HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Martis 24° Aprilis 2001
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells.
Papers
1. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. (i) Royal Marines Terms of Service (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (1520)
(ii) Royal Navy Terms of Service (Ratings) (Amendment) Regulations 2001— (1521)
laid under the Armed Forces Act 1966;
2. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Rules) Order 2001, laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. (1534)
Select Committee Report
2. Statutory Instruments—The 14th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Financial Services Act 1986 (Extension of Scope of Act and Meaning of Collective Investment Scheme) Order 2001;
Draft Broadcasting (Subtitling) Order 2001;
Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2001;
Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2001;
Draft Advisory Centre on WTO Law (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2001;
Draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2001;
Draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2001;
Draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2001;
Draft Sex Offenders (Notice Requirements) (Foreign Travel) Regulations 2001;
Draft Financial Investigations (Northern Ireland) Order 2001;
it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 70)
Public Business
3. Homes Bill—It was moved by the Lord Whitty that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to whom the Homes Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 9
Schedule 1
Clauses 10 to 30
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Schedules 2 and 3
Clauses 31 to 35; |
the motion was agreed to.
4. Health and Social Care Bill—The report was received; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; an amendment was agreed to (see division list 1); amendments were agreed to; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list 2); further consideration on report was adjourned after amendment 33.
5. Racial harassment—The Baroness Prashar asked Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to Racial Harassment: Action on the Ground, a Report by Gerard Lemos for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and to the proposals for improving services for tackling racist incidents and harassment in the United Kingdom; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Bassam of Brighton.
The House was adjourned at twenty-four minutes past nine o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
Cler: Parliamentor:
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