JOURNALS HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament

2004 14th December
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9. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie
on the Table:
1. Fire and Rescue Services (National Framework) (England) Order 2004, laid under the
Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004; (3217)
2. Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2004, laid
under the European Communities Act 1972; (3298)
3. Road TraYc (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of
Hertfordshire) (District of East Hertfordshire) Order 2004, laid under the Road TraYc
Act 1991; (3310)
4. Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) Order 2004, laid under the
Local Government Finance Act 1988. (3315)
10. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House
and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Amendment to the Rates of Pay, Allowances and Pensions of the Royal Air Force, laid
under the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917;
2. Twelfth Report of the OYce of the Oversight Commissioner for Northern Ireland, laid
under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000.
Select Committee Reports
11. Merits of Statutory Instruments—The following report from the Select Committee was made and
ordered to be printed:
2nd Report, on the following negative instrument:
Education (School Performance Targets) (England) Regulations 2004. (HL Paper 17)
12. Statutory Instruments—The 3rd Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory
instruments, including the following aYrmative instruments:
Draft Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004;
Draft Local Authorities’ Plans and Strategies (Disapplication) (England) Order 2005;
Draft Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates’ Election
Expenses) (City of London) Order 2005;
it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 18)
Public Business
13. Agriculture (Northern Ireland) Order 2004—It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos)
that the draft Order laid before the House on 24th November be approved; the motion was
agreed to.
14. Financial Provisions (Northern Ireland) Order 2004—It was moved by the Lord President
(Baroness Amos) that the draft Order laid before the House on 25th November be approved;
the motion was agreed to.
15. Constitutional Reform Bill [hl]—The bill was further considered on report; amendments were
moved and (by leave of the House) withdrawn; amendments were agreed to; further
consideration on report was adjourned.
16. Consolidated Fund Bill—A bill to authorise the use of resources for the service of the years ending
with 31st March 2005 and 31st March 2006 and to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated
Fund to the service of the years ending with 31st March 2005 and 31st March 2006 was
brought from the Commons endorsed with the certificate of the Speaker that the bill is a
money bill and read a first time.
17. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Categories of OVences) Order 2004—It was moved by the Baroness
Scotland of Asthal that the draft Order laid before the House on 15th November be approved;
then it was moved by the Lord Thomas of Gresford, as an amendment thereto, at end to insert
“but that this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to reconsider the policy furthered by
the Order which undermines the presumption of innocence, will lead to wrongful convictions,
and will thereby destroy public confidence in the criminal justice system”; after debate, the
amendment was disagreed to (see division list); then the original motion was agreed to.