HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Mercurii 12° Februarii 2003
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield.
Judicial Business
1. Medina Housing Association Limited (Petitioners) v. Case (FC) (Respondent)—The respondent’s certificate of public funding was lodged.
2. Appeal Committee—The 26th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Orders were made—
Kovacs (Petitioner) v. Queen Mary & Westfield College and others (Respondents)—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.
Sabaf SpA (a company incorporated under the laws of Italy) (Respondents) v. MFI Furniture Centres Limited and others (Petitioners)—That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 26th February.
Sabaf SpA (a company incorporated under the laws of Italy) (Petitioners) v. MFI Furniture Centres Limited and others (Respondents)—That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 26th February.
In re Tore (Petitioner) (application for a writ of Habeas Corpus)—That leave to appeal be refused.
AON Risk Services (UK) Limited (Respondents) v. Child-Villiers (Petitioner)—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.
Anheuser-Busch Inc (Petitioners) v. Budejovicky Budvar Narodni Podnik (Respondents)—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.
Kirin-Amgen Inc and others (Petitioners) v. Hoechst Marion Roussel Limited and others (Respondents)—That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 26th February.
Kirin-Amgen Inc and others (Respondents) v. Hoechst Marion Roussel Limited and others (Petitioners)—That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 26th February.
Papers
3. Command Paper—The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
Industrial Accidents—Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents. (5741)
4. Negative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Statute made by St. Catherine’s College, Oxford on 12th June 2002, laid under the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act 1923. (—)
5. Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Review carried out under Section 28 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, laid under that Act.
Select Committee Reports
6. Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform—The following report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
11th Report, on the following bills:
Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill;
Sexual Offences Bill [HL];
European Parliament (Representation) Bill;
Harbours Bill [HL]. (HL Paper 55)
7. Constitution Committee—The 4th Report from the Select Committee, on the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill, was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 56)
Public Business
8. Business of the House—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that the debates on the motions in the names of the Lord Harrison and the Baroness Massey of Darwen set down for today shall each be limited to 2½ hours; the motion was agreed to.
9. Corruption—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on any draft Corruption Bill presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown, and that the Committee should report not later than four months after any such bill has been presented to both Houses; the motion was agreed to and a message was ordered to be sent to the Commons to seek their agreement thereto.
10. The Arts (2½-hour debate)—It was moved by the Lord Harrison that there be laid before the House papers relating to the part played by the arts in the cultural life of this country including the contribution made through free access to museums and art galleries; after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn.
11. Children (2½-hour debate)—It was moved by the Baroness Massey of Darwen that there be laid before the House papers relating to the need for the co-ordination of health and social services to improve the life chances of children and young people; after debate, the motion was (by leave of the House) withdrawn.
12. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Bill—A bill to restate, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to income tax on employment income, pension income and social security income; and for connected purposes, 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 33)
13. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 33-EN)
14. Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that the draft Order laid before the House on 4th December 2002 be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
15. Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that the draft Order laid before the House on 18th December 2002 be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
16. Audit and Accountability (Northern Ireland) Order 2003—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that the draft Order laid before the House on 19th December 2002 be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
17. Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that the draft Order laid before the House on 7th January be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
18. Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003—It was moved by the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn) that the draft Order laid before the House on 7th January be approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House was adjourned at seven minutes past nine o’clock
till tomorrow, eleven o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
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