HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Monday 13th December 2004
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Chester.
1. Lord Scarman—The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House that Lord Scarman, a member of the House, had died on 8th December 2004.
Judicial Business
2. A and others (Petitioners) (FC) and others v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)—The petition of C and D praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioners’ certificates of public funding were lodged (lodged 6th December).
3. London Borough of Waltham Forest (Respondents) v. Omilaju (Petitioner)—The petition of Folu Omilaju praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
4. Pirelli Cable Holding NV and others (Respondents) v. Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Inland Revenue (Appellants)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
5. N (FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
6. Haward and others (Respondents) v. Fawcetts (a firm) (Appellants) and others—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
7. R (on the application of Bushell and others) (Respondents) v. Newcastle upon Tyne Licensing Justices and others (Appellants)—The petition of the appellants praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 10th January 2005 (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
8. Ali (Respondent) v. Headteacher and Governors of Lord Grey School (Appellants)—The petition of the appellants praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 25th January 2005 (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
9. Appeal Committee—The 8th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made—
Sutradhar (Petitioner) v. Natural Environment Research Council (Respondents)—That the petition be referred for hearing.
Papers
10. Command Paper—The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
Departmental Performance—Performance Report for Cabinet Office. (6414)
11. Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 71)—The following negative instruments, having been laid before the House on 10th December, were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988; (3159)
2. Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 2004, laid under the Medicines Act 1968; (3197)
3. Building (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2004, laid under the Building Act 1984; (3210)
4. Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) (No. 2) Order 2004, laid under the Local Government Act 2003; (3211)
5. Police (Amendment) Regulations 2004, laid under the Police Act 1996; (3216)
6. (i) Medicines (Marketing Authorisations and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004— (3224)
(ii) Feeding Stuffs (Safety Requirements for Feed for Food-Producing Animals) Regulations 2004— (3254)
(iii) Controls On Phentabromodiphenyl Ether And Octabromodiphenyl Ether Act (No. 2) Regulations 2004— (3278)
(iv) Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) Regulations 2004— (3284)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972;
7. Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategies (Disapplication of Duties) (England) Regulations 2004, laid under the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003; (3242)
8. (i) Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004— (3258)
(ii) Motorways Traffic (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004— (3261)
laid under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;
9. Fireworks (Amendment) Regulations 2004, laid under the Fireworks Act 2003; (3262)
10. Immigration (Claimant’s Credibility) Regulations 2004, laid under the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004; (3263)
11. Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2004, laid under the Employment Rights Act 1996, laid under the Employments Rights Act 1996; (3265)
12. Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) (Amendment) and Connected Provisions Regulations 2004, laid under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999; (3276)
13. OGCbuying.solutions Trading Fund (Appropriation of Additional Assets and Liabilities) Order 2004, laid under the Trading Funds Act 1973; (3277)
14. General Food Regulations 2004, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990; (3279)
15. Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004, laid under the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. (—)
16. Companies (1986 Order) (International Accounting Standards and Other Accounting Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000. (—)
12. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Access to the Countryside (Means of Access, Appeals) (England) Regulations 2004, laid under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; (3305)
2. National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977; (3215)
13. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Accounts for 2003-04 of the Gloucester Education Action Zone, laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General;
2. Accounts for 2003-04 of the Sports Council for Northern Ireland Lottery Distribution, laid under the National Lottery etc Act 1993, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General;
3. Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, laid under the Government Finance Act 1988. (3234)
Select Committee Report
14. Statutory Instruments—The minutes of proceedings of the Joint Committee for Session 2003-04 were ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 16)
Public Business
15. Inquiries Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Inquiries Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 44
Schedule 1
Clause 45
Schedule 2 | Clause 46
Schedule 3
Clauses 47 to 50; |
the motion was agreed to.16. Education Bill [HL]—It was moved by the Lord Filkin 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.
17. Agriculture (Northern Ireland) Order 2004—The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft Order.
18. Financial Provisions (Northern Ireland) Order 2004—The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft Order.
19. Marine environment—The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer asked Her Majesty’s Government what is the current state of the marine environment and what progress has been made in establishing a marine landscape classification; after debate, the question was answered by the Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton.
The House was adjourned at six minutes past eight o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
