HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday 1st November 2006
The House met at three o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Rochester.
Judicial Business
1. Phillips and others (suing as administrators of the estate of Christo Michailidis) (Appellants) v. Symes and others (Respondents) (England)—The appeal of Jonathan Guy Anthony Phillips and Robert Andrew Harland was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 13th December.
2. Appeal Committee—The 136th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made—
Saber (AP) (Original Appellant and Cross-respondent) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Original Respondent and Cross-petitioner) (Scotland)—That leave to cross-appeal be given; and that the petition of cross-appeal be lodged by 15th November.
Papers
3. Command Paper—The following paper, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, was ordered to lie on the Table:
Children—Delivering on Child Poverty: what would it take?: A report for the Department for Work and Pensions by Lisa Harker. (6951)
4. Negative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Ordnance Survey Trading Fund (Maximum Borrowing) Order 2006, Government Trading Funds Act 1973. (2835)
5. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000;
2. Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery.
Select Committee Report
6. Statutory Instruments—The 37th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory instruments; it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 266)
Public Business
7. Police and Justice Bill—The Commons amendments and reasons were considered; a Lords amendment was not insisted on; another Lords amendment was not insisted on but amendments were proposed in lieu thereof; amendments proposed by the Commons to certain other Lords amendments were agreed to; motions to insist on certain Lords amendments were agreed to (see division lists 1 and 2); a Committee was appointed to propose reasons for insistence on the Lords amendments.
The Lords following were named of the Committee:
The Committee reported that they had proposed the following reason in respect of the insistence on Lords amendment 36:
“Because it is not appropriate for the United States of America to be a designated territory for the purposes of sections 71, 73, 84 and 86 of the Extradition Act 2003”;
and the following reason in respect of the insistence on Lords amendments 81 to 84:
“Because it is appropriate that judges should have discretion over requests for extradition in the manner proposed”.
The Report was agreed to; then the bill was returned to the Commons with reasons.
8. Animal Welfare Bill—The Queen’s consent was signified; the bill was read a third time; an amendment was moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
9. Road Safety Bill [HL]—The Commons amendments were considered; certain Commons amendments were disagreed to (see division lists 3 and 5); certain other Commons amendments were agreed to; a Commons amendment was disagreed to but amendments were agreed to in lieu thereof (see division list 4); motions that the House do disagree with certain Commons amendments were disagreed to (see division list 6); a Committee was appointed to propose reasons for disagreeing to Commons amendments.
The Lords following were named of the Committee:
The Committee reported that they had proposed the following reason in respect of the disagreement with Commons amendment 1:
“Because it is appropriate for local transport authorities to be able to use revenue from speed cameras to fund local transport facilities or related environmental improvements”;
and the following reason in respect of the disagreement with Commons amendment 6:
“Because it is not appropriate to provide for a custodial sentence at summary trial for causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving”.
The Report was agreed to; then the bill was returned to the Commons with reasons and amendments.
10. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL]—The Commons amendments were considered; certain Commons amendments were agreed to; certain other Commons amendments were agreed to with amendments; another Commons amendment was agreed to with a consequential amendment to the bill; and the privilege amendment was agreed to; then the bill was returned to the Commons with amendments.
The House was adjourned at three minutes past eleven o’clock till tomorrow, eleven o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
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