|
The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Contingencies Fund 1999-2000,-Ordered, That there be laid before this House Accounts of the Contingencies Fund, 1999-2000, showing:-
(1) The Receipts and Payments in connection with the Fund in the year ended the 31st day of March 2000.
(2) The Distribution of the Capital of the Fund at the commencement and close of the year; with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.-(Mr David Clelland.)
2 Tax Simplification (Joint Committee),-A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That the following Standing Order be made-
(1) There shall be a Select Committee, to consist of seven Members, to join with the committee appointed by the Lords as the Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills, to consider tax simplification bills, and in particular to consider whether each bill committed to it preserves the effect of the existing law, subject to any minor changes which may be desirable.
(2) The Committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to report from time to time, and to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
(3) The quorum of the Committee shall be two.
(4) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
(5) The procedure of the Joint Committee shall follow the procedure of select committees of this House when such procedure differs from that of select committees of the House of Lords.
(6) The chairman shall have the like powers of selection as are given to the chairman of a standing committee under paragraph (3)(a) of Standing Order No. 89 (Procedure in standing committees)-(Dawn Primarolo);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Kevin Hughes, Mr Mike Hall: 279.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr David Ruffley: 4.
So the Question was agreed to.
Resolved, That the following Standing Order be made-
(1) There shall be a Select Committee, to consist of seven Members, to join with the committee appointed by the Lords as the Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills, to consider tax simplification bills, and in particular to consider whether each bill committed to it preserves the effect of the existing law, subject to any minor changes which may be desirable.
(2) The Committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to report from time to time, and to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
(3) The quorum of the Committee shall be two.
(4) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
(5) The procedure of the Joint Committee shall follow the procedure of select committees of this House when such procedure differs from that of select committees of the House of Lords.
(6) The chairman shall have the like powers of selection as are given to the chairman of a standing committee under paragraph (3)(a) of Standing Order No. 89 (Procedure in standing committees).
3 Tax Simplification,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That Mr Joe Ashton, Mr Kenneth Clarke, Mr Edward Davey, Ms Ruth Kelly, Mr Richard Ottaway, Mr Chris Pond and Dawn Primarolo be members of the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills-(Dawn Primarolo);
Mr Keith Bradley rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put.
And the Question being put, That the Question be now put:-It was agreed to.
And the Question being accordingly put:-It was agreed to.
Resolved, That Mr Joe Ashton, Mr Kenneth Clarke, Mr Edward Davey, Ms Ruth Kelly, Mr Richard Ottaway, Mr Chris Pond and Dawn Primarolo be members of the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills.
4 Capital Allowances Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Capital Allowances Bill;
A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the bill be now read a second time;
And it being Ten o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned.
5 Business of the House,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business), That, at this day's sitting, the Motions in the name of Margaret Beckett relating to Human Rights (Joint Committee) and Human Rights and proceedings on the Capital Allowances Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour-(Mr Robert Ainsworth);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Mr Robert Ainsworth: 291.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr Christopher Chope: 8.
So the Question was agreed to.
6 Capital Allowances Bill,-The Question being again proposed, That the Capital Allowances Bill be now read a second time:-The House resumed the adjourned debate.
Mr Keith Bradley rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put.
And the Question being put, That the Question be now put:
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Mr Robert Ainsworth: 264.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Ruffley: 14.
So the Question was agreed to.
And the Question being accordingly put:
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Robert Ainsworth, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe: 274.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr Christopher Chope: 0.
So the Question was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read a second time and stood committed to the Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills.
7 Capital Allowances Bill (Ways and Means),-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 Capital Allowances Bill, it is expedient to authorise any incidental or consequential charges to tax which may arise from provisions restating, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to capital allowances-(Mr Greg Pope);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Robert Ainsworth, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe: 256.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr David Ruffley: 0.
So the Question was agreed to.
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Capital Allowances Bill, it is expedient to authorise any incidental or consequential charges to tax which may arise from provisions restating, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to capital allowances.
8 Human Rights (Joint Committee),-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That-
the Lords Message [12th July 2000] communicating a Resolution relating to Human Rights (Joint Committee), be now considered;
this House concurs with the Lords in the said Resolution; and
the following Standing Order be made:
(1) There shall be a Select Committee, to consist of six Members, to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords as the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
(2) The Committee shall consider-
(a) matters relating to human rights in the United Kingdom (but excluding consideration of individual cases);
(b) proposals for remedial orders, draft remedial orders and remedial orders made under Section 10 of and laid under Schedule 2 to the Human Rights Act 1998; and
(c) in respect of draft remedial orders and remedial orders, whether the special attention of the House should be drawn to them on any of the grounds specified in Standing Order No. 151 (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee));
(3) The Committee shall report to the House-
(a) in relation to any document containing proposals laid before the House under paragraph 3 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether a draft order in the same terms as the proposals should be laid before the House; or
(b) in relation to any draft order laid under paragraph 2 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether the draft Order should be approved;
and the Committee may report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said proposals or draft orders.
(4) The Committee shall report to the House in respect of any original order laid under paragraph 4 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether-
(a) the order should be approved in the form in which it was originally laid before Parliament; or
(b) that the order should be replaced by a new order modifying the provisions of the original order; or
(c) that the order should not be approved,
and the Committee may report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said order or any replacement order.
(5) The quorum of the committee shall be three.
(6) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
(7) The committee shall have power-
(a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom, to adjourn to institutions of the Council of Europe outside the United Kingdom no more than four times in any calendar year, and to report from time to time; and
(b) to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference-(Mr Paddy Tipping);
Tuesday 16th January 2001
And the Question being put;
And the Deputy Speaker's opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the division was deferred till Wednesday next, pursuant to Order [7th November].
9 Human Rights,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That Mr Desmond Browne, Sir Patrick Cormack, Jean Corston, Mr Robert Maclennan, Mr Andrew Miller and Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West), be members of the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Human Rights-(Mr Paddy Tipping);
And the Deputy Speaker's opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the division was deferred till Wednesday next, pursuant to Order [7th November].
10 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr David Clelland.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till one minute to Two o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 1.59 a.m.
Michael J. Martin
Speaker
Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock.
APPENDIX I
Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 12th January 2001 (Non-sitting Friday, S.O., No. 12) pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments):
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1 Merchant Shipping,-Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 54), dated 11th January 2001 [Mr Secretary Prescott].
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 15th January 2001:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
2 Legal Services,-Draft Access to Justice Act 1999 (Bar Practising Certificates) Order 2001 [by Act] [Mr David Lock].
3 Partnerships,-Draft Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers].
4 Terrorism,-Draft Terrorism (Interviews) (Scotland) Order 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
5 Criminal Law,-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Freezing of Funds) Regulations 2001 (S.I, 2001, No. 59), dated 15th January 2001 [by Act] [Miss Melanie Johnson].
6 Food,-Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 60), dated 11th January 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
7 Weights and Measures,-Units of Measurement Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 55), dated 10th January 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers].
Other Papers:
8 Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons,-Statements by the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales concerning the provision of residential accommodation for disabled persons under the age of 65 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
9 Contingencies Fund, 1999-2000,-Accounts of the Contingencies Fund for 1999-2000, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [pursuant to Order this day]; to be printed [No. 118] [Mr Stephen Timms].
10 National Audit,-Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Re-negotiation of the PFI-type deal for the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds [by Act]; to be printed [No. 103] [Clerk of the House].
11 Northern Ireland,-Proposal for a draft Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001, with an Explanatory Document [by Act] [Mr Secretary Mandelson].
12 Terrorism,-(1) Draft Code of Practice for the detention, treatment and questioning of persons detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Mandelson];
(2) draft Code of Practice for the exercise by an authorised officer of functions under Part III of the Terrorism Act 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw];
(3) draft Code of Practice for the exercise by examining officers of their functions under the Terrorism Act 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw]; and
(4) draft Code of Practice for the video recording with sound of police interviews of persons detained under section 41 of, or Schedule 7 to, the Terrorism Act 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Mandelson].
13 Transport,-Statement of salaries of members of the British Waterways Board with effect from 1st July 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
14 Treaty Series (No. 135, 2000),-Third Supplementary List of Ratifications, Accessions, Withdrawals, etc., for 2000 [by Command] [Cm. 5028] [Mr Secretary Cook].
Paper withdrawn:
15 Partnerships,-Draft Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001 [laid 19th December].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
Hunting Bill (Programming Sub-Committee),-The Speaker has appointed Mr Mike Hall, Mr David Lidington, Mr Mike O'Brien, Mr Colin Pickthall, Mr David Rendel, Mr Keith Simpson and Angela Smith members of the Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee B in respect of the Bill.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
Public Accounts,-(1) First Report from the Committee of Public Accounts [Inpatient admission, bed management and patient discharge in NHS acute hospitals]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 135]; and
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Major Projects Report 2000: Case Studies]; to be printed [No. 136-i]
|
