JOURNALS HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament

320 15th March
2005
TunnicliVe, L.
Turner of Camden, B.
Uddin, B.
Ullswater, V.
Vallance of Tummel, L.
Varley, L.
Vinson, L.
Waddington, L.
Wade of Chorlton, L.
Wakeham, L.
Walker of Worcester, L.
Wall of New Barnet, B.
Wallace of Saltaire, L.
Walmsley, B.
Walton of Detchant, L.
Warner, L.
Warnock, B.
Watson of Richmond, L.
Waverley, V.
Weatherill, L.
Wedderburn of Charlton, L.
Whitaker, B.
Whitty, L.
Wilcox, B.
Wilkins, B.
Williams of Crosby, B.
Williams of Elvel, L.
Williamson of Horton, L.
Wilson of Dinton, L.
Windlesham, L.
Winston, L.
Wolfson, L.
Wolfson of Sunningdale, L.
Young of Norwood Green, L.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford.
1. Oath—Rupert Charles Lord De Mauley, having received a Writ of Summons in accordance with
Standing Order 10 (Hereditary peers: by-elections) following the death of Lord Burnham, sat
first in Parliament, having first taken and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
2. Baroness Strange—The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House that Baroness Strange, a member
of the House, had died on 11th March 2005.
Judicial Business
3. R (on the application of Nunn) (Petitioner) v. First Secretary of State (Respondent)—The petition
of Christine Nunn praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal
Committee (lodged 8th March).
4. In re Faraj (FC) (Petitioner) (application for a writ of Habeas Corpus)—The petition of Faraj
Hassan Faraj praying for an extension of time within which the petition may be lodged and
for leave to appeal in accordance with the Administration of Justice Act 1960, was presented
and referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioner’s certificate of public funding was
lodged.
5. A and others (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (2004)—
The petition of the AIRE Centre, Amnesty International Limited, the Association for the
Prevention of Torture, British Irish Rights Watch, the Committee on the Administration of
Justice, Doctors for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation of
Human Rights, INTERIGHTS, the Law Society of England and Wales, Liberty, the Medical
Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, REDRESS and the World Organisation
Against Torture praying for leave to intervene in the said appeal was presented and referred
to an Appeal Committee.
6. Matthews and others (Appellants) v. Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority and others
(Respondents)—The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate
Committee.
7. Jones (Respondent) v. Ministry of Interior Al-Mamlaka Al-Arabiya AS Saudiya (the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia) (Appellants)—
8. Mitchell and others (Respondents) v. Al-Dali and others and Ministry of Interior Al-Mamlaka Al-
Arabiya AS Saudiya (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Appellants)—
9. Jones (Appellant) v. Ministry of Interior Al-Mamlaka Al-Arabiya AS Saudiya (the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia) (Respondents)—
(Conjoined Appeals)—
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 26th April (the agents for the
respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
10. R (on the application of Hammond) (FC) (Respondent) v. Secretary of State for the Home
Department (Appellant) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice)—The
respondent’s certificate of public funding was lodged.
Papers
11. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie
on the Table:
1. (i) Pension Protection Fund (Appointment of Ordinary Members) Regulations 2005—
(616)
(ii) Pensions Regulator Tribunal Rules 2005— (690)
laid under the Pensions Act 2004;