JOURNALS HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament

2005 10th March
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PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwell.
Judicial Business
1. Regina v. Bentham (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))—It
was moved by the Lord Bingham of Cornhill, That the 26th Report from the Appellate
Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the
Order of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division of 5th December 2003 be set aside; and that
the Appellant’s conviction at Preston Crown Court on 5th September 2002 on count 2
(namely, possessing an imitation firearm during the course of robbery, contrary to section
17(2) of the Firearms Act 1968) be quashed. [2005] UKHL 18
2. In re B (FC) (Appellant) (2002)—
3. Regina v. Special Adjudicator (Respondent) ex parte Hoxha (FC) (Appellant)—
It was moved by the Lord Steyn, on behalf of the Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, That the 27th
Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered
and adjudged that the orders appealed from be aYrmed and the appeals dismissed with costs;
and that the amounts thereof, if any, to be paid by the appellants and to be paid out of the
Community Legal Service Fund be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments in accordance with
section 11 of the Access to Justice Act 1999; and that the costs of the appellants in this House
be taxed in accordance with the Access to Justice Act 1999. [2005] UKHL 19
4. Law Society (Respondents) v. Sephton & Co (a firm) (Appellants) and another and others
(Appellants) (England)—The appeal of Sephton & Co, James Arthur Sephton, Philip Leslie
Houlston and Alexander William Gordon Cunningham was presented and it was ordered that
in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or
before 21st April.
5. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v. Hindawi (FC) (Petitioner) and
another—The petition of Nezar Hindawi praying for leave to appeal was presented and
referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioner’s certificate of public funding was lodged
(lodged 18th February).
6. In re J (a child) (FC)—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 24th March (the
agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
7. In re Sinn Fein (Appellants) (Northern Ireland)—The petition of the appellants was presented
praying that the appeal be withdrawn on the terms agreed between the parties (the agents for
the respondent consenting thereto); and it was ordered as prayed.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.
Papers
8. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her
Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Public Administration—Government Response to the Report of the House of Commons
Public Administration Select Committee on Government by Inquiry; (6481)
2. Intelligence Services—Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee on the
Handling of Detainees by United Kingdom Intelligence Personnel in Afghanistan,
Guantanamo Bay and Iraq. (6469)
9. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie
on the Table:
1. Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Membership, Committee and
Procedure) Regulations 2005, laid under the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act
2000; (433)
2. (i) University Hospital of North StaVordshire National Health Service Trust (Transfer
of Trust Property) Order 2005— (436)
(ii) Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2005—
(456)
(iii) National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services Supplementary List) and
(General Ophthalmic Services Amendment and Consequential Amendment)
Regulations 2005— (480)
(iv) National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic
Services) Amendment Regulations 2005— (483)
(v) National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution)
Amendment Order 2005— (497)
(vi) National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Amendment) Regulations 2005— (498)