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The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 City of London (Ward Elections) Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for further consideration of the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill, as amended by the Chairman of Ways and Means;
Ordered,-That the Bill be further considered on Thursday 15th February.
2 Colchester Borough Council Bill [Lords],-Ordered, That the Colchester Borough Council Bill [Lords] be read a second time on Thursday 15th February.
3 Health and Social Care Bill,-Mr John Maxton reported from Standing Committee E, That it had gone through the Health and Social Care Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 42].
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 240].
4 Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill,-Mrs Irene Adams reported from Standing Committee A, That it had gone through the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 41].
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 241].
5 Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 3),-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [7th November and 20th December 2000], That the Order of 20th December 2000 (Hunting Bill (Programme)) be amended by the substitution in paragraph 5 (time for conclusion of proceedings in Standing Committee) of the words 'Tuesday 13th February 2001' for the words 'Thursday 8th February 2001': -(Mr Don Touhig):- It was agreed to.
6 Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill (Programme) (No. 2),- A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That the following provisions shall apply to the Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 23rd January:
Consideration and Third Reading
1. Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed at today's sitting.
2. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at half past Three o'clock.
3. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at a quarter past Four o'clock.
4. Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords
5. Paragraphs (6) and (7) of Sessional Order A (varying and supplementing programme motions) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on any programme motion to supplement or vary this order in relation to-
(a) proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments; or
(b) proceedings on any further messages from the Lords,
and the question on any such motion shall be put forthwith-(Mr Stephen Timms);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Kevin Hughes, Mr Clive Betts: 249.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Peter Atkinson, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 124.
So the Question was agreed to.
Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 23rd January:
Consideration and Third Reading
1. Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed at today's sitting.
2. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at half past Three o'clock.
3. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at a quarter past Four o'clock.
4. Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords
5. Paragraphs (6) and (7) of Sessional Order A (varying and supplementing programme motions) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on any programme motion to supplement or vary this order in relation to-
(a) proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments; or
(b) proceedings on any further messages from the Lords,
and the question on any such motion shall be put forthwith.
7 Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill,-The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee.
Amendment (No.10) proposed to the Bill, in page 3, line 3, at the end to insert the words-
'(7) For the purposes of this Act only, a right to acquire relevant shares will be deemed to give rise to a liability of nil under section 2 below.
(8) In subsection (7) above relevant shares are shares which on 7th November 2000 were neither listed on a recognised stock exchange nor traded on a recognised investment exchange.'-(Mr Howard Flight.)
Question proposed, that the Amendment be made:-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Other Amendments (Nos. 1 to 9) made to the Bill.
The Bill was read the third time and passed.
8 Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill (Programme) (No. 2),-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the following provisions shall apply to the Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 16th January:
Consideration and Third Reading
1. Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed at today's sitting.
2. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at quarter past Six o'clock.
3. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Seven o'clock.
4. Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords
5. Paragraphs (6) and (7) of Sessional Order A (varying and supplementing programme motions) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on any programme motion to supplement this order or to vary it in relation to-
(a) proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments; or
(b) proceedings on any further messages from the Lords,
and the question on any such motion shall be put forthwith-(Mr David Hanson);
And it being three-quarters of an hour after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [7th November].
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Don Touhig, Mr Ian Pearson: 254.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr James Gray, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown : 134.
So the Question was agreed to.
Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 16th January:
Consideration and Third Reading
1. Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed at today's sitting.
2. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at quarter past Six o'clock.
3. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Seven o'clock.
4. Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords
5. Paragraphs (6) and (7) of Sessional Order A (varying and supplementing programme motions) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on any programme motion to supplement this order or to vary it in relation to-
(a) proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments; or
(b) proceedings on any further messages from the Lords,
and the question on any such motion shall be put forthwith.
9 Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill,-The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill, not amended in the Standing Committee.
A Clause (Advice to Assembly and to local authorities)-(Mr Robert Walter)-brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time:-Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Clause (Right of access to institutions)-(Mr Win Griffiths)-brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time:-Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time;
And it being Seven o'clock, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [this day]:-It was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
10 Public Petitions,-Public Petitions from-
(a) from the Campaign for a Sustainable Didcot, in favour of the development of the town of Didcot to the north-east; and
(b) from the Electors of the Group of Thirteen Parishes of South Oxfordshire, against demands for the calling-in of Oxfordshire County Council's decision to develop the town of Didcot to the west
were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
11 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Jim Dowd .)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till half-past Seven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.30 p.m.
Michael J. Martin
Speaker
Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Nine o'clock.
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
1 Local Government Finance,-Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 75) [by Act]; to be printed [No. 228] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 Civil Aviation,-Air Traffic Services (Exemption) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 287), dated 5th February 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
No. 34Votes and Proceedings: 8th February 2001
3 Competition,-(1) Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 319), and
(2) Merger Report (Interbrew SA and Bass PLC) (Interim Provision) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 318),
dated 8th February 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers].
4 Disabled Persons,-Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Connex South Eastern Class 375 Vehicles) Exemption (Amendment) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 250), dated 31st January 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
5 Immigration and Asylum,-(1) Carriers' Liability (Clandestine Entrants) (Code of Practice for Rail Freight) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 312), and
(2) Carriers' Liability (Clandestine Entrants and Sale of Transporters) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 311),
dated 7th February 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw].
6 Judgements,-European Communities (Matrimonial Jurisdiction and Judgements) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 310), dated 2nd February 2001 [by Act] [Mr David Lock].
7 Postal Services,-Draft Social and Environmental Guidance to the Postal Services Commission [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers].
Other Papers:
8 National Audit,-Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Tackling Obesity in England [by Act]; to be printed [No. 220] [Clerk of the House].
APPENDIX II
Reports from Select Committees
1 Agriculture,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Agriculture Committee [New Covent Garden Market]; to be printed [No. 173-ii] [Mr David Curry].
2 Culture, Media and Sport,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee [The Communications White Paper]; to be printed [No. 161-iv] [Mr Gerald Kaufman].
3 Treasury,-(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee of the Treasury Committee [Government Actuary's Department]; to be printed [No. 236-i]; and
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee of the Treasury Committee [HM Customs and Excise and Inland Revenue: Progress Reports]; to be printed [No. 237-i]
[W.H., No.19]
Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall
[pursuant to the Order of 20th November 2000]
The sitting commenced at half-past Two o'clock.
Adjournment (Social Security Fraud), Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Jeff Rooker.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 13th February.
[Adjourned at 4.13 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
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