House of Lords Journal 234 (Session 2000-01)

Previous Next Page 132 2000-01 Volume 234       Wednesday 14 February 2001 The House met at half-past two o’clock. The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present: Ackner, L. Acton, L. Addington, L. Ahmed, L. Alderdice, L. Alli, L. Alton of Liverpool, L. Amos, B. Ampthill, L. Andrews, B. Anelay of St Johns, B. Archer of Sandwell, L. Arran, E. Ashley of Stoke, L. Astor, V. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Avebury, L. Baker of Dorking, L. Baldwin of Bewdley, E. Barker, B. Barnett, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beaumont of Whitley, L. Billingham, B. Birt, L. Blaker, L. Blatch, B. Blease, L. Blood, B. Boardman, L. Boothroyd, B. Borrie, L. Boston of Faversham, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Bragg, L. Brennan, L. Bridge of Harwich, L. Bridgeman, V. Bridges, L. Brightman, L. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Brookman, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Bruce of Donington, L. Burlison, L. Burnham, L. Burns, L. Buscombe, B. Butterworth, L. Caithness, E. Campbell of Alloway, L. Campbell of Croy, L. Carnarvon, E. Carnegy of Lour, B. Carr of Hadley, L. Carter, L. Chalfont, L. Clark of Kempston, L. Clarke of Hampstead, L. Clement-Jones, L. Clinton-Davis, L. Cockfield, L. Cocks of Hartcliffe, L. Cohen of Pimlico, B. Colwyn, L. Cooke of Islandreagh, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Courtown, E. Cox, B. Craig of Radley, L. Craigavon, V. Cranborne, V. Crawley, B. Crickhowell, L. Croham, L. Cumberlege, B. Dahrendorf, L. Darcy de Knayth, B. David, B. Davies of Coity, L. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Harptree, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Denham, L. Dholakia, L. Dixon, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Donoughue, L. Dubs, L. Dundee, E. Durham, Bp. Eccles of Moulton, B. Eden of Winton, L. Elder, L. Elles, B. Elliott of Morpeth, L. Erroll, E. Evans of Parkside, L. Evans of Watford, L. Ezra, L. Falconer of Thoroton, L. Falkland, V. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Feldman, L. Fitt, L. Flather, B. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Fraser of Carmyllie, L. Freyberg, L. Gale, B. Gardner of Parkes, B. Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Geraint, L. Gibson, L. Gibson of Market Rasen, B. Gilmour of Craigmillar, L. Gladwin of Clee, L. Goodhart, L. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Goschen, V. Goudie, B. Gould of Potternewton, B. Gray of Contin, L. Greaves, L. Greengross, B. Greenway, L. Gregson, L. Grenfell, L. Hamwee, B. Hardy of Wath, L. Harris of Greenwich, L. Harris of Haringey, L. Harris of Richmond, B. Harrison, L. Haskel, L. Haslam, L. Hayhoe, L. Henley, L. Higgins, L. Hogg, B. Hollis of Heigham, B. Holme of Cheltenham, L. Hooper, B. Hooson, L. Howe, E. Howe of Aberavon, L. Howells of St. Davids, B. Howie of Troon, L. Hoyle, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hurd of Westwell, L. Hylton, L. Inge, L. Islwyn, L. Jacobs, L. Janner of Braunstone, L. Jay of Paddington, B. Jeger, B. Jellicoe, E. Jenkin of Roding, L. Joffe, L. Judd, L. Kimball, L. King of West Bromwich, L. Kingsland, L. Kirkhill, L. Knight of Collingtree, B. Laming, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lane, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lawson of Blaby, L. Lea of Crondall, L. Lester of Herne Hill, L. Levy, L. Lincoln, Bp. Lindsay, E. Lipsey, L. Listowel, E. Lockwood, B. Lofthouse of Pontefract, L. Page 133 2000-01 Volume 234 Back to top Longford, E. Lucas, L. Luke, L. Lyell, L. McCarthy, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. McFarlane of Llandaff, B. McIntosh of Haringey, L. Mackay of Ardbrecknish, L. Mackay of Clashfern, L. MacKenzie of Culkein, L. Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L. Mackie of Benshie, L. McNally, L. Maddock, B. Mancroft, L. Mar and Kellie, E. Marsh, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Mason of Barnsley, L. Massey of Darwen, B. Mayhew of Twysden, L. Merlyn-Rees, L. Mishcon, L. Mitchell, L. Molloy, L. Molyneaux of Killead, L. Monson, L. Montrose, D. Moran, L. Morgan, L. Morris of Castle Morris, L. Morris of Manchester, L. Mowbray and Stourton, L. Moynihan, L. Murton of Lindisfarne, L. Naseby, L. Newby, L. Newton of Braintree, L. Noakes, B. Northbourne, L. Northbrook, L. Northesk, E. Northover, B. Norton of Louth, L. Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, L. O’Cathain, B. Onslow, E. Orme, L. Oxburgh, L. Oxfuird, V. Park of Monmouth, B. Patel, L. Patel of Blackburn, L. Patten, L. Paul, L. Pearson of Rannoch, L. Peel, E. Perry of Southwark, B. Perry of Walton, L. Peston, L. Peyton of Yeovil, L. Phillips of Sudbury, L. Platt of Writtle, B. Plummer of St. Marylebone, L. Prashar, B. Quirk, L. Rawlings, B. Rawlinson of Ewell, L. Razzall, L. Rea, L. Reay, L. Redesdale, L. Rees, L. Rees-Mogg, L. Rennard, L. Renton, L. Renton of Mount Harry, L. Richard, L. Richardson of Duntisbourne, L. Rix, L. Roberts of Conwy, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Rogan, L. Roper, L. Russell, E. Ryder of Wensum, L. Saatchi, L. St. John of Bletso, L. St. John of Fawsley, L. Sandberg, L. Sandwich, E. Sawyer, L. Scotland of Asthal, B. Scott of Needham Market, B. Seccombe, B. Serota, B. Sharp of Guildford, B. Shepherd, L. Shore of Stepney, L. Shrewsbury, E. Shutt of Greetland, L. Simon, V. Simon of Glaisdale, L. Skelmersdale, L. Slim, V. Smith of Clifton, L. Smith of Gilmorehill, B. Southwark, Bp. Stallard, L. Stewartby, L. Stodart of Leaston, L. Stone of Blackheath, L. Strange, B. Strathclyde, L. Swinfen, L. Tanlaw, L. Taverne, L. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Warwick, L. Tebbit, L. Tenby, V. Thomas of Gwydir, L. Thomson of Monifieth, L. Thornton, B. Tombs, L. Tomlinson, L. Tordoff, L. Trumpington, B. Turnberg, L. Turner of Camden, B. Uddin, B. Varley, L. Vinson, L. Vivian, L. Waddington, L. Wade of Chorlton, L. Wakeham, L. Waldegrave of North Hill, L. Walker of Doncaster, L. Walmsley, B. Walpole, L. Walton of Detchant, L. Warnock, B. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Waverley, V. Weatherill, L. Wedderburn of Charlton, L. Whitaker, B. Wigoder, L. Wilberforce, L. Wilcox, B. Wilkins, B. Williams of Elvel, L. Williams of Mostyn, L. Wilson of Tillyorn, L. Woolmer of Leeds, L. Wright of Richmond, L. Young, B. PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln. Judicial Business 1. AIB Group (UK) plc (formerly Allied Irish Banks plc and AIB Finance Limited) (Respondents) v. Martin and another (Appellant) (England)—The appeal of Alan Clive Gold was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 28th March next. 2. Regina v. A (Respondent) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))—The appeal of the Director of Public Prosecutions was presented and ordered to be prosecuted subject to the procedures applicable thereto. 3. Regina v. Lambert (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))—The appeal of Steven Lambert was presented and ordered to be prosecuted subject to the procedures applicable thereto. Page 134 2000-01 Volume 234 Back to top 4. Regina v. Henworth (Petitioner)—The petition of Frank Henworth, praying for an extension of time within which the petition may be lodged and for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968, was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. 5. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Original Appellant and Cross-Respondent) ex parte Holding & Barnes plc (Original Respondents and Cross-Appellants) (On appeal from the Queens Bench Division of the High Court of Justice)— 6. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Original Appellant and Cross-Respondent) ex parte Alconbury Developments Limited and others (Respondents) and others (Cross-Appellants) (On appeal from the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice)— 7. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Appellant) ex parte Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (On appeal from the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice)— (Conjoined Appeals)— The appeals were set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee. 8. Appeal Committee—The following Order was made pursuant to the 15th Report: Regina v. Rezvi (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be given, and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 28th February. 9. Appeal Committee—The following Order was made pursuant to the 20th Report: Regina v. Looseley (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be given, and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 28th February. Papers 10. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. European Communities—Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and Mexico, with Annex, Declarations and Final Act;   (4097) 2. Plants—International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants on 2 December 1961 as Revised at Geneva on 10 November 1972, on 23 October 1978 and on 19 March 1991;   (5045) 3. Patents—Amendments to the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty Adopted by the Assembly of the International Patent Cooperation Union on 29 September 1999.   (5047) 11. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Draft Social Security Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; 2. Draft Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001. 12. Negative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: Goods Vehicles (Authorisation of International Journeys) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Finance Act 1973. (309) 13. Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: Report and Accounts 1999–2000 of the Defence Estates, laid under the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1921. 14. Special Procedure Orders—The following special procedure orders were laid before the House, together with the certificates of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Leeds Supertram (Land Acquisition and Road Works) Order 2001; 2. Leeds Supertram (Extension) Order 2001. Select Committee Report 15. Delegated Powers and Deregulation—The following report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: 8th Report, on the following bills: Vehicles (Crime) Bill; Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [HL]—Government response. (HL Paper 35) Page 135 2000-01 Volume 234 Back to top Public Business 16. Capital Allowances Bill—A bill to restate, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to capital allowances was brought from the Commons endorsed with the certificate of the Speaker that the bill is a money bill, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 25) 17. Capital Allowances Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 25–EN) 18. Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill—A bill to control the advertising and promotion of tobacco products; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 26) 19. Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 26–EN) 20. Business of the House—It was moved by the Lord Carter, on behalf of the Baroness Jay of Paddington ( Lord Privy Seal), that the debates on the motions in the names of the Lord Renton of Mount Harry and the Lord Norton of Louth set down for today shall each be limited to 2½ hours; the motion was agreed to. 21. Business of the House—It was moved by the Lord Carter, on behalf of the Baroness Jay of Paddington ( Lord Privy Seal), that Standing Order 40 (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with to enable the Parliamentary Referendum Bill to be taken before the motion in the name of the Lord Renton of Mount Harry; the motion was agreed to. 22. Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Carter, on behalf of the Lord Chancellor, that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to whom the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses 1 and 2 Schedule 1 Clauses 3 and 4 Schedule 2 Clauses 5 to 33 Schedule 3 Clauses 34 to 56 Schedule 4 Clauses 57 to 65 Schedule 5 Clauses 66 to 69 Schedule 6 Clauses 70 to 99 Schedule 7 Clauses 100 to 120 Schedule 8 Clauses 121 to 138 Schedule 9 Clauses 139 to 141 Schedule 10 Clauses 142 to 148 Schedule 11 Clauses 149 and 150 Schedule 12 Clauses 151 to 154 Schedule 13 Clauses 155 to 157; the motion was agreed to. 23. Parliamentary Referendum Bill [HL]—The order of commitment was discharged. 24. Asylum seekers (2½-hour debate)—It was moved by the Lord Renton of Mount Harry that there be laid before the House papers relating to the increase in the number of asylum seekers; after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn. 25. Parliament and Government (2½-hour debate)—It was moved by the Lord Norton of Louth that there be laid before the House papers relating to the case for strengthening the role of Parliament in calling Government to account; after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn. The House was adjourned at nine minutes past eight o’clock till tomorrow, three o’clock.