HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Martis 4° Februarii 2003
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield.
1. Barony of Oranmore and Browne in the Peerage of Ireland and Barony of Mereworth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom—The Petition of Dominick Geoffrey Thomas Browne claiming to have succeeded to the Barony of Oranmore and Browne in the Peerage of Ireland and to the Barony of Mereworth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and praying that the Clerk of the Parliaments might be directed to enter the petitioner as the Lord Oranmore and Browne (Lord Mereworth) on his register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5) was presented and was referred to the Lord Chancellor to consider and report upon to the House pursuant to Standing Orders 80 and 11.
Judicial Business
2. Appeal Committee—The 23rd Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Orders were made—
Regina v. Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (Respondent) ex parte Marper (FC) (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be given, and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 18th February next.
Regina v. Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (Respondent) ex parte LS (by his mother and litigation friend JB) (FC) (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be given, and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 18th February next.
Venables and others (Petitioners) v. Hornby (Her Majesty’s Inspector of Taxes) (Respondent)—That leave to appeal be given, and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 18th February next.
Society of Lloyd’s (Respondents) v. Jaffray and others (Petitioners)—That leave to appeal be refused; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(d) and if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Campbell (Petitioner) v. MGN Limited (Respondents)—That the respondents be invited to lodge objections by 18th February next.
Phillips (Petitioner) v. Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent)—That leave to appeal be refused.
Regina v. Chenia (Petitioner)—That leave to appeal be refused.
Regina v. Dorset County Council and another (Respondents) ex parte Personal representatives of Christopher Beeson (Petitioners)—That leave to appeal be refused; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(d) and if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Papers
3. Command Paper—The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
Local Government—Government Response to the First Report of the House of Commons Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Select Committee on Local Government Finance: Formula Grant Distribution. (5753)
4. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
Draft Climate Change Levy (Use as Fuel) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Finance Act 2000, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
5. Negative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. (193)
Select Committee Report
6. Statutory Instruments—The 9th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Continuance in force of sections 21 to 23) Order 2003;
Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 2003;
Draft National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003;
Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Video Recording of Interviews) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;
it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 51)
Public Business
7. European Parliament (Representation) Bill—A bill to make provision enabling alterations to be made to the total number of Members of the European Parliament to be elected for the United Kingdom and to their distribution between the electoral regions; to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of an electoral region including Gibraltar for the purposes of European Parliamentary elections; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 29)
8. European Parliament (Representation) Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 29-EN)
9. House of Lords Reform—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that this House approves Option 1 (fully appointed) in the Report from the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform; after debate, the motion was agreed to (Contents 335; Not Contents 110—see division list 1).
10. House of Lords Reform—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that this House approves Option 2 (fully elected) in the Report from the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform; the motion was disagreed to (Contents 106; Not Contents 329—see division list 2).
11. House of Lords Reform—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that this House approves Option 3 (80 per cent appointed/20 per cent elected) in the Report from the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform; the motion was disagreed to (Contents 39; Not Contents 375—see division list 3).
12. House of Lords Reform—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that this House approves Option 4 (80 per cent elected/20 per cent appointed) in the Report from the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform; the motion was disagreed to (Contents 93; Not Contents 338—see division list 4).
13. House of Lords Reform—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that this House approves Option 5 (60 per cent appointed/40 per cent elected) in the Report from the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform; the motion was disagreed to (Contents 60; Not Contents 358—see division list 5).
14. House of Lords Reform—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that this House approves Option 6 (60 per cent elected/40 per cent appointed) in the Report from the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform; the motion was disagreed to (Contents 91; Not Contents 317—see division list 6).
15. House of Lords Reform—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that this House approves Option 7 (50 per cent appointed/50 per cent elected) in the Report from the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform; the motion was disagreed to (Contents 84; Not Contents 322—see division list 7).
16. Courts Bill [HL]—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
17. Courts Bill [HL]—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed after clause 13 stood part.
The House was adjourned at four minutes before ten o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
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