HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Lunae 15° Martii 1999
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Norwich.
Judicial Business
1. Regina v. Her Majesty’s Treasury and others (Respondents) ex parte Shepherd Neame Limited (Petitioners)— The petition of Shepherd Neame Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 10th March).
2. Chief Adjudication Officer (Appellant) v. Faulds (Respondent) (Scotland)— The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
3. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Hindley (A.P.) (Appellant)— The petition of the appellant praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 19th April next (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
4. White (Appellant) v. White (Respondent) (First Appeal)— It was ordered that the appellant be allowed to prosecute the appeal without giving the usual security for costs as required by Standing Order (lodged 11th March).
5. White (Appellant) v. White (Respondent) (Second Appeal)— It was ordered that the appellant be allowed to prosecute the appeal without giving the usual security for costs as required by Standing Order (lodged 11th March).
6. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Patel (A.P.) (Appellant)— The appellant’s legal aid certificate was lodged.
Papers
7. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Europol—Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands concerning Privileges and Immunities for the Liaison Officers at Europol, together with an explanatory memorandum; (4290)
2. Marine Salvage—Lord Donaldson’s Review of Salvage and Intervention and their Command and Control. (4193)
8. Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 68)— The following negative instruments, having been laid before the House on 12th March, were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Overseas Service (Pensions Supplement) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, laid under the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971; (735)
2. Parliamentary Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, laid under the Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1987; (780)
3. New Deal (25 plus) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1999, laid under the Employment Act 1988; (779)
4. Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) (Amendment) Scheme 1999, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. (720)
9. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Burnley Borough Council and Epping Forest District Council) Order 1999, laid under the Local Government Act 1988; (777)
2. Medicines (Monitoring of Advertising) Amendment Regulations 1999, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; (784)
3. National Assembly for Wales (Day of First Ordinary Election) (Postponement of Community Councils Elections etc.) Order 1999, laid under the Government of Wales Act 1998; (722)
4. Nursery Education (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, laid under the Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996; (802)
5. Social Security (Contributions and Credits) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1999, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; (568)
6. Social Security Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1999, laid under the Jobseekers Act 1995; (714)
7. Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, laid under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995; (643)
8. (i) Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Reviews and Appeals) Regulations 1999— (786)
(ii) Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Regulations 1999— (785)
laid under the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999.
10. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Statements of Guarantee given by the Secretary of State for Health in respect of temporary borrowing by—
(i) Rockingham Forest National Health Service Trust from National Westminster Bank plc—
(ii) Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospital National Health Service Trust from Lloyds Bank plc—
(iii) Portsmouth Hospitals National Heath Service Trust from Midland Bank plc—
(iv) Leicestershire and Rutland Healthcare National Health Service Trust from National Westminster Bank plc—
(v) Leicester Royal Infirmary National Health Service Trust from the Royal Bank of Scotland plc—
(vi) Plymouth Community Services National Health Service Trust from National Westminster Bank plc—
(vii) Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare National Health Service Trust from Lloyds Bank plc—
(viii) Portsmouth Healthcare National Health Service Trust from National Westminster Bank plc—
(ix) North Hampshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust from Lloyds Bank plc—
laid under the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
2. Accounts for 1997-98 of the Scottish Office Development Department: Erskine Bridge, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 1968.
Public Business
11. Health Bill [HL]— The report was received; amendments were agreed to; an amendment was agreed to (see division list 1); amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; further consideration on report was adjourned.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
12. Health Bill [HL]— The bill was further considered on report; amendments were agreed to; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list 2); further consideration on report was adjourned after amendment 46.
The House was adjourned at fourteen minutes before midnight
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
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