HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Martis 10° Aprilis 2001
The House met at eleven o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford.
1. Royal Assent—The Lord Chancellor notified the Queen’s Assent to the following Acts and Measure:
| Vehicles (Crime) Act | c. 3 |
| Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Act | c. 4 |
| Election Publications Act | c. 5 |
| Regulatory Reform Act | c. 6 |
| Elections Act | c. 7 |
| Kent County Council Act | c. iii |
| Medway Council Act | c. iv |
| Churchwardens Measure | No. 1 |
Judicial Business
2. American Home Products Corporation and another (Appellants) v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited and others (Respondents) and one other action (England)—The appeal of American Home Products Corporation and Sir Roy Calne was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 22nd May next (lodged 9th April).
3. Co-operative Retail Services Limited (Respondents) v. Taylor Young Partnership and others (Appellants) and others (England)—The appeal of Taylor Young Partnership and Hoare Lea & Partners was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 22nd May next (lodged 9th April).
4. Cape & Dalgleish (a firm) (Respondents) v. Fitzgerald (Appellant) and others (England)—The appeal of David Fitzgerald was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 22nd May next (lodged 9th April).
5. Shanning International Limited (in liquidation) and others (Respondents) v. Rasheed Bank (Appellants) and others—
6. Shanning International Limited (in liquidation) (Respondents) and others (Appellants) v. Rasheed Bank (Respondents) and others—
The petition of the appellants praying that the appeals be conjoined, that they be allowed to lodge one statement and appendix in respect of the two appeals and that all parties have leave to lodge separate cases in respect of the two appeals and be separately represented (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed (lodged 4th April).
7. Ashworth Frazer Limited (Original Respondents and Cross-Appellants) v. Gloucester City Council (Original Appellants and Cross-Respondents)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
8. Shanning International Limited (in liquidation) and others (Respondents) v. Rasheed Bank (Appellants) and others—
9. Shanning International Limited (in liquidation) (Respondents) and others (Appellants) v. Rasheed Bank (Respondents) and others—
The appeals were set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee (lodged 9th April).
10. Merrett (FC) (Respondent) v. Babb (Petitioner)—The respondent’s certificate of public funding was lodged.
Papers
11. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Competition Commission—Icopal Holdings A/S and Icopal a/s: A Report on the Merger Situation; (5089)
2. Fire Services—Report for 1999-2000 of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire Services for England and Wales; (5100)
3. Commonwealth—Report for 1999-2000 of the Commonwealth Development Corporation. (—)
12. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Financial Services Act 1986 (Extension of Scope of Act and Meaning of Collective Investment Scheme) Order 2001; (1421)
2. Draft Advisory Centre on WTO Law (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2001;
3. Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2001.
13. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Borough of Southend-on-Sea) Order 2001, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991; (1427)
2. Transportable Pressure Vessels Regulations 2001, laid under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; (1426)
3. Inner London Court Staff Pensions (Amendment) Order 2001, laid under the Access to Justice Act 1999; (1425)
4. Stop Now Orders (E.C. Directive) Regulations 2001, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; (1422)
5. Education (School Day and School Year) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Education Act 1996; (1429)
6. National Health Service (Pension Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Pension Sharing) Amendment Regulations 2001, laid under the Superannuation Act 1972; (1428)
7. (i) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Service of Notices) Regulations 2001— (1420)
(ii) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Recognition Requirements for Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) Regulations 2001— (995)
laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
14. Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Account for 1999-2000 of the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983.
Select Committee Report
15. Human Rights—The 2nd Special Report from the Joint Committee, Implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998, was made; it was ordered that the Report be printed, together with the Minutes of Evidence. (HL Paper 68 )
Private Business
16. National Australia Group Europe Bill [HL]—The Examiner’s certificate that the further Standing Orders had been complied with was ordered to lie on the Table and the bill was committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee.
Public Business
17. Armed Forces (Peacekeeping Provisions) Bill [HL]—A bill to make new provision about the application of the law of murder, manslaughter and culpable homicide to members of the armed forces on duty in peacekeeping and ancillary operations; and for connected purposes was presented by the Lord Campbell of Alloway, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 45 )
18. Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [HL]—The report was received; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; further consideration on report was adjourned after amendment 210.
The House was adjourned at a quarter before four o’clock
to Monday 23rd April, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
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