HOUSE OF LORDS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Monday 6th November 2006

The House met at half-past two o’clock.

PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham.

Judicial Business

1.  Keeley (Respondent) v. Fosroc International Limited (Petitioners)—The petition of Fosroc International Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 2nd November).

2.  R v. Levey (Petitioner) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))—The petition of Stephen Levey praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.

3.  Phillips and others (suing as administrators of the estate of Christo Michailidis) (Appellants) v. Symes and others (Respondents) and others—It was ordered that the appellants be allowed to prosecute the appeal without giving the usual security for costs as required by Standing Order.

4.  Mallett & Son (Antiques) Limited (Appellants) v. Grosvenor West End Properties and others (Respondents)—The petition of Mallett and Son (Antiques) Limited, praying that the appeal be restored notwithstanding that the time limited by Standing Order V has expired (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto), was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.

Papers

5.  Command Papers—The following papers, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty, were ordered to lie on the Table:

1.  Foreign and Commonwealth Office—Report for 2005-06 of the Global Opportunities Fund;    (6955)

2.  Public Accounts Committee—Treasury Minutes on the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-seventh, Sixtieth and the Sixty-third Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts.    (6959)

6.  Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:

(i)  Draft Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2006, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—

(ii)  Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 3) Order 2006, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—

laid under the Scotland Act 1988.

7.  Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:

1.  (i)  Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Application to Courts-Martial) Order 2006—  (2886)

(ii)  Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Application to the Courts-Martial Appeal Court) Order 2006—  (2887)

(iii)  Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Application to Standing Civilian Courts) Order 2006—  (2888)

laid under the Criminal Evidence Act 1999;

2.  Courts-Martial (Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force) (Evidence) Rules 2006, laid under the Army Act 1955;    (2889)

3.  Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Application to Service Courts) (Evidence) Order 2006, laid under the Criminal Justice Act 1988;    (2890)

4.  Standing Civilian Courts (Evidence) Rules 2006, laid under the Armed Forces Act 1976.    (2891)

8.  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 Parole Board for England and Wales, laid under the Criminal Justice Act 2003;

2.  Accounts for 2005-06 of the National Army Museum, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Charities Act 1993;

3.  Accounts for 2005-06 of the Funds in Court in England and Wales, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Administration of Justice Act 1982;

4.  Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Natural History Museum, laid under the Museums and Galleries Act 1998;

5.  Report and Accounts for 2004 of the General Dental Council, laid under the Dentist Act 1984;

6.  Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Pensions Protection Fund, laid under the Pensions Act 2004;

7.  Accounts for 2005-06 of the Social Fund, laid under the Social Security (Administration) Act 1992.

Private Business

9.  Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees that, pursuant to Private Business Standing Order 69, Mr D W N Doig be appointed an Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills in place of Mr F A Cranmer; the motion was agreed to.

10.  London Local Authorities Bill [HL]—A message was brought from the Commons that they concur with the resolution of this House of 31st October.

11.  Transport for London Bill [HL]—A message was brought from the Commons that they concur with the resolution of this House of 31st October.

12.  Whitehaven Harbour Bill [HL]—A message was brought from the Commons that they concur with the resolution of this House of 31st October.

13.  London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill—A message was brought from the Commons that they have considered the Lords Message of 31st October and have made the following order—

that the promoters of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill which was originally introduced in this House, in the previous session, on 25th January 2005 should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 188A (Suspension of bills).

Public Business

14.  Education and Inspections Bill—The bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.

15.  Crossrail Bill—It was moved by the Lord Davies of Oldham that, if a Crossrail Bill is brought from the House of Commons in the next Session of Parliament, the Standing Orders of the House applicable to the Bill, so far as complied with or dispensed with in this Session or in the Session 2004-05, shall be deemed to have been complied with or (as the case may be) dispensed with in the next Session; the motion was agreed to and a message was ordered to be sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.

16.  Armed Forces Bill—The bill was read a third time; amendments were agreed to; amendments were disagreed to (see division lists 1 to 4); then, after debate, the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

The House was adjourned during pleasure.The House was resumed.

17.  National Health Service Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to.

18.  National Health Service (Wales) Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to.

19.  National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to.

1.  20.  NHS Redress Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons with a Lords amendment disagreed to; with Commons amendments to which the Lords have disagreed insisted on, with reasons for such insistence, and with an amendment in lieu; the Commons message was considered forthwith; a motion not to insist on a Lords amendment and not to insist on Lords disagreement to certain Commons amendments but to agree to an amendment proposed by the Commons in lieu was agreed to.

21.  Animal Welfare Bill—The bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.

22.  Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on Government Policy on the Management of Risk (5th Report, HL Paper 183)—The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the Report.

23.  England Rural Development Programme (Closure of Project-Based Schemes) Regulations 2006—The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the Regulations.

The House was adjourned at twenty-five minutes before seven 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.

Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on Government Policy on the Management of Risk (5th Report, HL Paper 183)—It was moved by the Lord Wakeham that the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on Government Policy on the Management of Risk; after debate, the motion was agreed to.

England Rural Development Programme (Closure of Project-Based Schemes) Regulations 2006—It was moved by the Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer that the Grand Committee do consider the England Rural Development Programme (Closure of Project-Based Schemes) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2298); after debate, the motion was agreed to.

The Committee was adjourned at twenty-four minutes before seven o’clock.