HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Thursday 2nd November 2006
The House met at eleven o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham.
Judicial Business
1. Chaudhary (FC) (Petitioner) v. Specialist Training Authority Appeal Panel (Respondents) and others—The petition of Rajendra Chaudhary praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioner’s certificate of public funding was lodged (lodged 30th August).
2. McGrath and another (as joint liquidators of HIH Casualty and General Insurance Limited, FAI General Insurance Company Limited, World Marine and General Insurances Pty Limited and FAI Insurances Limited, appointed by the Supreme Court of New South Wales) (Appellants) and others v. Riddell and others (as joint provisional liquidators of HIH Casualty and General Insurance Limited, FAI General Insurance Company Limited, World Marine and General Insurances Pty Limited and FAI Insurances Limited, appointed by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales) (Respondents)—It was ordered that the appellants be allowed to prosecute the appeal without giving the usual security for costs as required by Standing Order.
3. Gotham (as trustee in bankruptcy of Kevin Leonard Doodes) (Respondent) v. Doodes (FC) (Petitioner)—The petitioner’s certificate of public funding was lodged.
Papers
4. Command Paper—The following paper, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, was ordered to lie on the Table:
Public Administration—Government Response to the 6th Report of the House of Commons Public Administration Committee on occupational pensions. (6961)
5. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
Draft Compensation Act 2006 (Contribution for Mesothelioma Claims) Regulations 2006, laid under the Compensation Act 2006, together with an Explanatory Memorandum.
6. Negative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Energy (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000. (—)
7. Paper not subject to parliamentary proceeding—The following paper was laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
Report and Accounts for 2004-05 of the Sports Council for Northern Ireland, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000.
Public Business
8. Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006—It was moved by the Baroness Andrews that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24th July be approved; the motion was agreed to.
9. Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places (Parliamentary Elections) Regulations 2006—
10. Service Voters’ Registration Period Order 2006—
11. Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006—
It was moved by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland that the draft instruments laid before the House on 19th October be approved en bloc; the motion was agreed to.
12. Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2006—
13. Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2006—
It was moved by the Lord Bassam of Brighton that the draft Orders laid before the House on 12th and 16th October be approved en bloc; the motion was agreed to.
14. Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill—The bill was read a third time and passed.
15. Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill—The bill was read a third time; amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
16. Companies Bill [HL] (formerly Company Law Reform Bill [HL])—After debate, the Commons amendments were considered; amendments to amendments in lieu of a Commons amendment were disagreed to (see division lists 1 and 2) but amendments in lieu of that Commons amendment were agreed to; Commons amendments were disagreed to; another Commons amendment was disagreed to (see division list 3); amendments to disagree to Commons amendments were disagreed to en bloc (see division list 4); the remaining Commons amendments were agreed to; a Committee was appointed to propose reasons for disagreeing to Commons amendments.
The Lords following were named of the Committee:
Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L.
Sainsbury of Turville, L.
The Committee reported that they had proposed the following reason in respect of the disagreement with Commons Amendment 671:
“Because it is not appropriate to confer a power to amend the provisions relating to company distributions”;
the following reason in respect of the disagreement with Commons amendment 954:
“Because it is appropriate for the Independent Supervisor to be designated under section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000”;
and the following reason in respect of the disagreement with Commons amendment 957:
“Because it is appropriate for a body exercising the Secretary of State’s functions under Part 35 to be designated under section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000”.
The Report was agreed to; then the bill was returned to the Commons with reasons and amendments.
The House was adjourned at twelve minutes before six o’clock till tomorrow, eleven o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
