asked Her Majesty's Government: Which European Union countries are net contributors to the budget of the European Community and which accession countries are expected to be net contributors.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will consider introducing a nationwide incentive scheme in HM Prisons and young offender institutions to encourage inmates to improve their...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What success has been achieved in freezing the personal assets held abroad by Mr Mugabe and other leading members of his administration.

My Lords, with the leave of the House, immediately following this business statement, my noble friend Lord Bach will make a Statement on the Mull of Kintyre Chinook accident. Following that, my...

My Lords, with permission, I should like make a Statement on the crash of Chinook ZD576 on the Mull of Kintyre. During a routine flight from Aldergrove to Inverness on 2nd June 1994, all on...

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. I begin...

Brought from the Commons; read a first time, and to be printed.

Brought from the Commons; read a first time, and to be printed.

Read a third time, and passed.

My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons amendments and reasons be now considered. Moved, That the Commons amendments and reasons be now considered.—(Lord Falconer of Thoroton.)

4 Clause 6, page 32, at end insert "unless it is of the opinion that there are exceptional circumstances which justify its not doing so" The Commons disagree to the amendment for the following...

9 After clause 10, insert the following new Clause— "Compensation of creditors (1) Any person who was a creditor of the defendant at the time when the confiscation order was made may,...

30 Clause 42, page 28, line 29, at end insert— "( ) make provision for the payment of debts of the specified person incurred for full consideration before the restraint order was made," The...

43 Clause 94, page 56, line 7, at end insert "unless it is of the opinion that there are exceptional circumstances which justify its not doing so" The Commons disagree to this amendment for the...

After Clause 98, insert the following new clause— Compensation of creditors (1) Any person who was a creditor of the defendant at the time when the confiscation order was made may, within...

66 Clause 123 page 77, line 21, at end insert— "( ) make provision for the payment of debts of the specified person incurred for full consideration before the restraint order was...

73 Clause 161, page 96, line 13, at end insert "unless it is of the opinion that there are exceptional circumstances; which justify its not doing so" The Commons disagreed to this amendment for...

After Clause 165, insert the following new clause— "Compensation of creditors" (1) Any person who was a creditor of the defendant at the time when the confiscation order was made may,...

99 Clause 196, page 120, line 31, at end insert— "( ) make provision for the payment of debts of the specified person incurred for full consideration before the restraint order was made;"...

110 Clause 251, page 148, line 29, at beginning insert "Subject to section (Proceedings brought under section 251: defence of respondent)," The Commons disagreed to this amendment for the...

113 After Clause 251, insert the following new clause— "Proceedings brought under section 251: defence of respondent (1) Where proceedings are brought against a person under section 251,...

166 After Clause 286, insert the following new clause— "Compensation of creditors (1) Any person who was a creditor of the respondent at the time when a recovery order was made may, within...

My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons amendments be now considered. Moved, That the Commons amendments be now considered.—(Lord Falconer of Thoroton.)

1 Clause 4, page 4, line 45, at end insert— "(5) The Secretary of State shall not give a direction under this section in relation to any police force unless— (a) the police authority...

2 After Clause 4, insert the following new clause— "Directions as to action plans After section 41 of the 1996 Act there shall be inserted— "41A Power to give directions as to action...

3 Clause 8, page 7, line 31, at end insert— "(bb) he is a person in relation to whom a designation under section (Police powers for contracted-out staff) is or has been in force;"

4 Clause 9, page 9, line 8, after "constables);" insert— "(bb) any regulations under section (Police powers for contracted-out staff);

5 Page 9, line 23, leave out sub-paragraph (ii)

6 Clause 13, page 12, line 42, leave out "or conduct matter"

7 After Clause 19, insert the following new clause— "Duty to provide information for other persons (1) A person has an interest in being kept properly informed about the handling of a...

9 Clause 31, page 32, line 34 at end insert "a notice in writing"

10 Page 31, line 33, leave out "a notice" and insert "informing him" 11 Page 31, line 35, leave out "an explanation in writing of" and insert "explaining" 12 Page 31, line 39, leave out "of his...

14 Clause 35, page 34, line 29, leave out from beginning to second "the", in line 30, and insert "Powers and duties may be conferred or imposed on a designated person by means only of the...

15 Page 35, line 14, leave out subsection (10) 16 After Clause 35, insert the following new clause— "Police powers for contracted-out staff (1) This section applies if a police authority...

18 Page 35, line 37, after "force' insert "(other than the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis)"

19 Clause 36, page 35, line 38, leave out "and the principal local authority for that area" and insert ",. and (b) every local authority any part of whose area lies within the police area. (3A)...

28 After Clause 38, insert the following new clause— "Railway safety accreditation scheme (1) The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purpose of enabling the chief constable of...

29 Clause 39, page 38, line 16, leave out from beginning to end of line and insert— "(1) Section 96 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) (additional powers of traffic wardens)...

30 Clause 40, page 38, line 40, after "police;" insert— "(fa) persons whom he considers to represent the interests of local authorities; (fb) the Mayor of London;" 31 Page 38, line 46, at...

34Before Clause 49, insert the following new clause— "Persons authorised to take intimate samples from persons in police detention (1) For subsection (9) of section 62 of the 1984 Act...

35 Clause 49, page 43, line 26, leave out "nurse" and insert "health care" professional" 36 Page 43, line 30, at end insert — "(2A) In subsection (2) of section ll of that...

39 Clause 50, page 45, line 1, after "patient" insert "no specimen of blood shall be taken from him under section 7A of this Act and".

40 Page 45, line 3, leave out "section 7A of this Act" and insert "that section". 41 Page 45, line 5, after "proposal" insert "to take the specimen or". 42 Page 45, line 12, after "that" insert...

57 Clause 59, page 55, line 24, leave out from "appeals)," to end of line 25 and insert "after "an anti-social behaviour order" there shall be inserted ", an order under section 1D above,".".

58 Clause 60, page 55, line 30, leave out from beginning to end of line 38 and insert— "(1) This section applies to— (a) applications for an anti-social behaviour order; and (b)...

67 After Clause 62, insert the following new clause— "Application of the Police (Property) Act 1897 to NCS (1) After section 2 of the Police (Property) Act 1897 (c. 30) there shall be...

68 Clause 67, page 62, line 47, at end insert "and, in a case where the power to make provision with respect to qualification for appointment as a constable or as a special constable, or for...

69 After Clause 79, insert the following new clause— "Duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (1) The following enactments shall be amended in accordance with subsections...

70 Clause 89, page 85, line 30, leave out "40(7)" 71 Clause 92, page 86, line 25, leave out "sections 84," and insert (a) section 84, the entries in Schedule 8 relating to the Housing Act 1985...

75 Schedule 1, page 91, line 41, at end insert— "Directions as to action plans 3A (1) After section 31 there shall be inserted "31A Power to give directions as to action plans (1) This...

76 Clause 91, page 91, line 43, leave out "of the 1997 Act" 77 Page 92, line 45, leave out "of the 1997 Act" 78 Schedule 3, page 115, line 40, after "authority;" insert- "(aa) to every person...

140 Schedule 5, page 136, line 16, at end insert - "Power to require giving of name and address 1A (1) Where an accredited person whose accreditation specifies that this paragraph applies to him...

141 Page 136, line 24, leave out sub-paragraph (2)

142 Page 137, line 23, at end insert— "Power to stop vehicle for testing 7A A person whose accreditation specifies that this paragraph applies to him shall, within the relevant police area,...

143 Schedule 7, page 4l, line 27,at end insert— "Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 3A In section 7(2)(bb) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c. 53) limitations on...

My Lords, the House has resolved that, notwithstanding the terms of Standing Order 39, business may be postponed without notice with the unanimous leave of the House until later in the same day....

rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 27th June be approved [34th Report from the Joint Committee].

rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 26th June be approved [34th Report from the Joint Committee].

My Lords, I beg to move. Moved, That the draft order laid before the House on 26th June be approved [34th Report from the Joint Committee].—(Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton.)

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now again resolve itself into Committee on this Bill. In doing so, for the convenience of the House, perhaps I may inform the House that the usual...