The House met at half-past Nine o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Road Transport Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Road Transport Bill;
A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time;
Mr James Gray 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;
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Robert Syms, Mr James Gray: 15.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Andrew Dismore, Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas: 1.
It appearing on the report of the Division that fewer than forty Members had taken part in the Division, the Deputy Speaker declared that the Question was not decided, and the business under consideration stood over until the next sitting of the House.
2 Vaccination of Children (Parental Choice) Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Vaccination of Children (Parental Choice) Bill;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 9th March.
3 Organic Food and Farming Targets Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Organic Food and Farming Targets Bill;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 6th April.
4 Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 2nd February, That the Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill be now read a second time;
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Friday 9th March.
5 Outworking Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Outworking Bill;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 9th March.
6 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Tony McNulty.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till nine minutes past Three o'clock, adjourned till Monday 12th February.
[Adjourned at 3.09 p.m.
Michael J. Martin
Speaker
Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock on Monday next.
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1 Civil Aviation,-Transport Act 2000 (Designation of Companies) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 321), dated 7th February 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
2 Education,-Education (The Arts Institute at Bournemouth Further Education Corporation) (Transfer to the Higher Education Sector) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 337), dated 5th February 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
3 London Government,-Greater London Authority (Allocation of Grants for Precept Calculations) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 320), dated 7th February 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
Other Papers:
4 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy,-Paper, entitled The Interim Response to the Report of the BSE Inquiry by HM Government in consultation with the Devolved Administrations [by Command] [Cm. 5049] [Mr Nicholas Brown].
5 Armed Forces Pay,-Thirtieth Report of the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body [by Command] [Cm. 4993] [The Prime Minister].
6 Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration,-Supplement to the Thirtieth Report of the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration [by Command] [Cm. 4999] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
7 Environment, Transport and the Regions,-Government Response to the Fifteenth Report from the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee, Session 1999-2000, on The Road Haulage Industry [by Command] [Cm. 5023] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
8 Senior Salaries,-Twenty-Third Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries [by Command] [Cm. 4995] [The Prime Minister].
9 Treaty Series (No. 11, 2001),-Protocol of 1988, done at London on 11th November 1988, relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 [by Command] [Cm. 5044] [Mr Secretary Cook].
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