HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Mercurii 22° Julii 1998
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Exeter.
1. Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge—Sir Colin Marsh Marshall, Knight, having been created Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, of Knightsbridge in the City of Westminster, for life by Letters Patent dated in the forenoon of 20th July 1998, was introduced between the Lord King of Wartnaby and the Baroness O’Cathain, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
2. Lord Tomlinson—John Edward Tomlinson Esquire, having been created Baron Tomlinson, of Walsall in the County of West Midlands, for life by Letters Patent dated in the afternoon of 21st July 1998, was introduced between the Lord Graham of Edmonton and the Lord Whitty, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and made and subscribed the solemn affirmation pursuant to statute.
Judicial Business
3. Garston and others (Respondents) v. Scottish Widows’ Fund and Life Assurance Society (Petitioners)— The petition of Scottish Widows’ Fund and Life Assurance Society praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
4. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Iyadurai (A.P.) (Petitioner)— The petitioner’s legal aid certificate was lodged.
5. Appeal Committee—The 88th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:
Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Iyadurai (A.P.) (Petitioner)— 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 respondent be at liberty to apply for his 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
6. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Transport—Travel Choices for Scotland: Government proposals; (4010)
2. Social Security—Report for 1997-98 by the Secretary of State for Social Security on the Social Fund; (4003)
3. Finance—Treasury Minute on the 31st to 37th Reports of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee. (4004)
7. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, laid under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998; (1763)
2. Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, laid under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998; (1760)
3. Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 1998, laid under the Trade Marks Act 1994; (1776)
4. Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 1998, laid under the Registered Designs Act 1949; (1777)
5. Patents (Fees) Rules 1998, laid under the Patents Act 1977; (1778)
6. Gas Act 1986 (Exemption) Order 1998, laid under the Gas Act 1986. (1779)
8. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Report and Accounts for 1997-98 of the Liverpool Housing Action Trust, laid under the Housing Act 1988;
2. Report for 1997-98 of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Magistrates’ Courts Service, laid under the Justices of the Peace Act 1997;
3. (i) Angola (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1998— (1752)
(ii) Angola (United Nations Sanctions) (Dependent Territories) Order 1998— (1753)
(iii) United Nations (International Tribunals) (Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda) (Amendment) Order 1998— (1755)
(iv) Angola (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 1998— (1756)
(v) Angola (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 1998— (1757)
laid under the United Nations Act 1946;
(ii) Accounts for 1997-98, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General—
laid under the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990;
(ii) Accounts for 1997-98, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General—
laid under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988;
6. Accounts for 1997-98 of the Scottish Sports Council National Lottery Fund, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993;
7. Accounts for 1997-98 of the Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992;
8. Accounts for 1997-98 of the Further and Higher Education Funding Councils for Wales, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;
9. Report for 1997 by the Secretary of State for Scotland on Further Education in Scotland, laid under the Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992;
10. Report for 1997-98 of the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, laid under the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997.
Select Committee Report
9. Delegated Powers and Deregulation—The following report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
28th Report, on the proposal for the draft Deregulation (Weights and Measures) Order 1998. (HL Paper 136)
Public Business
10. House of Lords’ Offices—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees that the 6th Report from the Select Committee (HL Paper 130) be agreed to; then it was moved by the Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe, as an amendment thereto, at end to insert (“except paragraph 3 which shall be referred back to the Administration and Works Sub-Committee for further consideration”); after debate, the amendment was agreed to (see division list 1); then the original motion, as amended, was agreed to.
11. Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill—The bill was read a third time; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list 2); amendments were agreed to; then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
12. Crime and Disorder Bill [HL]— The Commons amendments were considered; a motion that the House do disagree with a Commons amendment was disagreed to (see division list 3); certain Commons amendments were agreed to; a motion that the House do disagree with another Commons amendment was agreed to (see division list 4); a Committee was appointed to propose a reason for such disagreement.
The Lords following were named of the Committee:
The Committee reported that they had proposed the following reason:
“Because it fails adequately to protect vulnerable young people.”
The report was agreed to; consideration of the Commons amendments was adjourned.
13. City of Edinburgh (Guided Busways) Order Confirmation Bill—The bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and (pursuant to the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936) deemed to have been read a second time and reported from the Committee.
14. Police (Northern Ireland) Bill—The bill was read a third time; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; then the bill was passed.
15. Crime and Disorder Bill [HL]— The Commons amendments were further considered; certain Commons amendments were agreed to; motions that the House do disagree with the remaining Commons amendments were agreed to; a Committee was appointed to propose a reason for such disagreement.
The Lords following were named of the Committee:
The Committee reported that they had proposed the following reason:
“Because they are consequential on Commons Amendment No. 14, to which the Lords have disagreed.”
The report was agreed to and the bill was returned to the Commons with reasons.
The House was adjourned at twenty-one minutes past eleven o’clock
till tomorrow, two o’clock for judicial business, three o’clock for public business.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
CORRECTION
In the Minutes of Proceedings for Tuesday 21st July, item 9 should have read as follows:
European Communities—The 29th Report from the Select Committee, Europol: Third Country Rules, was made; it was ordered that the Report be printed, together with the Minutes of Evidence. (HL Paper 135) |
