JOURNALS HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament

2005 11th January
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3. Brown (Appellant) v. Scottish Ministers (Respondents) (Scotland)—The respondents now
consenting to the petition praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and
setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 19th January; it was ordered as
prayed.
Papers
4. Command Paper—The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty
and ordered to lie on the Table:
Health—Government Response to the Report of the House of Commons Health Committee
on the Provision of Allergy Services. (6433)
5. Regulatory Reform—The following order was laid before the House under section 4(2) of the
Regulatory Reform Act 2001 and referred to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
Committee:
Draft Regulatory Reform (Prison OYcers) (Industrial Action) Order 2005, together with a
Statement by the Home OYce.
6. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie
on the Table:
1. Charges for Inspections and Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2005, laid under the
Food Safety Act 1990; (12)
2. Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) Regulations 2005, laid under the Asylum and
Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004; (15)
3. Gas Act 1986 (Exemption) Order 2005, laid under the Gas Act 1986; (16)
4. Incidental Catches of Cetaceans in Fisheries (England) Order 2005, laid under the
Fisheries Act 1981; (17)
5. National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment
Regulations 2005, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977; (26)
6. Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, laid under the Immigration Act 1971. (—)
7. Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following paper was laid before the House
and ordered to lie on the Table:
Accounts for 2003 of the Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board, laid under the Crown
Agents Act 1979, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Select Committee Reports
8. Merits of Statutory Instruments—The 4th Report from the Select Committee was made and
ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 23)
9. Statutory Instruments—The 4th Report from the Joint Committee was made on certain statutory
instruments, including the following aYrmative instruments:
Draft Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2005;
Draft Local Authorities (Contracting Out of BID Levy Billing, Collection and
Enforcement Functions) Order 2004;
Draft Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005;
Draft Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Disapplication of Part IV
for Northern Ireland Parties, etc) Order 2005;
Draft Local Authorities’ Plans and Strategies (Disapplication) (England) Order 2005;
Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 5) Order 2005;
it was ordered that the Report be printed. (HL Paper 24)
Public Business
10. Borough Freedom (Family Succession) Bill [hl]—The order of commitment was discharged.
11. Education Bill [hl]—The House resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were
moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed.
12. International Organisations Bill [hl]—The bill was reported from the Grand Committee without
amendment.
13. Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 2004—It was moved by the
Lord President (Baroness Amos) that the Order laid before the House on 17th November be
approved; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House was adjourned during pleasure.
The House was resumed.