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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday 15th May 2000

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

PRAYERS.

1 Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr John Butterfill reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Companies Act 1985 (Audit Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2000.

    Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.

2 Recycled Content of Newsprint Bill,—The Order for considering the Recycled Content of Newsprint Bill on Friday 19th May was read and discharged.

    Bill to be considered on Friday 9th June.

3 Control of Hedgerows in Residential Areas Bill,—Ordered, That the Control of Hedgerows in Residential Areas Bill be read a second time on Friday 9th June.

4 Fur Farming Prohibition Bill,—The Fur Farming Prohibition Bill was, according to Order, read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee.

5 Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill [Money];

    A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown in consequence of any compensation scheme made under the Act—(Mr Don Touhig):—It was agreed to.

6 City of London (Ward Elections) Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded further to consider the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill, as amended by the Chairman of Ways and Means.

    Amendment (No. 3) proposed to the Bill, in page 2, line 10, to leave out from the word 'there' to the end of line 19.—(Mr John McDonnell.)

    Question, That the Amendment be made, put and negatived.

    And it being Ten o'clock, further consideration of the Bill stood adjourned.

    Ordered, That the Bill be further considered on Wednesday.

7 Science and Technology Committee,—Ordered, That Mr Nigel Jones be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Mr Paddy Ashdown be added to the Committee.—(Mr Patrick McLoughlin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

8 Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr David Clelland);

    And the Motion having been made after Ten o'clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, it being then half-past Ten o'clock, till to-morrow.

[Adjourned at 10.30 p.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 Affirmative Resolution:

1 Northern Ireland,—Draft Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Mandelson].

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2 Betting, Gaming and Lotteries,—(1) Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1212),

    (2) Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1213),

    (3) Gaming (Bingo) Act (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1211), and

    (4) Lotteries (Gaming Board Fees) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1210),

dated 4th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw].

3 Constitutional Law,—Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Oil and Chemical Pollution of Fish) (No. 2) Order 1993 (Revocation) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1314), dated 12th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].

4 Consumer Protection,—In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1315), dated 11th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].

5 London Government,—(1) GLA Side Roads (City of London) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1262),

    (2) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1256),

    (3) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Barnet) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1257),

    (4) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Bexley) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1258),

    (5) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Brent) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1259),

    (6) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Bromley) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1260),

    (7) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Camden) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1261), and

    (8) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Croydon) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1263),

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

6 Supreme Court of England and Wales,—Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1317), dated 12th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr David Lock].

7 Water Industry,—Drinking Water (Undertakings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1297), dated 11th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].

Other Papers:

8 National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on The Risk of Fraud in Property Management [by Act]; to be printed [No. 469] [Clerk of the House].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

Draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2000,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr John Spellar from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Geoffrey Hoon.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

1 European Scrutiny,—Seventeenth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee [The Forthcoming Inter-Governmental Conference]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 23-xvii] [Mr Jimmy Hood].

2 Public Accounts,—(1) Seventeenth Report from the Committee of Public Accounts [Irregularities in Accounting for Visa Fees in Calcutta]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 226];

    (2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Protecting the Consumer from Unfair Trading Practices]; to be printed [No. 501-i]

[Mr David Davis].

3 Welsh Affairs,—(1) Fifth Special Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee [Responses of the Government and the National Assembly for Wales to the Second Report of the Committee, Session 1999-2000, on the Transport Bill and its Impact on Wales]; to be printed [No. 497]; and

    (2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [Social Exclusion in Wales]; to be printed [No. 365-v]

[Mr Martyn Jones].

The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1	Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr John Butterfill reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Companies Act 1985 (Audit Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2000.
	Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
2	Recycled Content of Newsprint Bill,—The Order for considering the Recycled Content of Newsprint Bill on Friday 19th May was read and discharged.
	Bill to be considered on Friday 9th June.
3	Control of Hedgerows in Residential Areas Bill,—Ordered, That the Control of Hedgerows in Residential Areas Bill be read a second time on Friday 9th June.
4	Fur Farming Prohibition Bill,—The Fur Farming Prohibition Bill was, according to Order, read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee.
5	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill [Money];
	A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown in consequence of any compensation scheme made under the Act—(Mr Don Touhig):—It was agreed to.
6	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded further to consider the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill, as amended by the Chairman of Ways and Means.
	Amendment (No. 3) proposed to the Bill, in page 2, line 10, to leave out from the word 'there' to the end of line 19.—(Mr John McDonnell.)
	Question, That the Amendment be made, put and negatived.
	And it being Ten o'clock, further consideration of the Bill stood adjourned.
	Ordered, That the Bill be further considered on Wednesday.
7	Science and Technology Committee,—Ordered, That Mr Nigel Jones be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Mr Paddy Ashdown be added to the Committee.—(Mr Patrick McLoughlin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
8	Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr David Clelland);
	And the Motion having been made after Ten o'clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, it being then half-past Ten o'clock, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.30 p.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 Affirmative Resolution:
1	Northern Ireland,—Draft Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Mandelson].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2	Betting, Gaming and Lotteries,—(1) Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1212),
	(2) Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1213),
	(3) Gaming (Bingo) Act (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1211), and
	(4) Lotteries (Gaming Board Fees) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1210),
	dated 4th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw].
3	Constitutional Law,—Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Oil and Chemical Pollution of Fish) (No. 2) Order 1993 (Revocation) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1314), dated 12th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
4	Consumer Protection,—In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1315), dated 11th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
5	London Government,—(1) GLA Side Roads (City of London) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1262),
	(2) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1256),
	(3) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Barnet) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1257),
	(4) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Bexley) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1258),
	(5) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Brent) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1259),
	(6) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Bromley) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1260),
	(7) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Camden) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1261), and
	(8) GLA Side Roads (London Borough of Croydon) Designation Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1263),
	dated 8th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
6	Supreme Court of England and Wales,—Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1317), dated 12th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr David Lock].
7	Water Industry,—Drinking Water (Undertakings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1297), dated 11th May 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
Other Papers:
8	National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on The Risk of Fraud in Property Management [by Act]; to be printed [No. 469] [Clerk of the House].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
	Draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2000,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr John Spellar from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Geoffrey Hoon.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1	European Scrutiny,—Seventeenth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee [The Forthcoming Inter-Governmental Conference]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 23-xvii] [Mr Jimmy Hood].
2	Public Accounts,—(1) Seventeenth Report from the Committee of Public Accounts [Irregularities in Accounting for Visa Fees in Calcutta]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 226];
	(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Protecting the Consumer from Unfair Trading Practices]; to be printed [No. 501-i]
	[Mr David Davis].
3	Welsh Affairs,—(1) Fifth Special Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee [Responses of the Government and the National Assembly for Wales to the Second Report of the Committee, Session 1999-2000, on the Transport Bill and its Impact on Wales]; to be printed [No. 497]; and
	(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [Social Exclusion in Wales]; to be printed [No. 365-v]
	[Mr Martyn Jones].