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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 9th May 2000

The House met at half-past Two o'clock.

PRAYERS.

1 City of Newcastle upon Tyne Bill [Lords],—The Order of the day being read, for the Third Reading of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne Bill [Lords]:

    Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time on Tuesday 16th May.

2 Greenham and Crookham Commons Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Greenham and Crookham Commons Bill;

    Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Tuesday 16th May.

3 Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill,—Mr John Maxton reported from Standing Committee G, That it had gone through the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.

    Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 123].

    Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 478].

4 New Member Sworn,—Sandra Julia Gidley, Member for Romsey, was sworn.

5 Ethical Trading,—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require retailers to apply the same standards when purchasing from other countries as they apply when purchasing within the United Kingdom: And that Mr Andrew Rowe, Mr James Gray and Mr David Prior do prepare and bring it in.

6 Ethical Trading Bill,—Mr Andrew Rowe accordingly presented a Bill to require retailers to apply the same standards when purchasing from other countries as they apply when purchasing within the United Kingdom: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 21st July and to be printed [Bill 122].

7 Transport Bill [Ways and Means] [No. 2],—Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Transport Bill, it is expedient to authorise the imposition of charges to corporation tax by provisions relating to transfers connected with railways.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.)

8 Transport Bill (Programme),—Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to remaining proceedings on the Transport Bill:—

Timetable

    1. Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed in two allotted days.

    2.—(1) Subject to the Speaker's power to select the amendments, New Clauses or New Schedules to be proposed, proceedings on Consideration shall be taken in the following Order; New Clauses 35, 36, 37, 26, 5 and 27; other New Clauses relating to Part I; amendments relating to Part I; New Clauses 6 and 14; other New Clauses relating to Part II; amendments relating to Part II; New Clauses 28 and 30; other New Clauses relating to Part III; amendments relating to Part III; amendments 420 and 412; New Clauses relating to Part IV; other amendments relating to Part IV; amendments relating to Clauses 227 to 229 and Schedule 26; New Clause 3; Remaining New Clauses; New Schedules; amendments relating to Clauses 230 to 237 and Schedule 27.

    (2) Each part of proceedings on Consideration shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the case of that part in the following Table.

New Clause 14; other New Clauses relating to Part II; amendments up to the end of Clause 123.

TABLE

Proceedings Time for conclusion of proceedings

First allotted day

New Clauses 35, 36, 37 and 26. Four hours after commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
New Clauses 5 and 27; other New Clauses relating to Part I; amendments relating to Part I. Five and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
New Clause 6. Six and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
New Clause 14; other New Clauses relating to Part II; amendments up to the end of Clause 123. Seven and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
Remaining Amendments to Part II. Eight hours after commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
Second allotted day
New Clause 28. One and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill.
New Clause 30; other New Clauses relating to Part III; amendments relating to Part III; Three hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill.
Amendment 420. Four hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill.
Amendment 412; New Clauses relating to Part IV; other amendments relating to Part IV; amendments relating to Clauses 227 to 229 and Schedule 26. Five hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill.
New Clause 3; Remaining New Clauses; New Schedules; amendments relating to Clauses 230 to 237 and Schedule 27. Five and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill.

    3. Proceedings on Third Reading shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second allotted day.

Questions to be put

    4.—(1) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with the preceding provisions the Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)—

    (a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;

    (b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;

    (c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;

    (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.

    (2) On a Motion for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.

    (3) If two or more Questions would otherwise fall to be put under sub-paragraph (1)(c) on amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.

Miscellaneous

    5. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings to which this Order applies.

    6.—(1) If at this day's sitting—

    (a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) stands over to 7.00 p.m.; and

    (b) proceedings on the Motion for this Order have begun before that time, the Motion for the Adjournment shall stand over until the adjournment of proceedings on the Bill at this day's sitting.

    (2) If on the second allotted day a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 stands over to 7.00 p.m. or from an earlier day, the Motion shall stand over until the conclusion of proceedings on the Bill.

    7. No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to recommit the Bill (whether as a whole or otherwise); and the Speaker shall put forthwith any Question necessary to dispose of any such Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, including the Question on any amendment.

    8. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to the Bill except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion made by a Minister of the Crown shall be put forthwith.

    9. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to sittings of the House.

    10. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to the Bill.

Supplemental orders

    11. If any Motion is made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order, proceedings on the Motion shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after they have commenced; and Standing Order No. 15(1) shall apply to those proceedings.

    12. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended—

    (a) at this day's sitting, before the adjournment of proceedings on the Bill; or

    (b) on the second allotted day, before the conclusion of proceedings on the Bill, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.

Interpretation

    13. In this Order—

    "allotted day" means this day and any day on which the Bill is put down on the main business as first Government Order of the Day; and

    "the Bill" means the Transport Bill.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.)

9 Transport Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Transport Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee.

    A Clause (Transfer to be to company owned by Crown)—(Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody)—brought up, and read the first time.

    Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.

    The House divided.

    Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Bill Michie, Mr Mike Wood: 99.

    Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Jamieson, Mr David Clelland: 307.

    Another Clause (Transfer to be to not for profit company)—(Dr Gavin Strang)—brought up, and read the first time.

    Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.

    The House divided.

    Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Bill Michie, Mr Mike Wood: 248.

    Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Jamieson, Mr David Clelland: 308.

    Another Clause (Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme)—(Mr Tam Dalyell)—brought up, and read the first time.

    Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.

    The House divided.

    Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Bill Michie, Mr Mike Wood: 244.

    Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Don Touhig: 310.

    Another Clause (Orders for possession of aerodromes, etc)—(Mr Nick Raynsford)—brought up, and read the first time.

    Question, That the Clause be read a second time, put and agreed to.

    Amendment ((a)) proposed to the proposed Clause, in line 15, at the end to insert the words 'including any duty arising or by virtue of the European Communities Act 1972 (as amended)'—(Mr Bernard Jenkin.)

    Question put, That the Amendment be made.

    The House divided.

    Tellers for the Ayes, Mrs Eleanor Laing, Mr Peter Atkinson: 136.

    Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Don Touhig: 405.

    And it being more than five and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion relating to Transport Bill (Programme), the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to dispose of the business to be concluded at that hour, pursuant to Order [this day].

    Clause added to the Bill.

    Other Clauses (Exceptions), (Directions relating to the environment), (CAA's 1973 Act functions), (CAA's 1998 Act functions), (Commission's power to give direction), (Position where Commission gives direction), (Directions: further provision), (Information for purposes of Chapter III), (General duty) and (Interpretation)—brought up, and read the first and second time, added to the Bill.

    Amendments (Nos 12 to 19, 374, 73 to 77, 373, 30, 29, 20 to 23, 336 to 340, 24 to 26, 31 to 62, 1, 2, 63 to 70, 368, 71, 72, 125, 126, 78, 79, 89 to 93, 10, 94, 96 to 99, 95, 86, 81, 82, 27, 28, 454 to 456, 100 to 103, 83 to 85, 375 to 379, 127, 380, 128, 381, 341 to 366, 287, 134, 129, 135 to 138, 87, 139, 88, 140, 141, 367, 104, 142, 11, 369, 370, 3 to 9, 371, 372, 105, 124, 106 to 121 and 130 to 133) made to the Bill.

    Ordered, That Clause No 40 be divided into two Clauses, the first consisting of subsections (1) to (4) [Meaning of transfer scheme] and the second of subsections (5) to (9) [Transfer schemes: supplementary].

    Another Clause (Air Quality)—(Mr Don Foster)—brought up, and read the first time.

    Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.

    The House divided.

    Tellers for the Ayes, Sir Robert Smith, Mr Andrew Stunnell: 47.

    Tellers for the Noes, Mr Kevin Hughes, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe: 342.

    Another Clause (Competition test for exercise of bus functions)—(Mr Keith Hill)—brought up, and read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

    Another Clause (Powers to obtain information about local service)—(Mr Keith Hill)—brought up, and read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

    And it being seven and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion relating to Transport Bill (Programme), the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to dispose of the business to be concluded at that hour, pursuant to Order [this day].

    Other Clauses (Variations: supplementary) and (Plans and strategies: supplementary) brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

    Other Amendments (Nos 149 to 160, 301, 161 to 185, 302, 303 and 186) made to the Bill.

Wednesday 10th May 2000

    Another Amendment (No. 300) proposed to the Bill, in page 72, line 33, at the end to insert the words 'or that he will receive discretionary travel concessions which are at least equivalent to the concessions provided for under subsection (1)'—(Mr Bernard Jenkin.)

    Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

    Other Amendments (Nos 187 to 189, 304, 190 to 204, 305, 205 to 209, 306, 210, 307 and 211 to 213) made to the Bill.

    Ordered, That further consideration of the Bill be now adjourned—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.)

    Bill to be further considered this day.

10 Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.)

    And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till two minutes to One o'clock, adjourned till this day.

[Adjourned at 12.58 a.m.

Betty Boothroyd
Speaker

Madam Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock.

APPENDIX I

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 National Health Service,—(1) County Durham Health Authority (Change of Name) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1241), and

    (2) East Riding Health Authority (Change of Name) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1240),

dated 8th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].

Other Papers:

2 Coal Industry,—Report on the transitional funding of the Big Pit Mining Museum, the National Coal Mining Museum for England and the Scottish Mining Museum for 1995-98 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith].

3 Customs and Excise,—Paper, comprising the Export of Goods (Control) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1239), dated 8th May 2000 [by Command] [Mr Secretary Byers].

4 National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Access to properties grant-aided by English Heritage [by Act]; to be printed [No. 457] [Clerk of the House].

5 National Health Service (Scotland),—Report and Accounts of the Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust for 1st August 1998 to 31st July 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

County Court Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 939),—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mrs Linda Gilroy from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Doug Henderson.

APPENDIX III

Select Committees

1 Agriculture,—(1) Fourth Special Report from the Agriculture Committee [The Committee's Work, Session 1998-99], together with an Appendix; to be printed [No. 480];

    (2) Fifth Special Report from the Committee [Government Response to the Third Report from the Committee, on The Segregation of Genetically Modified Foods], together with an Appendix; to be printed [No. 481]; and

    (3) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Government Proposals for Organophosphate Sheep Dips; Horticulture Research International; Regional Service Centres]

[Mr David Curry].

2 Education and Employment,—(1) Fifth Report from the Education and Employment Committee [Work Permits for Overseas Footballers], together with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 218];

    (2) Sixth Report from the Committee [Standards and Quality in Education: the Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 1998-99], together with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 345];

    (3) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Miscellaneous]

[Mr Barry Sheerman].

3 Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environment Sub-committee of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee [The Departmental Annual Report 2000 and Expenditure Plans 2000-01 to 2001-02]; to be printed [No. 471-i][Mr Andrew F. Bennett].

4 Home Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee [The Work of the Crown Prosecution Service], together with memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 476-i][Mr Robin Corbett].

5 International Development,—(1) Second Special Report from the International Development Committee [Government Observations on the Second Report from the Committee, on The Future of Sanctions]; to be printed [No. 473];

    (2) Third Special Report from the Committee [Government Observations on the Fourth Report from the Committee, on Debt Relief—[Further Developments]; to be printed [No. 474];

    (3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Department for International Development: 2000 Departmental Report]; to be printed [No. 475-i]; and

    (4) Appendix to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 1st February [The Export Credits Guarantee Department, Developmental Issues and the Ilisu Dam]; to be printed [No. 211-ii]

[Mr Bowen Wells].

6 Standards and Privileges,—Tenth Report from the Committee on Standards and Privileges [Complaint against Mr John Major], with an Appendix; to be printed, together with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 479][Mr Robert Sheldon].

7 Statutory Instruments,—Eighteenth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 47-xviii][Mr David Tredinnick].

8 Trade and Industry,—(1) Fifth Special Report from the Trade and Industry Committee [Government Observations on the Sixth Report from the Trade and Industry Committee, on Application for Support from ECGD on UK Participation in the Ilisu Dam Project]; to be printed [No. 482];

    (2) Sixth Special Report from the Committee [Government Observations on the Fifth Report from the Committee, on Dounreay: Progress Report]; to be printed [No. 483]; and

    (3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Commmittee [UK Space Policy]; to be printed [No. 335-iii]

[Mr Martin O'Neill].

TABLE
Proceedings	Time for conclusion of proceedings
First allotted day
New Clauses 35, 36, 37 and 26.	Four hours after commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
New Clauses 5 and 27; other New Clauses relating to Part I; amendments relating to Part I.	Five and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
New Clause 6.	Six and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
New Clause 14; other New Clauses relating to Part II; amendments up to the end of Clause 123.	Seven and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
Remaining Amendments to Part II.	Eight hours after commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
Second allotted day
New Clause 28.	One and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill.
New Clause 30; other New Clauses relating to Part III; amendments relating to Part III;	Three hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill.
Amendment 420.	Four hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill.
Amendment 412; New Clauses relating to Part IV; other amendments relating to Part IV; amendments relating to Clauses 227 to 229 and Schedule 26.	Five hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill.
New Clause 3; Remaining New Clauses; New Schedules; amendments relating to Clauses 230 to 237 and Schedule 27.	Five and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill.

Supplement to the Votes and Proceedings Tuesday 9th May 2000 Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall
[pursuant to the Order of 24th May 1999]

The Sitting commenced at Ten o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1	Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Sitting be now adjourned—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.);
	And it being One o'clock, the sitting was adjourned without Question put, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 1 p.m.
*Sir Alan Haselhurst* *Deputy Speaker*

The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1	City of Newcastle upon Tyne Bill [Lords],—The Order of the day being read, for the Third Reading of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne Bill [Lords]:
	Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time on Tuesday 16th May.
2	Greenham and Crookham Commons Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Greenham and Crookham Commons Bill;
	Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Tuesday 16th May.
3	Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill,—Mr John Maxton reported from Standing Committee G, That it had gone through the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.
	Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 123].
	Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 478].
4	New Member Sworn,—Sandra Julia Gidley, Member for Romsey, was sworn.
5	Ethical Trading,—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require retailers to apply the same standards when purchasing from other countries as they apply when purchasing within the United Kingdom: And that Mr Andrew Rowe, Mr James Gray and Mr David Prior do prepare and bring it in.
6	Ethical Trading Bill,—Mr Andrew Rowe accordingly presented a Bill to require retailers to apply the same standards when purchasing from other countries as they apply when purchasing within the United Kingdom: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 21st July and to be printed [Bill 122].
7	Transport Bill [Ways and Means] [No. 2],—Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Transport Bill, it is expedient to authorise the imposition of charges to corporation tax by provisions relating to transfers connected with railways.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.)
8	Transport Bill (Programme),—Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to remaining proceedings on the Transport Bill:—
Timetable
	1. Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed in two allotted days.
	2.—(1) Subject to the Speaker's power to select the amendments, New Clauses or New Schedules to be proposed, proceedings on Consideration shall be taken in the following Order; New Clauses 35, 36, 37, 26, 5 and 27; other New Clauses relating to Part I; amendments relating to Part I; New Clauses 6 and 14; other New Clauses relating to Part II; amendments relating to Part II; New Clauses 28 and 30; other New Clauses relating to Part III; amendments relating to Part III; amendments 420 and 412; New Clauses relating to Part IV; other amendments relating to Part IV; amendments relating to Clauses 227 to 229 and Schedule 26; New Clause 3; Remaining New Clauses; New Schedules; amendments relating to Clauses 230 to 237 and Schedule 27.
	(2) Each part of proceedings on Consideration shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the case of that part in the following Table.

	3. Proceedings on Third Reading shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second allotted day.
Questions to be put
	4.—(1) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with the preceding provisions the Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)—
	(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
	(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
	(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;
	(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.
	(2) On a Motion for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
	(3) If two or more Questions would otherwise fall to be put under sub-paragraph (1)(c) on amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.
Miscellaneous
	5. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings to which this Order applies.
	6.—(1) If at this day's sitting—
	(a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) stands over to 7.00 p.m.; and
	(b) proceedings on the Motion for this Order have begun before that time, the Motion for the Adjournment shall stand over until the adjournment of proceedings on the Bill at this day's sitting.
	(2) If on the second allotted day a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 stands over to 7.00 p.m. or from an earlier day, the Motion shall stand over until the conclusion of proceedings on the Bill.
	7. No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to recommit the Bill (whether as a whole or otherwise); and the Speaker shall put forthwith any Question necessary to dispose of any such Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, including the Question on any amendment.
	8. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to the Bill except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion made by a Minister of the Crown shall be put forthwith.
	9. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to sittings of the House.
	10. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to the Bill.
Supplemental orders
	11. If any Motion is made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order, proceedings on the Motion shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after they have commenced; and Standing Order No. 15(1) shall apply to those proceedings.
	12. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended—
	(a) at this day's sitting, before the adjournment of proceedings on the Bill; or
	(b) on the second allotted day, before the conclusion of proceedings on the Bill, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.
Interpretation
	13. In this Order—
	"allotted day" means this day and any day on which the Bill is put down on the main business as first Government Order of the Day; and
	"the Bill" means the Transport Bill.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.)
9	Transport Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Transport Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee.
	A Clause (Transfer to be to company owned by Crown)—(Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody)—brought up, and read the first time.
	Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Bill Michie, Mr Mike Wood: 99.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Jamieson, Mr David Clelland: 307.
	Another Clause (Transfer to be to not for profit company)—(Dr Gavin Strang)—brought up, and read the first time.
	Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Bill Michie, Mr Mike Wood: 248.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Jamieson, Mr David Clelland: 308.
	Another Clause (Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme)—(Mr Tam Dalyell)—brought up, and read the first time.
	Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Bill Michie, Mr Mike Wood: 244.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Don Touhig: 310.
	Another Clause (Orders for possession of aerodromes, etc)—(Mr Nick Raynsford)—brought up, and read the first time.
	Question, That the Clause be read a second time, put and agreed to.
	Amendment ((a)) proposed to the proposed Clause, in line 15, at the end to insert the words 'including any duty arising or by virtue of the European Communities Act 1972 (as amended)'—(Mr Bernard Jenkin.)
	Question put, That the Amendment be made.
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mrs Eleanor Laing, Mr Peter Atkinson: 136.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Don Touhig: 405.
	And it being more than five and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion relating to Transport Bill (Programme), the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to dispose of the business to be concluded at that hour, pursuant to Order [this day].
	Clause added to the Bill.
	Other Clauses (Exceptions), (Directions relating to the environment), (CAA's 1973 Act functions), (CAA's 1998 Act functions), (Commission's power to give direction), (Position where Commission gives direction), (Directions: further provision), (Information for purposes of Chapter III), (General duty) and (Interpretation)—brought up, and read the first and second time, added to the Bill.
	Amendments (Nos 12 to 19, 374, 73 to 77, 373, 30, 29, 20 to 23, 336 to 340, 24 to 26, 31 to 62, 1, 2, 63 to 70, 368, 71, 72, 125, 126, 78, 79, 89 to 93, 10, 94, 96 to 99, 95, 86, 81, 82, 27, 28, 454 to 456, 100 to 103, 83 to 85, 375 to 379, 127, 380, 128, 381, 341 to 366, 287, 134, 129, 135 to 138, 87, 139, 88, 140, 141, 367, 104, 142, 11, 369, 370, 3 to 9, 371, 372, 105, 124, 106 to 121 and 130 to 133) made to the Bill.
	Ordered, That Clause No 40 be divided into two Clauses, the first consisting of subsections (1) to (4) [Meaning of transfer scheme] and the second of subsections (5) to (9) [Transfer schemes: supplementary].
	Another Clause (Air Quality)—(Mr Don Foster)—brought up, and read the first time.
	Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Sir Robert Smith, Mr Andrew Stunnell: 47.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr Kevin Hughes, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe: 342.
	Another Clause (Competition test for exercise of bus functions)—(Mr Keith Hill)—brought up, and read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
	Another Clause (Powers to obtain information about local service)—(Mr Keith Hill)—brought up, and read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
	And it being seven and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion relating to Transport Bill (Programme), the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to dispose of the business to be concluded at that hour, pursuant to Order [this day].
	Other Clauses (Variations: supplementary) and (Plans and strategies: supplementary) brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
	Other Amendments (Nos 149 to 160, 301, 161 to 185, 302, 303 and 186) made to the Bill.
Wednesday 10th May 2000
	Another Amendment (No. 300) proposed to the Bill, in page 72, line 33, at the end to insert the words 'or that he will receive discretionary travel concessions which are at least equivalent to the concessions provided for under subsection (1)'—(Mr Bernard Jenkin.)
	Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
	Other Amendments (Nos 187 to 189, 304, 190 to 204, 305, 205 to 209, 306, 210, 307 and 211 to 213) made to the Bill.
	Ordered, That further consideration of the Bill be now adjourned—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.)
	Bill to be further considered this day.
10	Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.)
	And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till two minutes to One o'clock, adjourned till this day.
[Adjourned at 12.58 a.m.
*Betty Boothroyd* *Speaker*
Madam Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1	National Health Service,—(1) County Durham Health Authority (Change of Name) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1241), and
	(2) East Riding Health Authority (Change of Name) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1240),
	dated 8th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
Other Papers:
2	Coal Industry,—Report on the transitional funding of the Big Pit Mining Museum, the National Coal Mining Museum for England and the Scottish Mining Museum for 1995-98 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith].
3	Customs and Excise,—Paper, comprising the Export of Goods (Control) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1239), dated 8th May 2000 [by Command] [Mr Secretary Byers].
4	National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Access to properties grant-aided by English Heritage [by Act]; to be printed [No. 457] [Clerk of the House].
5	National Health Service (Scotland),—Report and Accounts of the Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust for 1st August 1998 to 31st July 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
	County Court Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 939),—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mrs Linda Gilroy from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Doug Henderson.
APPENDIX III
Select Committees
1	Agriculture,—(1) Fourth Special Report from the Agriculture Committee [The Committee's Work, Session 1998-99], together with an Appendix; to be printed [No. 480];
	(2) Fifth Special Report from the Committee [Government Response to the Third Report from the Committee, on The Segregation of Genetically Modified Foods], together with an Appendix; to be printed [No. 481]; and
	(3) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Government Proposals for Organophosphate Sheep Dips; Horticulture Research International; Regional Service Centres]
	[Mr David Curry].
2	Education and Employment,—(1) Fifth Report from the Education and Employment Committee [Work Permits for Overseas Footballers], together with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 218];
	(2) Sixth Report from the Committee [Standards and Quality in Education: the Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 1998-99], together with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 345];
	(3) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Miscellaneous]
	[Mr Barry Sheerman].
3	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environment Sub-committee of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee [The Departmental Annual Report 2000 and Expenditure Plans 2000-01 to 2001-02]; to be printed [No. 471-i][Mr Andrew F. Bennett].
4	Home Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee [The Work of the Crown Prosecution Service], together with memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 476-i][Mr Robin Corbett].
5	International Development,—(1) Second Special Report from the International Development Committee [Government Observations on the Second Report from the Committee, on The Future of Sanctions]; to be printed [No. 473];
	(2) Third Special Report from the Committee [Government Observations on the Fourth Report from the Committee, on Debt Relief—[Further Developments]; to be printed [No. 474];
	(3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Department for International Development: 2000 Departmental Report]; to be printed [No. 475-i]; and
	(4) Appendix to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 1st February [The Export Credits Guarantee Department, Developmental Issues and the Ilisu Dam]; to be printed [No. 211-ii]
	[Mr Bowen Wells].
6	Standards and Privileges,—Tenth Report from the Committee on Standards and Privileges [Complaint against Mr John Major], with an Appendix; to be printed, together with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 479][Mr Robert Sheldon].
7	Statutory Instruments,—Eighteenth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 47-xviii][Mr David Tredinnick].
8	Trade and Industry,—(1) Fifth Special Report from the Trade and Industry Committee [Government Observations on the Sixth Report from the Trade and Industry Committee, on Application for Support from ECGD on UK Participation in the Ilisu Dam Project]; to be printed [No. 482];
	(2) Sixth Special Report from the Committee [Government Observations on the Fifth Report from the Committee, on Dounreay: Progress Report]; to be printed [No. 483]; and
	(3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Commmittee [UK Space Policy]; to be printed [No. 335-iii]
	[Mr Martin O'Neill].