JOURNALS HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament

2005 8th February
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14. Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill [hl]—It was moved by the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting
that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following
order:
Clause 1 Schedule 4
Schedule 1 Clauses 35 and 36
Clauses 2 to 10 Schedule 5
Schedule 2 Clauses 37 and 38
Clauses 11 to 27 Schedules 6 and 7
Schedule 3 Clauses 39 to 45;
Clauses 28 to 34
the motion was agreed to.
15. Disability Discrimination Bill [hl]—The bill was further considered on report; an amendment was
agreed to (see division list 1); amendments were moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn;
an amendment was agreed to; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 25)
16. Inquiries Bill [hl]—The bill was further considered on report; amendments were moved and (by
leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; an amendment was disagreed to
(see division list 2); it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 26)
17. Mental Capacity Bill—The House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill;
amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed
and the bill was reported with amendments; it was ordered that the bill be printed as amended.
(HL Bill 27)
18. Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill, Draft—A message was brought from the Commons that
they concur with the Lords that it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons
be appointed to consider and report on any draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill
presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown, and that the Committee should report
on the draft Bill by 26th May 2005, and have ordered:
That a Select Committee of six honourable Members be appointed to join with the Committee
appointed by the Lords to consider the draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill;
That the Committee shall have power—
(i) to send for persons, papers and records;
(ii) to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;
(iii) to report from time to time;
(iv) to appoint specialist advisers;
(v) to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom; and
That the quorum of the Committee shall be two.
The House was adjourned at sixteen minutes before eleven o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
DIVISIONS
Division No. 1
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION BILL [HL]
It was moved by the Lord Skelmersdale in Clause 17, page 42, line 32, at end to insert:
“( ) In paragraph 2, after sub-paragraph (2) there is inserted—
“( ) Without prejudice to the operation of sub-paragraph (2), the mental impairment consisting of or
resulting from depression that has ceased to have a substantial adverse eVect on a person’s ability to
carry out normal day to day activities shall always be treated as if that eVect is likely to recur if the person
has had within the last 5 years a previous episode of such impairment which had a substantial adverse
eVect on the person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities for a period of 6 months or
more.””;
which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the House divided:
Contents … … … … … … 138
Not-Contents … … … … … 131
Addington, L.
Allenby of Megiddo, V.
Ampthill, L.
Avebury, L.
CONTENTS
Beaumont of Whitley, L.
BiVen, L.
Blatch, B.
Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B.
Bridges, L.
Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, L.
Brougham and Vaux, L.
Buscombe, B.