HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Martis 3° Novembris 1998
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield.
1. Lord Brookman—David Keith Brookman Esquire, having been created Baron Brookman, of Ebbw Vale in the County of Gwent, for life by Letters Patent dated in the afternoon of 30th July 1998, was introduced between the Lord Paul and the Lord Davies of Coity, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
Judicial Business
2. Regina v. Bartle and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and others (Appellants) ex parte Pinochet (Respondent) (On Appeal from a Divisional Court of the Queen’s Bench Division)— The appeal of the Crown Prosecution Service (on behalf of the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and the Kingdom of Spain) was presented and ordered to be prosecuted subject to the procedures applicable thereto.
3. Regina v. Evans and another and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and others (Appellants) ex parte Pinochet (Respondent) (On Appeal from a Divisional Court of the Queen’s Bench Division)— The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
4. Regina v. Bartle and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and others (Appellants) ex parte Pinochet (Respondent) (On Appeal from a Divisional Court of the Queen’s Bench Division)— The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
Papers
5. Command Paper—The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
Finance—Pre-Budget Report: Steering a stable course for lasting prosperity. (4076)
6. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Education (Grants for Education Support and Training) (England) Regulations 1998 (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998, laid under the Education Act 1996; (2698)
2. Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Nautical Publications) Regulations 1998, laid under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. (2647)
7. 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 Scottish Transport Group, laid under the Transport Act 1962;
2. Report for 1997-98 of the English Sports Council, laid under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993;
3. Code for Fiscal Stability, laid under the Finance Act 1998.
Select Committee Reports
8. Statutory Instruments - The 46th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Education (Grammar School Ballots) Regulations 1998;
Draft Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1998;
it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 152)
9. House of Lords’ Offices—The 7th Report from the Select Committee was made; it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 153)
Public Business
10. Scotland Bill—The bill was further considered on report; amendments were agreed to; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were disagreed to (see division lists 1 to 3); further consideration on report was adjourned.
11. Health service help lines—The Lord Rowallan asked Her Majesty’s Government what is their long-term policy towards help lines in the field of health services; after debate, the question was answered by the Baroness Hayman.
12. Scotland Bill—The bill was further considered on report; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 160)
The House was adjourned at fourteen minutes before eleven o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
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