HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Monday 22nd May 2006
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Leicester.
Judicial Business
1. Scrabster Harbour Trust (Appellants) v. Mowlem plc (trading as Mowlem Marine) (Respondents) (Scotland)—The appeal of Scrabster Harbour Trust was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 3rd July.
2. Mowlem Marine (Respondents) v. Scrabster Harbour Trust (formerly known as Trustees of the Harbour of Scrabster) (Appellants) (Scotland)—The appeal of Scrabster Harbour Trust was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 3rd July.
3. Stepp (Petitioner) v. Government of the United States of America and another (Respondents)—The petition of Brian Stepp praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Extradition Act 2003 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
4. R (on the application of K) (Petitioner) v. West London Mental Health NHS Trust (Respondents)—The petition of K praying for leave to appeal notwithstanding that the time limited by Standing Order II has expired was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
5. Prazic (Petitioner) v. Prazic (Respondent)—The petition of Penelope Weston Prazic praying for leave to appeal notwithstanding that the time limited by Standing Order II has expired was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
6. Jameel and others (Respondents) v. Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl (Appellants)—The petition of Article 19, Index on Censorship and Guardian Newspapers Limited praying for leave to intervene in the said appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
7. Inntrepreneur Pub Company (CPC) and others (Original Appellants and Cross-Respondents) v. Crehan (Original Respondent and Cross-appellant)—The petition of Visa Europe Limited and Visa UK Limited praying for leave to intervene in the said appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
8. In re McClean (AP) (Original Respondent and Cross-appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal Northern Ireland) (Northern Ireland)—The Original respondent’s legal aid certificate was lodged.
9. Appeal Committee—The 101st Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made—
Fornah (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)—That the petition of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees that he might be heard or otherwise intervene in the said appeal be allowed.
Papers
10. Instrument withdrawn—The following instrument, laid before the House on 27th April, was withdrawn:
Draft Courts-Martial (Prosecution Appeals) Order 2006.
11. Command Papers—The following papers, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. European Community—Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and Algeria; (6842)
2. Contingent Liability—Minute from the Ministry of Defence concerning the Reporting of a Contingent Liability for the underwriting of funding for the Armed Forces Memorial. (—)
12. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. (i) Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Additional Functions and Amendment) Order 2006, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
(ii) Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) (Amendment) Order 2006, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
laid under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000;
2. Draft Contracting Out (Functions Relating to Child Support) Order 2006, laid under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, together with an Explanatory Memorandum;
3. Draft Courts-Martial (Prosecution Appeals) Order 2006, laid under the Armed Forces Act 2001, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
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 for the period 6th April to 31st August 2005 of the Pensions Compensation Board, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Pensions Act 1995.
Public Business
14. Scotland (Petitions for a Referendum on Independence) Bill [HL]—A bill to provide for electors in Scotland to petition the House of Commons for a referendum on whether Scotland should withdraw from the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes was presented by the Earl of Mar and Kellie, read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 111)
15. Conventions—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees that the Commons message of 17th May be now considered, and that a Committee of eleven Lords be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be named of the Committee:
V. Bledisloe
L. Carter
L. Cunningham of Felling
L. Elton
L. Fraser of Carmyllie
L. Higgins | L. McNally
B. Symons of Vernham Dean
L. Tomlinson
L. Tyler
L. Wright of Richmond; |
That the Committee have power to agree with the Committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman; That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom;
That the Committee do report by 21st July 2006;
And that the Committee do meet with the Committee appointed by the Commons tomorrow at 10 am;
then it was moved by the Lord Peyton of Yeovil, as an amendment thereto, to leave out “L. McNally”; after debate, the amendment was (by leave of the House) withdrawn; then the original motion was agreed to (see division list 1); and a message was ordered to be sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.
16. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Adonis that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:
Clause 1
Schedule 1
Clause 2
Schedule 2
Clauses 3 to 5
Schedule 3 | Clauses 6 to 25
Schedule 4
Clauses 26 to 48
Schedule 5
Clauses 49 to 52; |
the motion was agreed to.1. 17. Violent Crime Reduction Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; amendments were disagreed to (see division lists 2 and 3); the question that a clause stand part of the bill was negatived; the House was resumed.
18. Conventions—A message was brought from the Commons that they have ordered that the Committee appointed by them to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Conventions do meet the Committee appointed by the Lords on Tuesday 23rd May at ten o’clock, as the Lords have proposed.
19. Social cohesion—The Earl of Dundee asked Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop the role of non-governmental organisations in establishing policies for social cohesion throughout Europe; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Triesman.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed.
20. Violent Crime Reduction Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were agreed to; an amendment was disagreed to (see division list 4); an amendment was moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed and the bill was reported with amendments; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 112)
The House was adjourned at twelve minutes before ten o’clock till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments
APPENDIX
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COMMITTEE (IN THE MOSES ROOM)
The Committee met at half-past three o’clock.
Health Bill—The bill was further considered in the Grand Committee; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; the Committee was adjourned after amendment 90.
The Committee was adjourned at twenty-six minutes past seven o’clock. | 
