HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Veneris 13° Novembris 1998
The House met at eleven o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark.
Papers
Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Limit in Relation to Provision of Digital Programme Services Order 1998, laid under the Broadcasting Act 1990; (2770)
Judicial Pensions (European Court of Human Rights) Order 1998, laid under the Human Rights Act 1998; (2768)
Magistrates’ Courts Committees (West Yorkshire) Amalgamation Order 1998, laid under the Justices of the Peace Act 1997. (2769)
Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Report and Accounts for 1997-98 of Food from Britain, laid under the Agricultural Marketing Act 1983.
Public Business
Civil Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 1998—It was moved by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton that the draft Order laid before the House on 5th November be approved; the motion was agreed to.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 1998—It was moved by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19th October be approved; the motion was agreed to.
Education (Grammar School Ballots) Regulations 1998—It was moved by the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21st October be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1998—It was moved by the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29th October be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment (New Deal) Regulations 1998—It was moved by the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 4th November be approved; the motion was agreed to.
Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Insurance) Order 1998—It was moved by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey that the draft Order laid before the House on 22nd October be approved; the motion was agreed to.
Meat and Livestock Commission Levy (Variation) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1998—It was moved by the Lord Hoyle that the draft Order laid before the House on 21st July be approved; the motion was agreed to.
Social security and women’s role—The Baroness Crawley asked Her Majesty’s Government what are the implications for social security of the changing role of women in society; after debate, the question was answered by the Baroness Amos.
The House was adjourned at a quarter-before four o’clock
to Monday next, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
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