House of Lords Journal 240 (Session 2006-07) |
Lords Journals Contents General Index Judicial Index Membership of the House Minutes and Order Papers |
Wednesday 21 February 2007 The House met at 9.45am The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present: Hayman, B. (Lord Speaker)
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Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Coventry Judicial Business For judicial business see below. The House adjourned. The House resumed. Select Committee Reports 1 Constitution Committee The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill (4th Report, HL Paper 54) 2 Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: 9th Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments: Decommissioning of Fishing Vessels Scheme 2007 Draft Docking of Working Dogs’ Tails (England) Regulations 2007 Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2007 Draft Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007 Draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007 Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 Draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007. Draft Welfare of Animals (Miscellaneous Revocations) (England) Regulations 2007 (HL Paper 55) Public Business 3 Visas: international students A question was asked by Lord Howarth of Newport and answered by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon. 4 Asylum seekers: children A question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno and answered by Lord Bassam of Brighton. 5 English Heritage A question was asked by Viscount Astor and answered by Lord Evans of Temple Guiting. Page 246 2006-07 Volume 240 Back to top6 Schools: GCSE history A question was asked by Lord Baker of Dorking and answered by Lord Adonis. 7 Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill A bill to permit expenditure in preparation for the imposition of a tax on the increase in the value of land resulting from the grant of permission for development, certified by the Speaker as a money bill, was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 43) 8 Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 43-EN) 9 Income Tax Bill A bill to restate, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to income tax; and for connected purposes, certified by the Speaker as a money bill, was brought from the Commons and read a first time. 10 Income Tax Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 52) 11 Iraq and the Middle East The Lord President (Baroness Amos) repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. 12 Legal Services Bill [hl] The bill was further considered in committee, beginning with amendment 112. The House resumed. 13 European Communities (Employment in the Civil Service) Order 2007 Lord Davies of Oldham moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 25 January be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. The House adjourned. The House resumed. 14 Legal Services Bill [hl] The bill was further considered in committee, beginning with amendment 136A. An amendment was agreed to. The House resumed after amendment 139F. 15 Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 16 Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 17 Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Anti-social Behaviour Order Functions) (England) Order 2007 18 Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2007 19 Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2007 20 Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Loss of Capacity during Research Project) (England) Regulations 2007 The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft Orders and Regulations. The House adjourned at 9.55pm until Thursday 22 February at 11.00am. Grand Committee Business The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 4.45pm Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 The Lord President (Baroness Amos) moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Order. After debate, the motion was agreed to. Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Order. After debate, the motion was agreed to. Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Anti-social Behaviour Order Functions) (England) Order 2007 Baroness Morgan of Drefelin moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Order. After debate, the motion was agreed to. Page 247 2006-07 Volume 240 Back to topIndustrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2007 Lord Adonis moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Order. After debate, the motion was agreed to. Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2007 Lord Adonis moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Order. The motion was agreed to. Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Loss of Capacity during Research Project) (England) Regulations 2007 Lord Adonis moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Regulations. After debate, the motion was agreed to. The Committee adjourned at 8.25pm. Papers All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated. Instrument Withdrawn The following instrument, laid before the House on the date shown, was withdrawn: 1 Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007. (19 February) Command Papers The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty: 1 Health— (1) Trust, Assurance and Safety—The Regulation of Health Professionals in the 21st Century: Government proposals. (7013) (2) Learning from tragedy, keeping patients safe: Overview of the Government’s action programme in response to the recommendations of the Shipman Inquiry. (7014) (3) Government Response to the 5th Report of the Shipman Inquiry and to the recommendations of the Ayling, Neale and Kerr/Haslam Inquiries on safeguarding patients. (7015) 2 Explanatory Memorandum (Revised)— (1) Replacement Explanatory Memorandum to the Gambling Act 2005 (Inspection) (Provision of Information) Regulations 2007, SI 2007/319. (—) (2) Replacement Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007. (—) Affirmative Instruments The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution: 1 Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2007, laid under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. 2 Draft Integration Loans for Refugees and Others Regulations 2007, laid under the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004. 3 Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Exclusion of Children from Track Areas) Order 2007, laid under the Gambling Act 2005. Page 248 2006-07 Volume 240 Back to top4 Draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) and the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, laid under the Representation of the People Act 1983. 5 Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. Negative Instruments The following instruments were laid before the House: 1 Gambling (Premises Licence Fees) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007, laid under the Gambling Act 2005. (479) 2 Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, laid under the Family Law Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1977. (SR99) Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings The following papers were laid before the House: 1 Monitoring the Sustainability of Buildings: Progress Reports from the Department for Communities and Local Government, laid under the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 and the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006. 2 Second Report of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on the Trawlermen’s Compensation Scheme, laid under the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967. Judicial Business 1 West Tankers Inc (Respondents) v RAS Riunione Adriatica Di Sicurta SpA and others (Appellants) It was moved by Lord Hoffman, on behalf of Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, that the 12th Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the issue raised in the opinion of Lord Hoffmann, sitting as a member of an Appellate Committee of this House, be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Communities for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 of the Treaty establishing the European Community in the form of a question to be formulated by the House; that the formulation of the said question be deferred in order that the parties may make any comments within 14 days on the form of the reference or question referred; and that further consideration of the appeal be adjourned sine die. [2007] UKHL 4 2 Common Services Agency (Appellants) v Scottish Information Commissioner (Respondent) (Scotland) The appeal of the Common Services Agency was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 4 April.
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