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The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr George Stevenson reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Social Security (Breach of Community Order) Regulations 2001.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
2 Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Bowen Wells reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2001.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
3 Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Eric Illsley reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Relevant Authorities (General Principles) Order 2001.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
4 Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Joe Benton reported from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Local Government Finance Special Grant Report (No. 79) on special grants for School Standards, Support of Education Budgets and Costs of Transitional Funding.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
5 Wheel Clamping (Restrictions) Bill,-Ms Oona King, supported by Tom Cox, Jim Fitzpatrick, Mr Geraint Davies, Mr Keith Darvill, Joan Ruddock, Mr Neil Gerrard, Ms Karen Buck, Ms Linda Perham, Ms Ruth Kelly and Ms Sally Keeble presented a Bill to provide for the maximum fee payable for the release of a wheel clamp and for the minimum time which must elapse before a vehicle may be clamped: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 27th April and to be printed [Bill 79].
6 Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill [Lords],-The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill [Lords], not amended in the Standing Committee.
Amendment proposed to the Bill, in page 1, line 15, at the end, to insert the words-
'(3) No regulations under subsection (1) of section 13 shall be made unless a draft of them has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.'.-(Mr Eric Forth.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
The Bill was read the third time, and passed, without Amendment.
7 Armed Forces Bill [Money],-Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Football (Disorder) Bill [Money];
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Armed Forces Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the expenditure of the Secretary of State in respect of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary.-(Dr Lewis Moonie.)
8 Armed Forces Bill (Programme) (No. 2),-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the following provisions shall apply to the Armed Forces Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 9th January:
Completion of remaining stages
1. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House and on consideration and Third Reading shall be completed at today's sitting.
Committee of the whole House
2. The Bill, as amended in the Select Committee, shall be considered in Committee of the whole House in the following order, namely, Clauses 1 to 17; Schedule 1; Clauses 18 and 19; Schedule 2; Clauses 20 to 22; Schedule 3; Clauses 23 to 29; Schedule 4; Clauses 30 to 32; Schedule 5; Clauses 33 and 34; Schedule 6; Clauses 35 and 36; Schedule 7; Clauses 37 to 40; Schedule 8; Clause 41; new Clauses; new Schedules.
3. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at half past Nine o'clock.
Consideration and Third Reading
4. Any proceedings on consideration, and proceedings on Third Reading, shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at half past Ten o'clock.
Programming Committees
5. Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House or on consideration and Third Reading.
Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords
6. 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 motion to vary or supplement this order for the purpose of allocating time to proceedings on consideration of any Lords amendments, or on any further messages from the Lords, and the question on any such motion shall be put forthwith-(Dr Lewis Moonie);
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 Clive Betts, Mr Kevin Hughes: 282.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Owen Patterson, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 134.
So the Question was agreed to.
Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the Armed Forces Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 9th January:
Completion of remaining stages
1. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House and on consideration and Third Reading shall be completed at today's sitting.
Committee of the whole House
2. The Bill, as amended in the Select Committee, shall be considered in Committee of the whole House in the following order, namely, Clauses 1 to 17; Schedule 1; Clauses 18 and 19; Schedule 2; Clauses 20 to 22; Schedule 3; Clauses 23 to 29; Schedule 4; Clauses 30 to 32; Schedule 5; Clauses 33 and 34; Schedule 6; Clauses 35 and 36; Schedule 7; Clauses 37 to 40; Schedule 8; Clause 41; new Clauses; new Schedules.
3. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at half past Nine o'clock.
Consideration and Third Reading
4. Any proceedings on consideration, and proceedings on Third Reading, shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at half past Ten o'clock.
Programming Committees
5. Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House or on consideration and Third Reading.
Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords
6. 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 motion to vary or supplement this order for the purpose of allocating time to proceedings on consideration of any Lords amendments, or on any further messages from the Lords, and the question on any such motion shall be put forthwith.
9 Armed Forces Bill,-The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Committee on the Armed Forces Bill, as amended in the Select Committee.
(In the Committee)
Clauses Nos. 1 to 17 agreed to.
Schedule No. 1 agreed to.
Clauses Nos. 18 and 19 agreed to.
Schedule No. 2 agreed to.
Clauses Nos. 20 to 22 agreed to.
Schedule No. 3 agreed to.
Clauses Nos. 23 to 29 agreed to.
Schedule No. 4 agreed to.
Clause No. 31 (Extension of jurisdiction)
Amendment (No. 2) proposed, in page 32, line 11, after the word 'operation', to insert the words 'except in matters relating to a serious crime or police raid'.-(Mr Robert Key.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 4) proposed, in page 32, line 13, after the word 'privileges', to insert the words ', and be subject to the code of conduct and disciplinary procedures,'.-(Mr Quentin Davies.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
It being half-past Nine o'clock, the Chairman put the Question already proposed from the Chair, pursuant to Order [7th November 2000 and this day]
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Don Touhig, Mr Ian Pearson: 308.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr James Gray, Mr Owen Patterson: 128.
The Chairman proceeded to put the remaining questions necessary to bring proceedings in Committee to a conclusion.
Schedule No. 5 (Amendments relating to Ministry of Defence Police)
Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses Nos. 33 and 34, Schedule No. 6, Clauses Nos. 35 and 36, Schedule No. 7, Clauses Nos. 37 to 40, Schedule No. 8 and Clause No. 41 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.
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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr David Clelland reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and had made an Amendment thereunto.
The House, according to Order [this day], proceeded to consider the Bill, as amended in the Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time;
And it being half-past Ten o'clock, the Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [7th November and this day].
The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
10 Northern Ireland,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That the draft Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 27th March, be approved-(Mr Adam Ingram);
And the Deputy Speaker's opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the Division was deferred till Wednesday 4th April, pursuant to Order [7th November].
11 Rating and Valuation,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Public Houses and Petrol Filling Stations) (England) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 26th March, be approved-(Mr Kevin Hughes):-It was agreed to.
12 Local Government Finance,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 80) on 2001-02 Special Grant for Rate Relief in respect of Hardship Caused by Foot and Mouth Disease (House of Commons Paper No. 368), which was laid before this House on 27th March, be approved-(Mr Kevin Hughes):-It was agreed to.
13 Olive Oil,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of the European Union Document No. 9431/00, Special Report No. 11/2000 of the Court of Auditors on the support scheme for olive oil; and supports the Government's aim of pressing for further reform of the regime to reduce its costs, complexity and opportunities for fraud-(Mr Kevin Hughes):-It was agreed to.
14 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 10802/00, draft directives on waste electrical and electronic equipment and on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment; notes the Government's current negotiating line on the Document; and supports the Government's actions-(Mr Kevin Hughes);
And the Deputy Speaker's opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the Division was deferred till Wednesday 4th April, pursuant to Order [7th November].
Tuesday 3rd April 2001
15 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Kevin Hughes.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till Twenty-eight minutes past Twelve o'clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day.
[Adjourned at 12.28 a.m.
Michael J. Martin
Speaker
Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock.
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1 Local Government,-Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1280), dated 1st April 2001, and
(2) Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1310), dated 2nd April 2001
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
2 Pensions,-Occupational Pension Schemes (Pensions Compensation Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1218), dated 27th March 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling].
3 Police,-Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Registration) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1194), dated 23rd March 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw].
4 Representation of the People,-Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1204), dated 27th March 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw].
5 Road Traffic,-Community Drivers' Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1293), dated 30th March 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
6 Social Security,-(1) Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1190), and
(2) Social Security (Claims and Information and Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) Amendment Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1189),
dated 26th March 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling].
Other Papers:
7 Financial Reporting to Parliament,-Departmental Report 2001: The Government's Expenditure Plans for 2001-02 to 2003-04 and Main Estimates for 2001-02 for-
(1) the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Departments [by Command] [Cm. 5116] [Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer],
(2) the Ministry of Defence [by Command] [Cm. 5109] [Mr Secretary Hoon],
(3) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office [by Command] [Cm. 5110] [Mr Secretary Cook], and
(4) HM Customs and Excise [by Command] [Cm. 5117] [Dawn Primarolo].
8 Government Resources and Accounts,-Treasury Minute, dated 2nd April 2001, directing the application of certain amounts as appropriations in aid of the Estimates for the year ending 31st March 2002 [by Act] [Mr Stephen Timms].
9 Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance,-Account of the Legal Aid Fund (Northern Ireland) for 1999-2000, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 396] [Clerk of the House].
10 Public Expenditure,-Paper, entitled Public Expenditure: Statistical Analyses 2001-02 [by Command] [Cm. 5101] [Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer].
11 School Standards and Framework,-Account of the Ashington Education Action Zone for 1999-2000, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 397] [Clerk of the House].
12 Supply Estimates, 2001-02,-Main Supply Estimates and Summary Request for Supply for Central Government for 2001-02 [by Command]; to be printed [No. 348] [Mr Stephen Timms].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 Draft Social Security (Breach of Community Order) Regulations 2001:
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr George Stevenson an additional Chairman of the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Regulations); and
(2) The Committee of Selection has discharged Ms Candy Atherton and Mr Doug Henderson from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations); and nominated in substitution Jane Griffiths and Joan Walley.
2 Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2001,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mrs Anne McGuire, Mr David Stewart and Dr Gavin Strang from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Eric Joyce, Mr Jim Murphy and Mr Don Touhig.
3 Draft Relevant Authorities (General Principles) Order 2001,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Fabian Hamilton, Dr Doug Naysmith and Dr George Turner from Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Martin Linton, Mr Syd Rapson and Mr Neil Turner.
4 Local Government Finance Report (No. 79) on School Standards, Support of Educational Budgets and Costs of Transitional Funding,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Ms Julie Morgan, Dr Desmond Turner and Ms Claire Ward from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Report); and nominated in substitution Mr Iain Coleman, Mr Martin Caton and Mr Lawrie Quinn.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
Public Accounts,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [Ships, Surveys and Inspections]; to be printed [No. 398-i] [Mr David Davis].
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