The House met at half-past two o'clock, pursuant to Standing Order 14.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Hereford.
1. Command Papers--The following papers, having been presented to the House by command
of Her Majesty on the dates shown, were ordered to lie on the Table:
| Title, etc.
| S.I. No.
1998
| Date of
Laying |
| Negative instruments |
| (i) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Upper Thames Tributaries)
Designation (Amendment) Order 1998-- |
1803 | 3rd August |
| (ii) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills)
Designation (Amendment) Order 1998--
| 1800 | 3rd August |
| laid under the Agriculture Act 1986; |
| Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No. 2) Order 1998,
laid under the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991;
| 1884 | 3rd August |
| Coventry Airport (Designation) (Detention and Sale of Aircraft)
Order 1998, laid under the Civil Aviation Act 1982;
| 1827 | 3rd August |
| Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 1998, laid under the
Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984;
| 1901 | 4th August |
| Merchant Shipping (Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant
Seamen) Regulations 1998, laid under the Merchant Shipping Act
1995;
| 1838 | 4th August |
| Parole Board (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1998, laid under the
Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989;
| 1904 | 4th August |
| (i) Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 1998-- | 1903 | 4th August |
| (ii) Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) 1998-- | 1898 | 4th August |
| laid under the Supreme Court Act 1981; |
| Education (School Performance Information) (Wales) Regulations
1998, laid under the Education Act 1996;
| 1867 | 5th August |
| Education (School Inspection) (Wales) Regulations 1998, laid under
the School Inspections Act 1996;
| 1866 | 5th August |
| Occupational Pension Schemes (Validation of Rule Alterations)
Regulations 1998, laid under the Pension Schemes Act 1993;
| 1846 | 5th August |
| Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption)
(Cherwell District Council) Order 1998, laid under the Local
Government Act 1988;
| 1862 | 5th August |
| Education (School Performance Information) (England) Regulations
1998, laid under the Education Act 1996;
| 1929 | 6th August |
| (i) Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and
Programmes of Study in Music) (Wales) Order 1998--
| 1889 | 7th August |
| (ii) Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and
Programmes of Study in History) (Wales) Order 1998--
| 1888 | 7th August |
| (iii) Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and
Programmes of Study in Physical Education) (Wales) Order
1998--
| 1887 | 7th August |
| (iv) Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and
Programmes of Study in Art) (Wales) Order 1998--
| 1886 | 7th August |
| (v) Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and
Programmes of Study in Geography) (Wales) Order 1998--
| 1885 | 7th August |
| (vi) Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and
Programmes of Study in Technology) (Wales) Order 1998--
| 1890 | 7th August |
| laid under the Education Act 1996; |
| Scottish Legal Aid Board (Employment of Solicitors to Provide
Criminal Legal Assistance) Regulations 1998, laid under the Legal
Aid (Scotland) Act 1986;
| 1938 | 7th August |
| Children (1995 Order) (Amendment) (Children's Services Planning)
Order (Northern Ireland) 1998, laid under the Northern Ireland Act
1974;
| -- | 7th August |
| Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1998, laid under the County Courts
Act 1984;
| 1880 | 7th August |
| Local Authorities (Capital Finance) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations
1998, laid under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
| 1937 | 10th August |
| Foreign Package Holidays (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Order
1998, laid under the Fair Trading Act 1973;
| 1945 | 10th August |
| Employment Rights (Time off for Study or Training) (Northern Ireland)
Order 1998, laid under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;
| 1761 | 10th August |
| Consumer Credit (Exempt Agreements) (Amendment) Order 1998,
laid under the Consumer Credit Act 1974;
| 1944 | 10th August |
| Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Amendment Regulations 1998, laid
under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
| 1910 | 11th August |
| (i) Barnsley Education Action Zone Order 1998--
| 1952 | 11th August |
| (ii) Blackburn and Darwen Education Action Zone Order 1998--
| 1953 | 11th August |
| (iii) CfBT/Lambeth Education Action Zone Order 1998--
| 1954 | 11th August |
| (iv) Herefordshire Education Action Zone Order 1998--
| 1955 | 11th August |
| (v) Leicester (South and West) Education Action Zone Order
1998--
| 1956 | 11th August |
| (vi) Middlesborough Education Action Zone Order 1998--
| 1957 | 11th August |
| (vii) Newcastle Education Action Zone Order 1998--
| 1958 | 11th August |
| (viii) New Addington Education Action Zone Order 1998--
| 1959 | 11th August |
| (ix) Newham Education Action Zone Order 1998--
| 1960 | 11th August |
| (x) "Next Step" North East Lincolnshire Education Action Zone
Order 1998--
| 1961 | 11th August |
| (xi) Salford & Trafford Education Action Zone Order 1998--
| 1962 | 11th August |
| (xii) N. Somerset Education Action Zone Order 1998--
| 1963 | 11th August |
| (xiii) Education (Infant Class Sizes) (Transitional Provisions)
Regulations 1998--
| 1947 | 11th August |
| (xiv) Education Action Forum (Proceedings) Regulations 1998--
| 1964 | 11th August |
| (xv) School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Infant Class
Sizes) (Modification) Regulations 1998--
| 1968 | 11th August |
| (xvi) Education (Plans for Reducing Infant Class Sizes) (England)
Regulations 1998--
| 1971 | 11th August |
| (xvii) Education (Infant Class Sizes) (England) Regulations 1998--
| 1973 | 11th August |
| (xviii) Education Act 1996 (Infant Class Sizes) (Modification)
Regulations 1998--
| 1948 | 11th August |
| (xix) Education (Plans for Reducing Infant Class Sizes) (Wales)
Regulations 1998--
| 1942 | 11th August |
| (xx) Education (Infant Class Sizes) (Wales) Regulations 1998 | 1943 | 11th August |
| laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; |
| Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998 laid under the Education (Schools) Act 1997;
| 1966 | 11th August |
| (i) Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and
Programmes of Study in Physical Education) (England)
Order 1998--
| 1987 | 11th August |
| (ii) Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and
Programmes of Study in History) (England) Order 1998--
| 1988 | 11th August |
| (iii) Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and
Programmes of Study in Geography) (England) Order
1998--
| 1989 | 11th August |
| (iv) Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and
Programmes of Study in Art) (England) Order 1998--
| 1990 | 11th August |
| (v) Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and
Programmes of Study in Music) (England) Order 1998--
| 1991 | 11th August |
| laid under the Education Act 1996; |
| Assured and Protected Tenancies (Lettings to Students) Regulations
1998, laid under the Rent Act 1977;
| 1967 | 11th August |
| Education (Fees and Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, laid
under the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983;
| 1965 | 11th August |
| National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure)
Amendment Regulations 1998, laid under the National Health
Service Act 1977;
| 1975 | 11th August |
| Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2)
Regulations 1998, laid under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980;
| 1994 | 11th August |
| Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Regulations 1998, laid under the
Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988;
| 1908 | 11th August |
| Education (Allocation of Grant-maintained and Grant-maintained
Special Schools to New Categories) Regulations 1998, laid under
the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
| 1969 | 12th August |
| Education (Student Loans) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1998,
laid under the Education (Student Loans) Act 1990;
| 2005 | 12th August |
| Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1998 (Amendment)
Regulations 1998, laid under the Education Act 1962;
| 1972 | 12th August |
| (i) Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Tonnage
Amendment) Regulations 1998--
| 1915 | 12th August |
| (ii) Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) (Fishing Vessels)
(Amendment) Regulations 1998--
| 1916 | 12th August |
| laid under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995; |
| Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) (Amendment)
Regulations 1998, laid under the Local Government and Housing
Act 1989;
| 1918 | 12th August |
| Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions at Key Stage 4)
Regulations 1998, laid under the Education Act 1996;
| 2021 | 13th August |
| Education (Prescribed Courses of Higher Education) (Wales)
(Amendment) Regulations 1998, laid under the Further and Higher
Education Act 1992;
| 1970 | 14th August |
| Road Traffic Act 1991 (Amendment of Schedule 3) (Scotland) Order
1998, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991;
| 2018 | 14th August |
| (i) Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Amendment) Regulations
1998--
| 2019 | 14th August |
| (ii) Parking Attendants (Wearing of Uniforms) (Edinburgh
Parking Area) Regulations 1998--
| 2020 | 14th August |
| laid under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; |
| Outer Space Act 1986 (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, laid
under the Outer Space Act 1986;
| 2032 | 19th August |
| Housing (Right to Acquire) (Discount) Order 1998, laid under the
Housing Act 1996;
| 2014 | 19th August |
| Salaries (Comptroller and Auditor General) Order (Northern Ireland)
1998, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 1974;
| -- | 19th August |
| Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No.4) Regulations
1998, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988;
| 2038 | 21st August |
| Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations 1998, laid under the Agriculture
Act 1970;
| 2024 | 21st August |
| Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1998, laid under
the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986;
| 2025 | 21st August |
| Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998,
laid under the Northern Ireland Act 1974;
| -- | 25th August |
| Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Compensation
(Amendment) Order 1998, laid under the Animal Health Act 1981;
| 2073 | 25th August |
| Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1998, laid under the
Agriculture Act 1970;
| 2072 | 25th August |
| (i) Blackburn with Darwen Education Action Zone Order
1998--
| 2085 | 26th August |
| (ii) Newcastle Education Action Zone (No.2) Order 1998-- | 2084 | 26th August |
| laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; |
| Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions)
(Chiltern District Council, Lewes District Council and Eastbourne
Borough Council) Order 1988, laid under the Local Government
Act 1988;
| 2049 | 26th August |
| School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (School Teachers' Pay
and Conditions) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1998, laid
under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
| 2115 | 27th August |
| Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment (No.3) Order
1998, laid under the Medicines Act 1968;
| 2081 | 27th August |
| Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) Regulations 1998, laid
under the European Communities Act 1972;
| 2095 | 27th August |
| Housing (Change of Landlord) (Payment of Disposal Cost by
Instalments) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1998, laid under
the Housing Act 1988;
| 2082 | 27th August |
| (i) Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities)
(Exemptions) (Castle Morpeth Borough Council and West
Somerset and Uttlesford District Councils) Order 1988--
| 2047 | 27th August |
| (ii) Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities)
(Exemptions) (Derwentside and Wyre Forest District Councils) Order 1998--
| 2050 | 27th August |
| laid under the Local Government Act 1988; |
| Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998, laid under
the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
| 2070 | 28th August |
| Education (Funding for Teacher Training) Designation (No. 2) Order
1998, laid under the Education Act 1994;
| 2120 | 1st September |
| Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) Regulations 1998, laid under the
European Communities Act 1972;
| 2051 | 1st September |
| |
| Instrument not subject to parliamentary proceedings |
| Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1998 Partial Revocation (No.2) Order 1998, laid under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.
| 2045 | 21st August |
3. Negative Instruments--The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie
on the Table:
1. Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions etc.) (Amendment)
Regulations 1998, laid under the Superannuation Act 1972; (2118)
2. (i) Public Telecommunication System Designation (Startec Telecom Limited) Order 1998-- (2145)
(ii) Public Telecommunication System Designation (o.tel.o communications Limited) Order 1998-- (2146)
(iii) Public Telecommunication System Designation (Stentor Communications Limited) Order 1998-- (2147)
(iv) Public Telecommunication System Designation (Transline Communications Limited) Order 1998-- (2148)
(v) Public Telecommunication System Designation (PSI Net Telecom UK Limited) Order 1998-- (2142)
(vi) Public Telecommunication System Designation (GN Great Northern Gateway Ltd A/S) Order 1998-- (2149)
(vii) Public Telecommunication System Designation (DirectNet Telecommunications UK Limited) Order 1998-- (2143)
(viii) Public Telecommunication System Designation (Singtel (Europe) Limited) Order 1998-- (2144)
(ix) Public Telecommunication System Designation (National Band Three Limited) Order 1998-- (2139)
(x) Public Telecommunication System Designation (Tetralink Telecommunications Limited) Order 1998-- (2140)
(xi) Public Telecommunication System Designation (TeleDanmark A/S) Order 1998-- (2141)
laid under the Telecommunications Act 1984;
3. Magistrates' Courts (Grants) Regulations 1998, laid under the Justices of the Peace Act 1997; (2165)
4. Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 1998, laid under the Children Act 1989; (2166)
5. Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 1998, laid under the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980; (2167)
6. Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 1998, laid under the Supreme Court Act 1981; (2168)
7. Social Security Amendment (New Deal) (No. 2) Regulations 1998, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; (2117)
8. Investor Compensation Scheme Regulations 1998, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (2169)
4. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings--The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Review for 1997-98 of Scottish Screen, laid under the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act
1985;
2. Amendment 19 to the Territorial Army Regulations 1978, laid under the Reserve Forces Act 1996;
3. Motor Vehicle Offences in Scotland 1995-96, laid under the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;
4. Report and Accounts for 1997-98 of the Sea Fish Industry Authority, laid under the Fisheries Act 1981;
5. Report for 1997-98 of the Central Rail Users' Consultative Committee, laid under the Railways Act 1993;
6. Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1998 Partial Revocation (No. 3) Order 1998, laid under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985; (2119)
7. Licences granted by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to:
(i) Startec Telecom Limited--
(ii) o.tel.o communications Limited--
(iii) Stentor Communications Limited--
(iv) Transline Communications Limited--
(v) PSINet Telecom UK Limited--
(vi) GN Great Northern Gateway Ltd A/S--
(vii) DirectNet Telecommunications UK Limited--
(viii) Singtel (Europe) Ltd--
(ix) National Band Three Limited--
(x) Tetralink Telecommunications Limited--
(xi) Tele Danmark A/S--
laid under the Telecommunications Act 1984;
8. Report for 1997-98 of the Post Office Users' Council for Wales, laid under the Post
Office Act 1969;
9. East Midlands Development Company:
(i) Review for 1997-98--
(ii) Report and Financial Statements for 1997-98--
laid under the Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Act 1983.
5. Instrument coming into operation before being laid--The Lord Chancellor acquainted the
House that he had received, under the proviso to section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments
Act 1946, notification that the following instrument had come into operation before being
laid before Parliament, with an explanation thereof; the notification and explanation were
ordered to lie on the Table:
Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1998
Partial Revocation (No.2) Order 1998. (2045)
6. Delegated Powers and Deregulation--The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
31st Report, on the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill. (HL Paper 143)
7. Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill--A bill to make provision about procedure and
forfeiture in relation to offences concerning proscribed organisations, and about conspiracy to
commit offences outside the United Kingdom, having been brought from the Commons earlier
this day and printed pursuant to Standing Order 48, was read a first time. (HL Bill 153)
8. Business of the House--It was moved by the Baroness Jay of Paddington that Standing Order 44
(No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with to enable the Criminal
Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill to be taken through all its stages today; after debate,
the motion was agreed to.
9. Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill--Standing Order 44 having been dispensed with,
it was moved by the Lord Williams of Mostyn 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.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
10. Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill--The House resolved itself into a Committee
upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; an
amendment was negatived; the House was resumed and the bill was reported without
amendment; the report was received; then the bill was read a third time and passed.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
11. Royal Assent--The Lord Chancellor notified the Queen's Assent to the following Act:
The House was adjourned at twenty-nine minutes before two o'clock
in the morning of Friday, 4th September,
to Monday, 5th October next, half-past two o'clock.
