House of Lords Journal 240 (Session 2006-07)


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Friday 18 May 2007

The House met at 11.00am    

The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present:

Hayman, B. (Lord Speaker)

Adams of Craigielea, B.
Addington, L.
Ahmed, L.
Amos, B.
Ampthill, L.
Anderson of Swansea, L.
Anelay of St Johns, B.
Ashton of Upholland, B.
Avebury, L.
Baker of Dorking, L.
Beaumont of Whitley, L.
Berkeley, L.
Biffen, L.
Billingham, B.
Bilston, L.
Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B.
Boothroyd, B.
Boston of Faversham, L.
Brabazon of Tara, L.
Bramall, L.
Brett, L.
Bridgeman, V.
Brooke of Alverthorpe, L.
Brookman, L.
Brooks of Tremorfa, L.
Brougham and Vaux, L.
Burlison, L.
Buscombe, B.
Caithness, E.
Campbell of Alloway, L.
Campbell-Savours, L.
Carter of Coles, L.
Clarke of Hampstead, L.
Clinton-Davis, L.
Colwyn, L.
Cope of Berkeley, L.
Corbett of Castle Vale, L.
Cotter, L.
Craigavon, V.
Crathorne, L.
Crisp, L.
Cunningham of Felling, L.
Davies of Coity, L.
Davies of Oldham, L.
De Mauley, L.
Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B.
Dear, L.
Desai, L.
Dholakia, L.
Donoughue, L.
D’Souza, B.
Dubs, L.
Dundee, E.
Dykes, L.
Elliott of Morpeth, L.
Elton, L.
Elystan-Morgan, L.
Evans of Parkside, L.
Falkner of Margravine, B.
Farrington of Ribbleton, B.
Faulkner of Worcester, L.
Ferrers, E.
Filkin, L.
Foster of Bishop Auckland, L.
Foulkes of Cumnock, L.
Fowler, L.
Fraser of Carmyllie, L.
Gale, B.
Garden, L.
Gardner of Parkes, B.
Geddes, L.
Gibson of Market Rasen, B.
Glentoran, L.
Goodhart, L.
Goodlad, L.
Goudie, B.
Graham of Edmonton, L.
Hamilton of Epsom, L.
Hamwee, B.
Harris of Richmond, B.
Harrison, L.
Haskins, L.
Haworth, L.
Henig, B.
Hollis of Heigham, B.
Hooper, B.
Howard of Rising, L.
Howarth of Newport, L.
Hughes of Woodside, L.
Irvine of Lairg, L.
James of Blackheath, L.
James of Holland Park, B.
Janner of Braunstone, L.
Jones of Cheltenham, L.
Jones of Whitchurch, B.
Judd, L.
Kilclooney, L.
King of West Bromwich, L.
Kingsland, L.
Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L.
Laird, L.
Lea of Crondall, L.
Leicester, Bp.
Lester of Herne Hill, L.
Lipsey, L.
Lloyd of Berwick, L.
Low of Dalston, L.
Lucas, L.
Ludford, B.
Luke, L.
Macaulay of Bragar, L.
McColl of Dulwich, L.
Macdonald of Tradeston, L.
Macfarlane of Bearsden, L.
MacKenzie of Culkein, L.
McNally, L.
Marlesford, L.
Marsh, L.
Masham of Ilton, B.
Massey of Darwen, B.
Maxton, L.
May of Oxford, L.
Miller of Hendon, B.
Molyneaux of Killead, L.
Morris of Aberavon, L.
Morris of Bolton, B.
Morris of Handsworth, L.
Naseby, L.
Neuberger, B.
Newton of Braintree, L.
Nicholson of Winterbourne, B.
Northbourne, L.
Northbrook, L.
Northesk, E.
Northover, B.
Norton of Louth, L.
O’Cathain, B.
Parekh, L.
Patel of Blackburn, L.
Paul, L.
Pendry, L.
Peston, L.
Pilkington of Oxenford, L.
Pitkeathley, B.
Plant of Highfield, L.
Prosser, B.
Quin, B.
Quinton, L.
Quirk, L.
Ramsay of Cartvale, B.
Ramsbotham, L.
Rawlings, B.
Razzall, L.
Rea, L.
Rennard, L.
Richard, L.
Roberts of Llandudno, L.
Rogan, L.
Rosser, L.
Russell-Johnston, L.
St John of Fawsley, L.
Saltoun of Abernethy, Ly.
Scott of Needham Market, B.
Seccombe, B.
Selborne, E.
Shaw of Northstead, L.
Simon, V.
Skelmersdale, L.

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Slim, V.
Snape, L.
Soley, L.
Steel of Aikwood, L.
Stewartby, L.
Strabolgi, L.
Swinfen, L.
Symons of Vernham Dean, B.
Taylor of Blackburn, L.
Taylor of Bolton, B.
Taylor of Holbeach, L.
Temple-Morris, L.
Teverson, L.
Thomas of Gresford, L.
Thomas of Walliswood, B.
Thomas of Winchester, B.
Thornton, B.
Tomlinson, L.
Tonge, B.
Tordoff, L.
Trefgarne, L.
Trenchard, V.
Trimble, L.
Truscott, L.
Turnberg, L.
Turner of Camden, B.
Tyler, L.
Uddin, B.
Verma, B.
Wakeham, L.
Wallace of Saltaire, L.
Walton of Detchant, L.
Warnock, B.
Wilcox, B.
Williams of Elvel, L.
Williamson of Horton, L.
Woolf, L.
Woolmer of Leeds, L.
Wright of Richmond, L.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Leicester

Public Business

1    Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill [HL] Lord Baker of Dorking moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

2    House of Lords (Amendment) Bill [HL] Lord Avebury moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

The House adjourned at 1.56pm until Monday 21 May at 2.30pm.

Papers

All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.

Affirmative Instrument

The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:

Draft Categories of Gaming Machine Regulations 2007, laid under the Gambling Act 2005.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1    (1)    Public Health (Ships) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007     (1446)

      (2)    Public Health (Aircraft) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007     (1447)

laid under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.

2    Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, laid under the European Communities Act 1972.     (1449)

Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

Report for 2006-07 of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, laid under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.

Judicial Business

1    Ward (AP) (Appellant) v Police Service of Northern Ireland (Respondents) (Northern Ireland) The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.

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2    Ashley (FC) and another (FC) (Respondents) v Chief Constable of Sussex Police (Appellant) The petition of the appellant praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 3 July (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.