House of Lords Journal 236 (Session 2002-03)

Previous Next Monday 8 September 2003 The House met at half-past two o’clock. The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present: Falconer of Thoroton, L. (Lord Chancellor) Aberdare, L. Ackner, L. Acton, L. Addington, L. Adebowale, L. Ahmed, L. Alderdice, L. Alexander of Weedon, L. Allenby of Megiddo, V. Alli, L. Ampthill, L. Anelay of St Johns, B. Ashcroft, L. Ashley of Stoke, L. Ashton of Upholland, B. Astor, V. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Avebury, L. Bach, L. Bagri, L. Baker of Dorking, L. Barker, B. Barnett, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beaumont of Whitley, L. Berkeley, L. Bhatia, L. Biffen, L. Billingham, B. Blackstone, B. Blackwell, L. Blatch, B. Blood, B. Boothroyd, B. Borrie, L. Bowness, L. Boyce, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Bradshaw, L. Bragg, L. Bramall, L. Brennan, L. Brett, L. Bridgeman, V. Page 699 2002-03 Volume 236       Briggs, L. Brightman, L. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, L. Brookeborough, V. Brookman, L. Brooks of Tremorfa, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Burlison, L. Burnham, L. Burns, L. Buscombe, B. Byford, B. Caithness, E. Campbell of Alloway, L. Campbell of Croy, L. Campbell-Savours, L. Carlile of Berriew, L. Carlisle of Bucklow, L. Carnegy of Lour, B. Carrington, L. Carter, L. Cavendish of Furness, L. Chadlington, L. Chalfont, L. Chan, L. Chandos, V. Chorley, L. Clement-Jones, L. Clinton-Davis, L. Cobbold, L. Cockfield, L. Colwyn, L. Condon, L. Cooke of Thorndon, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Corbett of Castle Vale, L. Courtown, E. Cox, B. Craig of Radley, L. Craigavon, V. Crathorne, L. Crawley, B. Crickhowell, L. Cuckney, L. Cumberlege, B. Currie of Marylebone, L. Dahrendorf, L. Darcy de Knayth, B. David, B. Davies of Coity, L. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Denham, L. Desai, L. Dixon, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Donoughue, L. Dormand of Easington, L. Dubs, L. Dundee, E. Eatwell, L. Eccles of Moulton, B. Eden of Winton, L. Elder, L. Elis-Thomas, L. Elles, B. Elliott of Morpeth, L. Elton, L. Erroll, E. Evans of Temple Guiting, L. Ezra, L. Falkland, V. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Fearn, L. Filkin, L. Finlay of Llandaff, B. Fitt, L. Flather, B. Fookes, B. Fowler, L. Fraser of Carmyllie, L. Freeman, L. Fyfe of Fairfield, L. Gale, B. Gardner of Parkes, B. Gavron, L. Geddes, L. Gibson of Market Rasen, B. Gilbert, L. Glenarthur, L. Golding, B. Goodhart, L. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Goschen, V. Goudie, B. Gould of Potternewton, B. Graham of Edmonton, L. Gray of Contin, L. Greengross, B. Greenway, L. Griffiths, L. Grocott, L. Hamwee, B. Hanham, B. Hannay of Chiswick, L. Harris of Haringey, L. Harris of High Cross, L. Harris of Richmond, B. Harrison, L. Haskel, L. Hayman, B. Healey, L. Henley, L. Higgins, L. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hobhouse of Woodborough, L. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L. Hogg of Cumbernauld, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Holme of Cheltenham, L. Hooson, L. Howarth of Breckland, B. Howe, E. Howe of Aberavon, L. Howell of Guildford, L. Howie of Troon, L. Hoyle, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Hunt of Chesterton, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Inge, L. Irvine of Lairg, L. Islwyn, L. Jacobs, L. Jay of Paddington, B. Jellicoe, E. Jenkin of Roding, L. Joffe, L. Jopling, L. Judd, L. Kennedy of The Shaws, B. Kimball, L. King of West Bromwich, L. Kingsland, L. Laird, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lea of Crondall, L. Lester of Herne Hill, L. Lipsey, L. Listowel, E. Liverpool, E. Livsey of Talgarth, L. Lloyd of Berwick, L. Lockwood, B. Lucas, L. Luke, L. Lyell, L. McCarthy, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. Macdonald of Tradeston, L. Macfarlane of Bearsden, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L. McIntosh of Haringey, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. Mackay of Drumadoon, L. MacKenzie of Culkein, L. Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L. Mackie of Benshie, L. Maclennan of Rogart, L. McNally, L. Maddock, B. Mar, C. Mar and Kellie, E. Marlesford, L. Marsh, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Mason of Barnsley, L. Massey of Darwen, B. Mayhew of Twysden, L. Merlyn-Rees, L. Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B. Miller of Hendon, B. Mishcon, L. Molyneaux of Killead, L. Monson, L. Morgan, L. Morris of Aberavon, L. Moser, L. Mowbray and Stourton, L. Moynihan, L. Murton of Lindisfarne, L. Neill of Bladen, L. Newby, L. Newton of Braintree, L. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Northesk, E. Northover, B. Norton of Louth, L. Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, L. O’Cathain, B. O’Neill of Bengarve, B. Onslow, E. Page 700 2002-03 Volume 236 Back to top Ouseley, L. Oxburgh, L. Oxford, Bp. Palmer, L. Parekh, L. Park of Monmouth, B. Parkinson, L. Patel of Blackburn, L. Patten, L. Paul, L. Pearson of Rannoch, L. Pendry, L. Peston, L. Peterborough, Bp. Peyton of Yeovil, L. Phillips of Sudbury, L. Pitkeathley, B. Plumb, L. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Powell of Bayswater, L. Quirk, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Randall of St. Budeaux, L. Rawlings, B. Rawlinson of Ewell, L. Razzall, L. Rea, L. Reay, L. Redesdale, L. Rees-Mogg, L. Rendell of Babergh, B. Rennard, L. Renton, L. Richard, L. Roberts of Conwy, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Rogan, L. Roll of Ipsden, L. Roper, L. Rosslyn, E. Rotherwick, L. Russell, E. Russell-Johnston, L. Ryder of Wensum, L. St. John of Bletso, L. St. John of Fawsley, L. Saltoun of Abernethy, Ly. Sandberg, L. Sawyer, L. Scott of Needham Market, B. Seccombe, B. Sharp of Guildford, B. Sharples, B. Sheldon, L. Shrewsbury, E. Shutt of Greetland, L. Simon, V. Simon of Glaisdale, L. Skelmersdale, L. Skidelsky, L. Slim, V. Slynn of Hadley, L. Smith of Clifton, L. Smith of Gilmorehill, B. Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stern, B. Stewartby, L. Stone of Blackheath, L. Strabolgi, L. Strathclyde, L. Swinfen, L. Symons of Vernham Dean, B. Tanlaw, L. Taverne, L. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Warwick, L. Temple-Morris, L. Tenby, V. Thomas of Macclesfield, L. Thomas of Walliswood, B. Thomson of Monifieth, L. Thornton, B. Tomlinson, L. Tope, L. Tordoff, L. Trefgarne, L. Trumpington, B. Turnberg, L. Turner of Camden, B. Uddin, B. Ullswater, V. Waddington, L. Wade of Chorlton, L. Wakeham, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Walmsley, B. Walpole, L. Warner, L. Warnock, B. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Waverley, V. Weatherill, L. Wedderburn of Charlton, L. Whitaker, B. Wigoder, L. Wilcox, B. Williams of Crosby, B. Williams of Elvel, L. Williams of Mostyn, L. Williamson of Horton, L. Woolmer of Leeds, L. Wright of Richmond, L. PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Peterborough. 1. Lord Milner of Leeds—The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House that Lord Milner of Leeds, a member of the House, had died on 20th August 2003. 2. Leave of Absence—Leave of absence was granted to the Lord Chancellor for Tuesday 9th September. Papers 3. Instrument withdrawn—The following instrument, laid before the House on 10th July, was withdrawn: Draft Policing of Airports (Belfast City) Order 2003. 4. Command Papers—The following papers, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty on the dates shown, were ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Public Administration—Government response to the 3rd Report from the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee, on Ombudsman Issues; (22nd July)   (5890) 2. Aid and Trade—Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and the European Community; (25th July)   (5882) 3. Sentenced Persons— (i) Agreement between the United Kingdom and Barbados on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons; (25th July) (5891) (ii) Agreement between the United Kingdom and Venezuela on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons; (25th July) (5892) 4. Education—Government response to the 5th Report from the House of Commons Education and Skills Select Committee, on the Future of Higher Education; (28th July)   (5932) Page 701 2002-03 Volume 236 Back to top 5. Shipping—Amendments to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965, as amended; (30th July)   (5893) 6. Food—International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture; (30th July)   (5899) 7. Security—Agreement between the United Kingdom and Germany concerning the Mutual Protection of Protectively Marked Information; (30th July)   (5894) 8. Pollution—Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals; (1st August)   (5935) 9. Competition Commission—Report of the Competition Commission on the merger situation between Centrica plc and Dynegy Storage Ltd and Dynegy Onshore Processing UK Ltd; (1st August)   (5885) 10. Shipping—Amendments to the Guidelines on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers; (6th August)   (5933) 11. Commercial Debts—Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and Ethiopia concerning Certain Commercial Debts; (6th August)   (5900) 12. European Union—Draft Constitutional Treaty for the European Union; (12th August)   (5897) 13. European Space Agency—Agreement between the States Parties to the Convention for the Establishment of a European Space Agency and the European Space Agency for the Protection and the Exchange of Classified Information; (13th August)   (5936) 14. Drugs—Agreement between the United Kingdom and Grenada concerning Mutual Assistance in relation to Drug Trafficking; (13th August)   (5940) 15. Prisoners—Agreement between the United Kingdom and Antigua and Barbuda on the Transfer of Prisoners; (15th August)   (5941) 16. Salary Review Bodies—Twentieth Report by the Review Body for Nursing Staff, Midwives, Health Visitors and Professions Allied to Medicine; (19th August)   (5716) 17. Treaty Series—Fourth supplementary list of ratifications, accessions, withdrawals, etc, for 2002; (20th August)   (5942) 18. Immigration—Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules; (21st August)   (5949) 19. Law Commission—Report for 2002–03 of the Law Commission; (21st August)   (5937) 20. Pitcairn—Agreement between the United Kingdom and New Zealand concerning trials under Pitcairn Law; (22nd August)   (5944) 21. Crime—Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States of America regarding the sharing of forfeited or confiscated assets; (29th August)   (5946) 22. Shipping—Amendments to the International Code and the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk; Amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk; and Amendments to the International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures; (29th August)   (5947) 23. Planning—Law Commission Report: Land, Valuation and Housing Tribunals—The Future; (2nd September)   (5948) 24. United Nations—The United Kingdom in the United Nations; (5th September)   (5898) 25. Children— (i) Every Child Matters: Government Consultation Document; (8th September) (5860) (ii) Keeping Children Safe: Government Response to the Victoria Climbieú Inquiry Report and Joint Chief Inspectors’ Report Safeguarding Children; (8th September) (5861) 26. Armed Forces—Operational Service Medal: Service on Operation VERITAS from 11th September 2001; (8th September)   (5939) 27. Environment—Revised Text of the International Plant Protection Convention, together with an Explanatory Memorandum; (8th September)   (5945) 28. Human Rights—Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, together with an Explanatory Memorandum; (8th September)   (5957) 29. Contingent Liabilities—Minute from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on Contingent Liabilities relating to the Waste and Resources Action Programme Lease Guarantee Scheme and Equity Fund. (8th September) 5. Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 71)—The following statutory instruments, having been laid before the House on the dates shown, were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: Page 702 2002-03 Volume 236 Back to top Title, etc. S.I. No. 2003 Date of laying Affirmative instruments (i) Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Scallops) (England) Order 2003— 2104 13th August (ii) Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Scallops) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003— 2105 13th August laid under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1998; Negative instruments Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; 1818 21st July Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981; 1817 21st July Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003, laid under the Communications Act 2003; 1904 21st July Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities) Amendment Regulations 2003, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; 1767 21st July (i) Freedom of Information (Removal of References to Public Authorities) Order 2003— 1883 21st July (ii) Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2003— 1882 21st July laid under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; (i) Advanced Television Services Regulations 2003— 1901 21st July (ii) Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2003— 1903 21st July laid under the European Communities Act 1972; (i) International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2003— 1811 21st July (ii) Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Approval of Fitters and Workshops) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2003— 1812 21st July (iii) International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2003— 1813 21st July laid under the Finance Act 1973; (i) Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2003— 1816 21st July (ii) Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2003— 1815 21st July laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988; Vehicle Excise Duty (Reduced Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994; 1814 21st July National Treatment Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 2003, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977; 1827 22nd July Food Safety (Ships and Aircraft) (England and Scotland) Order 2003, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990; 1895 24th July Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; 1889 25th July Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) (No. 2) Regulations 2003, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; 1914 25th July Education (Teacher Student Loans) (Repayment etc.) Regulations 2003, laid under the Education Act 2002; 1917 25th July Timeshare Act 1992 (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; 1922 25th July Page 703 2002-03 Volume 236 Back to top (i) Extradition (Designated Commonwealth Countries) (Amendment) Order 2003— 1870 29th July (ii) European Convention on Extradition (Amendment No. 2) Order 2003— 1873 29th July (iii) European Convention on Extradition (Fiscal Offences) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2003— 1878 29th July laid under the Extradition Act 1989; (i) European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2003— 1888 29th July (ii) Food (Hot Chilli and Hot Chilli Products) (Emergency Control) (England) Regulations 2003— 1940 29th July laid under the European Communities Act 1972; Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003, laid under the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975; 1887 29th July Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification) Order 2003, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 1998; 1890 29th July School Governance (Constitution and Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Education Act 2002; 1916 29th July Annual Parents’ Meetings (Exemptions) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Education Act 2002; 1921 30th July Marriages (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Marriage Act 1949; 1961 30th July (i) Food (Peanuts from China) (Emergency Control) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2003— 1958 30th July (ii) Food (Figs, Hazelnuts and Pistachios from Turkey) (Emergency Control) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2003— 1957 30th July (iii) Food (Pistachios from Iran) (Emergency Control) (England) Regulations 2003— 1956 30th July (iv) Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003— 1941 30th July laid under the European Communities Act 1972. Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Act 1991; 1867 30th July Education (School Performance Targets) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Education Act 1997; 1970 31st July (i) Motor Cycles Etc. (Single Vehicle Approval) (Fees) Regulations 2003— 1960 31st July (ii) Motor Cycles Etc. (Single Vehicle Approval) Regulations 2003— 1959 31st July laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988; National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Supplementary, Consequential etc. Provisions) Regulations 2003, laid under the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002; 1937 1st August Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Borough of Swindon) Order 2003, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991; 1924 1st August (i) Education (Independent School Inspection Fees and Publication) (England) Regulations 2003— 1926 5th August (ii) Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003— 1910 5th August (iii) Education (Provision of Information by Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003— 1934 5th August laid under the Education Act 2002; Page 704 2002-03 Volume 236 Back to top Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2003, laid under the Employment Rights Act 1996; 1993 6th August Access to the Countryside (Dedication of Land) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; 2004 6th August (i) Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2003— 1936 6th August (ii) Parochial Fees Order 2003— 1932 6th August (iii) Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Others (Fees) Order 2003— 1933 6th August laid under the Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986; Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2003, laid under the Education Act 1962; 1994 7th August Merchant Shipping (Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2003, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; 2002 7th August Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003, laid under the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978; — 7th August Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Borough of Middlesbrough) Order 2003, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991; 1984 8th August (i) Day Care (Application to Schools) (England) Regulations 2003— 1992 8th August (ii) Child Minding and Day Care (Applications for Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003— 1995 8th August (iii) Day Care and Child Minding (National Standards) (England) Regulations 2003— 1996 8th August laid under the Children Act 1989; Tax Credits (Provision of Information) (Function Relating to Employment and Training) Regulations 2003, laid under the Tax Credits Act 2002; 2041 8th August Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2003, laid under the Protection of Children Act 1999; 2043 8th August Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (Functions) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2003, laid under the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002; 2044 8th August (i) Insolvent Companies (Reports on Conduct of Directors) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003— — 8th August (ii) Insolvent Companies (Disqualification of Unfit Directors) Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003— — 8th August (iii) Insolvent Partnerships (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003— — 8th August laid under the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989; (i) Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2003— 1946 11th August (ii) Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2003— 2003 11th August laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988; (i) School Governance (Collaboration) (England) Regulations 2003— 1962 11th August (ii) Federation of Schools (Community Schools, Community Special Schools, Voluntary Controlled Schools and Maintained Nursery Schools) (England) Regulations 2003— 1965 11th August Page 705 2002-03 Volume 236 Back to top (iii) Education Act 2002 (School Teachers) (Consequential Amendments, etc) (England) Regulations 2003— 2039 11th August (iv) School Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2003— 2049 11th August laid under the Education Act 2002; (i) School Staffing (England) Regulations 2003— 1963 11th August (ii) Education (Modification of Enactments Relating to Employment) (England) Order 2003— 1964 11th August laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985; 1987 11th August Right to Manage (Prescribed Particulars and Forms) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002; 1988 11th August Leasehold Reform (Enfranchisement and Extension) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967; 1989 11th August Leasehold Reform (Collective Enfranchisement and Lease Renewal) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993; 1990 11th August (i) Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003— 1999 11th August (ii) Non-Domestic Rating (Transitional Period) (Amendment) (England) Regulation 2003— 2000 11th August laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1988; (i) Independent Schools (Employment of Teachers in Schools with a Religious Character) Regulations 2003— 2037 11th August (ii) Collective Investment Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003— 2066 11th August (iii) Food (Peanuts from Egypt) (Emergency Control) (England) Regulations 2003— 2074 11th August laid under the European Communities Act 1972; Teacher Training Agency (Additional Functions) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2003, laid under the Education Act 1994; 2038 11th August Mental Health (Correspondence of Patients, Patient Advocacy and Liaison Services) Regulations 2003, laid under the Mental Health Act 1983; 2042 11th August Education Act 2002 (Modification and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Education Act 1996; 2045 11th August Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes etc.) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order 2003, laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; 2067 11th August (i) Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations 2003— 2079 11th August (ii) Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2003— 2085 11th August laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; Children Act 1989, Section 17(12) Regulations 2003, laid under the Children Act 1989; 2077 11th August Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; 2080 11th August Meat Products (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990; 2075 12th August (i) Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2003— 1730 13th August Page 706 2002-03 Volume 236 Back to top (ii) Insolvency Act 1986 (Prescribed Part) Order 2003— 2097 13th August (iii) Insolvency (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2003— 2111 13th August laid under the Insolvency Act 1986; (i) Enterprise Act 2002 (Insolvency) Order 2003— 2096 13th August (ii) Enterprise Act 2002 (Consequential Amendments) (Prescribed Part) (Scotland) Order 2003— 2108 13th August laid under the Enterprise Act 2002; (i) Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003— 2106 13th August (ii) Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2003— 2107 13th August laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992; Insolvency (Scotland) Regulations 2003, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; 2109 13th August Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2003, laid under the Civil Procedure Act 1997; 2113 13th August Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Modification) Order 2003, laid under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000; — 13th August Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992; 1945 14th August Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003, laid under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; 2047 14th August Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990; 2048 14th August Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Weights and Measures Act 1985; 2110 14th August Land Registration (Referral to the Adjudicator to HM Land Registry) Rules 2003, laid under the Land Registration Act 2002; 2114 14th August Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (England and Wales) Order 2003, laid under the Environmental Protection Act 1990; 2119 14th August Air Quality Limit Values Regulations 2003, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; 2121 14th August (i) Patients’ Forums (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 2003— 2123 14th August (ii) Patients’ Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003— 2124 14th August laid under the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002; Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Administration Orders Relating to Insurers) (Amendment) Order 2003, laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; 2134 15th August Police (Appointments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, laid under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000; — 15th August Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 3) Order 2003, laid under the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970; 2069 18th August (i) Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Fees) (England) Regulations 2003— 2098 18th August (ii) Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2003— 2099 18th August Page 707 2002-03 Volume 236 Back to top (iii) RTM Companies (Memorandum and Articles of Association) (England) Regulations 2003— 2120 18th August laid under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002; Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003, laid under the Communications Act 2003; 2155 20th August Federation of Schools (Community Schools, Community Special Schools, Voluntary Controlled Schools and Maintained Nursery Schools) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Education Act 2002; 2133 20th August Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2003, laid under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986; 2151 20th August Education (School Performance Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Education Act 1996; 2135 21st August Education (Change of Category of Maintained Schools) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; 2136 21st August Horse Racing (Charges of Bookmakers) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003, laid under the Horse Racing (Northern Ireland) Order 1990; — 21st August Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Consolidation) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003, laid under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998; 2148 22nd August Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003, laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; 2174 22nd August State Pension Credit (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; 2175 22nd August (i) Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Cumbria) (Borough of Copeland) Order 2003— 2152 26th August (ii) Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (City of Peterborough) Order 2003— 2153 26th August laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991; Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994; 2154 26th August Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry (Practice and Procedure) Rules 2003, laid under the Land Registration Act 2002; 2171 26th August Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Scallops) (England) (Revocation) Order 2003, laid under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985. 2185 26th August Education (School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions) (No. 2) Order 2003, laid under the Education Act 2002; 2169 28th August (i) M6 Toll (Collection of Tolls) Regulations 2003— 2186 29th August (ii) M6 Toll Wide Load Routes (Speed Limit) Regulations 2003— 2187 29th August (iii) M6 Toll (Speed Limit) Regulations 2003— 2188 29th August laid under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; Crime Prevention (Designated Areas) Order 2003, laid under the Highways Act 1980; 2208 29th August Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001 (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; 2209 29th August Page 708 2002-03 Volume 236 Back to top Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2003, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; 2190 1st September Magistrates’ Courts Committees (Constitution) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Justices of the Peace Act 1997; 2252 2nd September Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; 2192 2nd September Welfare of Animals (Scheduled Operations) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000; — 2nd September Commons Registration (General) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Commons Registration Act 1965; 2260 3rd September Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas Regulations 2003, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; 2261 3rd September Honey (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990; 2243 4th September Price Marking (Food and Drink Services) Order 2003, laid under the Prices Act 1974; 2253 4th September Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the European Communities Act 1972; 2264 4th September Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1988; 2210 4th September Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2003, laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1992; 2211 4th September Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (Directions for the Purposes of Defence or National Security) Order 2003, laid under the Scotland Act 1998; 2250 5th September Land Registration (Acting Chief Land Registrar) Regulations 2003, laid under the Land Registration Act 2002. 2281 5th September Instruments not subject to parliamentary proceedings Export of Goods (Control) (Amendment) Order 2003, laid under the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939; 1905 21st July Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 (Designation of Countries) (No. 2) Order 2003, laid under the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978; 1863 22nd July Angola (United Nations Sanctions) (Revocation) Order 2003, laid under the United Nations Act 1946; 1868 29th July Merchant Shipping (Confirmation of Legislation) (Falkland Islands) Order 2003, laid under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894; 1877 29th July Export of Goods (Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2003, laid under the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939; 1938 29th July Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2003, laid under the Land Registration Act 2002. 2040 7th August 6. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Draft Electronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Penalties) (Rules for Calculation of Turnover) Order 2003, laid under the Communications Act 2003, together with an Explanatory Memorandum; Page 709 2002-03 Volume 236 Back to top 2. Draft Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000, together with an Explanatory Memorandum. 7. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2003, laid under the Superannuation Act 1972;   (2249) 2. Mental Health Review Tribunals (Regions) Order 2003, laid under the Mental Health Act 1983.   (2251) 8. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table: 1. Accounts for 2002–03 of the General Optical Council, laid under the Opticians Act 1989; 2. Accounts for 2002–03 of the Health Professions Council, laid under the Health Professions Order 2001; 3. National Insurance Fund Investment Account as at 31st March 2003, laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992; 4. Census 2001: Key Statistics for Health Areas in England and Wales, laid under the Census Act 1920; 5. Report and Accounts for 2002 of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, laid under the Industrial Training Act 1982; 6. Commissioners of Customs and Excise: Isle of Man Account for 2001–02, laid under the Isle of Man Act 1979; 7. (i) Draft Code of Practice A: The exercise by the Service Police of statutory powers of Stop and Search— (ii) Draft Code of Practice B—The exercise by the Service Police of statutory powers for the entry and search of premises and the seizure of property found on persons and premises by the Service Police— (iii) Draft Commanding Officer’s Code of Practice—   laid under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; 8. (i) Amendment to Queen’s Regulations for the Royal Air Force (5th Edition), together with an explanatory memorandum— (ii) Amendment list 9 to Air Publication 1269, the Royal Air Force Manual of Medical Management and Administration (8th Edition)—   laid under the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917; 9. Territorial Army Regulations, Amendment 26, laid under the Reserve Forces Act 1996; 10. Report and Accounts for 2002–03 of the Forensic Science Service, laid under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General; 11. Report for 2002–03 of the Assets Recovery Agency, laid under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; 12. Report and Accounts for 2002–03 of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, laid under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; 13. (i) Report and Accounts for 2001–02 of the Environment and Heritage Service for Northern Ireland— (ii) Report and Accounts for 2002–03 of the Valuation and Lands Agency for Northern Ireland—   laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000; 14. Report for 2002–03 of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland, laid under the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998; 15. Accounts for 2000–01 of the Sports Council for Northern Ireland, laid under the Recreation and Youth Service (Northern Ireland) Order 1986; 16. Report and Accounts for 2002–03 of Investors in People UK, laid under the Companies Act 1985. Page 710 2002-03 Volume 236 Back to top Public Business 9. Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [HL]—A bill to make provision in connection with the establishment under international law of an independent commission with monitoring functions in relation to Northern Ireland; to make further provision about exclusion from Ministerial office in Northern Ireland; to make provision about reduction of remuneration of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly; to make provision about reduction of financial assistance under the Financial Assistance for Political Parties Act (Northern Ireland) 2000; to make provision about censure resolutions of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and for connected purposes was presented by the Lord President (Lord Williams of Mostyn), read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 102) 10. Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [HL]—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 102–EN) 11. Legal Deposit Libraries Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 91–EN) 12. Sustainable Energy Bill—It was ordered that the Explanatory Notes relating to the bill be printed. (HL Bill 92–EN) 13. Civil Contingencies—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees that the Earl of Shrewsbury be appointed a member of the Joint Committee on the draft Civil Contingencies Bill in the place of the Lord Marlesford; the motion was agreed to. 14. Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill—It was moved by the Lord Warner 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. 15. Supreme Court—The Lord Lester of Herne Hill asked Her Majesty’s Government how their proposals to create a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and a Judicial Appointments Commission will secure the independence of the judiciary; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Filkin. The House was adjourned at twenty-six minutes before eleven o’clock till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.