JOURNALS HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament

2004 1st December
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R (on the application of Mahajan) (Applicant) v. Central London County Court
(Respondents) (Fourth application)—That the petition be dismissed as inadmissible.
Kosky Seal & Co (Respondents) v. Mahajan (Applicant)—That the petition be dismissed as
inadmissible.
Papers
12. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie
on the Table:
1. Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (England)
Regulations 2004, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990; (3113)
2. Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Repeal and Revocation) Order 2004, laid under the
Private Security Industry Act 2001. (3145)
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 following Education Action Zones, together with the
Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General;
(i) Easington and Seaham—
(ii) East Cleveland—
(iii) Great Yarmouth—
(iv) North Stockton—
(v) Peterlee—
(vi) South Bradford—
(vii) South East SheYeld—
laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
2. Report and Accounts for 2003–04 of the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland, laid under
the Northern Ireland Act 2000.
Select Committee Reports
14. Human Rights—The following Reports from the Joint Committee were made and ordered to be
printed:
Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights, together with appendices;
(First Report—HL Paper 8)
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Categories of OVences) Order 2004, together with an
appendix. (2nd Report–HL Paper 9)
Public Business
15. Business of the House—It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) that the debates on
the motions in the names of the Baroness Gardner of Parkes and the Lord Hanningfield set
down for today shall each be limited to 2° hours; the motion was agreed to
16. Constitution Committee—It was moved by the Chairman of Committees that a Select Committee
be appointed to examine the constitutional implications of all public bills coming before the
House; and to keep under review the operation of the constitution;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be named of the
Committee:
L. Acton L. Holme of Cheltenham (Chairman)
V. Bledisloe L. Lang of Monkton
L. Carter L. MacGregor of Pulham Market
L. Elton B. O’Cathain
B. Gould of Potternewton E. Sandwich
B. Hayman L. Smith of Clifton;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the minutes of evidence taken before the Constitution Committee in the last session of
Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the minutes of evidence taken before the Committee from time to time shall, if the
Committee think fit, be printed;
the motion was agreed to.