rules, subject to annulment;   (4065) 2. Social Security—Convention between the United Kingdom and Canada;   (4062) 3. Police—Report for 1997–98 of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland;   (4054) 4. Finance—Treasury Minute on the 41st, 46th and 48th to 56th Reports of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee.   (4055) 27. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Authority (Transfers of Trust Property) Order 1998, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977;   (2460) 2. Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Employment of Young Persons) Regulations 1998, laid under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;   (2411) 3. Immigration (Transit Visa) (Amendment No. 3) Order 1998, laid under the Immigration (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1987;   (2483) Page 1101 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top 4. Drinking Milk Regulations 1998, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990;   (2424) 5. (i) Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1998— (2481) (ii) Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) (Legal Aid Exceptions) Order 1998— (2482) (iii) Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Rate of Interest) Order 1998— (2480) laid under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998. Public Business 28. Regional Development Agencies Bill—The House resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; amendments were disagreed to (see division lists 1 to 3); amendments were agreed to; the House was resumed and the bill was reported with amendments; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 154) The House was adjourned at nine minutes before midnight till tomorrow, three o’clock. DIVISIONS Division No. 1 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES BILL It was moved by the Lord Bowness, in Clause 2, page 1, line 17, at end to insert (“and the Secretary of State shall include in his appointments to each agency persons who hold office as elected councillors for local authorities within the area of the agency.”); which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the Committee divided: Contents.............81 Not-Contents.............98 CONTENTS Addington, L. Aldington, L. Astor of Hever, L. Bath, M. Beaumont of Whitley, L. Berners, B. Biffen, L. Bowness, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Burnham, L. [Teller] Caldecote, V. Calverley, L. Coleridge, L. Davidson, V. Dean of Harptree, L. Dholakia, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Elliott of Morpeth, L. Ely, Bp. Falkland, V. Fraser of Carmyllie, L. Gainford, L. Geddes, L. Gray of Contin, L. Grey, E. Halsbury, E. Hamwee, B. Harmar-Nicholls, L. Harrowby, E. Hayhoe, L. Hereford, Bp. Holderness, L. Hylton-Foster, B. Jopling, L. Kenyon, L. Kintore, E. Knutsford, V. Leigh, L. Lindsay, E. Lindsey and Abingdon, E. Linklater of Butterstone, B. Ludford, B. Lyell, L. Mackie of Benshie, L. McNair, L. McNally, L. Maddock, B. Mar and Kellie, E. Middleton, L. Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B. Miller of Hendon, B. Milverton, L. Monk Bretton, L. Mottistone, L. Mountevans, L. Mowbray and Stourton, L. Napier and Ettrick, L. Newby, L. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Noel-Buxton, L. O’Cathain, B. Park of Monmouth, B. Platt of Writtle, B. Redesdale, L. Rees, L. Roberts of Conwy, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Russell, E. Seccombe, B. [Teller] Smith of Clifton, L. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stewartby, L. Strathcarron, L. Strathcona and Mount Royal, L. Swinfen, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Gwydir, L. Tordoff, L. Waddington, L. Wakefield, Bp. Winchilsea and Nottingham, E. NOT-CONTENTS Ailesbury, M. Amos, B. Archer of Sandwell, L. Bach, L. Barnett, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Blease, L. Bledisloe, V. Borrie, L. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Bruce of Donington, L. Burlison, L. Carmichael of Kelvingrove, L. Carnarvon, E. Carter, L. [Teller] Page 1102 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top Charteris of Amisfield, L. Cledwyn of Penrhos, L. Clinton-Davis, L. Cocks of Hartcliffe, L. David, B. Davies of Coity, L. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Beswick, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Desai, L. Dixon, L. Donoughue, L. Dormand of Easington, L. Evans of Parkside, L. Falconer of Thoroton, L. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Fitt, L. Gallacher, L. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Goudie, B. Gould of Potternewton, B. Graham of Edmonton, L. Grantchester, L. Grenfell, L. Hardie, L. Haskel, L. Hayman, B. Headfort, M. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hogg of Cumbernauld, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. 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. (Lord Privy Seal) Judd, L. Kennet, L. Lockwood, B. Lofthouse of Pontefract, L. Longford, E. Lytton, E. McConnell, L. McIntosh of Haringey, L. [Teller] Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L. Mallalieu, B. Masham of Ilton, B. Mason of Barnsley, L. Mishcon, L. Molloy, L. Molyneaux of Killead, L. Monkswell, L. Montague of Oxford, L. Morris of Castle Morris, L. Morris of Manchester, L. Murray of Epping Forest, L. Nicol, B. Orme, L. Pitkeathley, B. Prys-Davies, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Rendell of Babergh, B. Richard, L. Scotland of Asthal, B. Serota, B. Sewel, L. Shepherd, L. Simon, V. Simon of Highbury, L. Smith of Gilmorehill, B. Stallard, L. Strabolgi, L. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Thornton, B. Turner of Camden, B. Uddin, B. Walker of Doncaster, L. Wallace of Coslany, L. Whitty, L. Williams of Elvel, L. Williams of Mostyn, L. Division No. 2 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES BILL It was moved by the Baroness Miller of Hendon, in Schedule 2, page 22, line 1, at end to insert (“, or ( ) in the case of a local authority member who has been appointed to the agency as a representative of the local authorities in the area of the agency, that the member has ceased for whatever reason to be a member of a local authority in that area”); which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the Committee divided; Contents.............63 Not-Contents.............81 CONTENTS Addington, L. Aldington, L. Annaly, L. Attlee, E. Beaumont of Whitley, L. Biffen, L. Blaker, L. Bowness, L. Burnham, L. [Teller] Cadman, L. Carlisle, E. Chesham, L. Clement-Jones, L. Craigavon, V. Dholakia, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Elles, B. Elliott of Morpeth, L. Greenway, L. Grey, E. Hampton, L. Hamwee, B. Harmar-Nicholls, L. Hesketh, L. Holme of Cheltenham, L. Jopling, L. Kenyon, L. Kinnoull, E. Kitchener, E. Knutsford, V. Lindsey and Abingdon, E. Lyell, L. Mackay of Drumadoon, L. Mackie of Benshie, L. McNally, L. Maddock, B. Mar and Kellie, E. Middleton, L. Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B. Miller of Hendon, B. Milverton, L. Mottistone, L. Newby, L. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Norton of Louth, L. O’Cathain, B. Park of Monmouth, B. Pender, L. Perry of Walton, L. Rees, L. Russell, E. Seccombe, B. [Teller] Skelmersdale, L. Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L. Stanley of Alderley, L. Stodart of Leaston, L. Strathcarron, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Gwydir, L. Tope, L. Tordoff, L. Ullswater, V. Winchilsea and Nottingham, E. Page 1103 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top NOT-CONTENTS Amos, B. Archer of Sandwell, L. Bach, L. Barnett, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Borrie, L. Burlison, L. Carmichael of Kelvingrove, L. Carter, L. [Teller] Clinton-Davis, L. Cocks of Hartcliffe, L. Currie of Marylebone, L. David, B. Davies of Coity, L. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Beswick, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Dixon, L. Donoughue, L. Dormand of Easington, L. Ely, Bp. Evans of Parkside, L. Falconer of Thoroton, L. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Gallacher, L. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Goudie, B. Gould of Potternewton, B. Graham of Edmonton, L. Grantchester, L. Grenfell, L. Hacking, L. Hardie, L. Haskel, L. Hayman, B. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hogg of Cumbernauld, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. 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. (Lord Privy Seal) Judd, L. Kintore, E. Lockwood, B. Longford, E. Lytton, E. McIntosh of Haringey, L. [Teller] Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L. Mallalieu, B. Masham of Ilton, B. Monkswell, L. Morris of Castle Morris, L. Murray of Epping Forest, L. Nicol, B. Orme, L. Palmer, L. Pitkeathley, B. Prys-Davies, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Rea, L. Rendell of Babergh, B. Scotland of Asthal, B. Shepherd, L. Simon, V. Simon of Highbury, L. Smith of Gilmorehill, B. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Strabolgi, L. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Thornton, B. Turner of Camden, B. Uddin, B. Walker of Doncaster, L. Waverley, V. Whitty, L. Williams of Mostyn, L. Winston, L. Division No. 3 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES BILL It was moved by the Lord Bowness, in Clause 25, page 12, line 36, to leave out subsection (2); which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the Committee divided: Contents.............13 Not-Contents.............34 CONTENTS Anelay of St. Johns, B. [Teller] Attlee, E. Beaumont of Whitley, L. Bowness, L. Burnham, L. [Teller] Carlisle, E. Craigavon, V. Dean of Harptree, L. Hamwee, B. Luke, L. Mackay of Drumadoon, L. Maddock, B. Miller of Hendon, B. NOT-CONTENTS Alli, L. Amos, B. [Teller] Bach, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Berkeley, L. Carter, L. [Teller] Cocks of Hartcliffe, L. David, B. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Donoughue, L. Falconer of Thoroton, L. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Gould of Potternewton, B. Grenfell, L. Hacking, L. Hardie, L. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hollis of Heigham, B. Hoyle, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Irvine of Lairg, L. (Lord Chancellor) Lockwood, B. Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L. Mallalieu, B. Monkswell, L. Morris of Castle Morris, L. Nicol, B. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Simon, V. Thornton, B. Turner of Camden, B. Whitty, L. Young of Old Scone, B. Page 1104 1997-98 Volume 231 Back to top APPENDIX 1 ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Michael Patrick Baron Nolan has resigned his Office of a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and the same is now vacant Now Know Ye that We of Our especial grace have in pursuance of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as amended by subsequent enactments nominated and appointed and by these Presents Do nominate and appoint Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Sir Peter Julian Millett Knight one of Our Lords Justices of Appeal to be a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary by the style of Baron Millett of St Marylebone in Our City of Westminster To hold the said Office so long as he shall well behave himself therein subject to the provisions in the said Act mentioned with all wages profits privileges rank and precedence whatsoever to the said Office belonging or in anywise appertaining and to hold the said style of Baron Millett unto him the said Peter Julian Millett during his life In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster in the afternoon of the first day of October in the forty-seventh year of Our Reign BY THE QUEEN HERSELF APPENDIX 2 ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Robert Lionel Archibald Baron Goff of Chieveley has resigned his Office of a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and the same is now vacant Now Know Ye that We of Our especial grace have in pursuance of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as amended by subsequent enactments nominated and appointed and by these Presents Do nominate and appoint Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Sir John Stewart Hobhouse Knight one of Our Lords Justices of Appeal to be a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary by the style of Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough of Woodborough in Our County of Wiltshire To hold the said Office so long as he shall well behave himself therein subject to the provisions in the said Act mentioned with all wages profits privileges rank and precedence whatsoever to the said Office belonging or in anywise appertaining and to hold the said style of Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough unto him the Said Sir John Stewart Hobhouse during his life In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster in the forenoon of the first day of October in the forty-seventh year of Our Reign BY THE QUEEN HERSELF