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The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Medway Council Bill [Lords],-The House proceeded to consider the Lords Reason for disagreeing to the Commons Amendment to the Medway Council Bill [Lords], in page 4, line 23, to leave out from 'business' to 'enter' in line 24.
Resolved, That this House does not insist on its Amendment to which the Lords have disagreed.-(Mr Paul Clark.)
2 Elections Bill,-Mr Secretary Straw, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Secretary Prescott, Mr Secretary Murphy, Mr Secretary Reid and Mr Mike O'Brien, presented a Bill to postpone local elections in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, to require polls for different elections in Northern Ireland to be taken together if they are to be taken on the same day, and to make consequential provision: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow and to be printed [Bill 80].
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Elections Bill be printed [Bill 80-EN].
3 Graffiti (Control),-Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit the sale of spray paint to minors; to authorise local authorities to require people subject to community service orders to undertake the removal of graffiti; and for connected purposes: And that Dr Jenny Tonge, Dr Vincent Cable, Mr Edward Davey, Mr Paul Burstow and Mr Tom Brake do prepare and bring it in.
4 Graffiti (Control) Bill,-Dr Jenny Tonge accordingly presented a Bill to prohibit the sale of spray paint to minors; to authorise local authorities to require people subject to community service orders to undertake the removal of graffiti; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 20th July and to be printed [Bill 81].
5 Business of the House,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That, in respect of the Elections Bill, notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time-(Mr Charles Clarke);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Kevin Hughes, Mr Greg Pope: 325.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr Crispin Blunt: 11.
So the Question was agreed to.
Ordered, That, in respect of the Elections Bill, notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time.
6 International Criminal Court Bill [Lords],-The International Criminal Court Bill [Lords] was, according to Order, read a second time.
7 International Criminal Court Bill [Lords] (Programme),-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the following provisions shall apply to the International Criminal Court Bill [Lords]:
Standing Committee
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
2. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it shall meet.
3. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 3rd May.
Consideration and Third Reading
4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Nine o'clock on the day on which those proceedings are commenced or, if that day is a Thursday, at Six o'clock on that day.
5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on the day on which those proceedings are commenced or, if that day is a Thursday, at Seven o'clock on that day.
6. Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Lords messages
7. 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 messages from the Lords, and the question on any such motion shall be put forthwith-(Mr John Battle);
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 Graham Allen, Mr Clive Betts: 310.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Mr Owen Paterson: 137.
So the Question was agreed to.
8 International Criminal Bill [Lords] [Money],-Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to International Criminal Bill [Lords] 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 International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise-
(a) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure of the Secretary of State incurred in consequence of the Act;
(b) the payment out of such money or the Consolidated Fund of sums in respect of contributions or benefits in respect of judicial pensions arising in connection with the appointment of the holder of a United Kingdom judicial office as a judge of the International Criminal Court;
(c) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act-(Mr David Jamieson):-It was agreed to.
9 Christmas Day (Trading) Bill [Money],-Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Christmas Day (Trading) Bill [Money];
A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Christmas Day (Trading) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums so payable under any other Act-(Mr Mike O'Brien);
And it being three-quarters of an hour after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills):-It was agreed to.
10 Local Government,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Relevant Authorities (General Principles) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 26th March, be approved-(Mr David Clelland):-It was agreed to.
11 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. 79) on School Standards, Support of Educational Budgets and Costs of Transitional Funding (House of Commons Paper No. 355), which was laid before this House on 26th March, be approved-(Mr David Clelland):-It was agreed to.
12 Constitutional Law,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 27th March, be approved-(Mr David Clelland):-It was agreed to.
13 Social Security,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Social Security (Breach of Community Order) Regulations 2001, which were laid before this House on 20th March, be approved-(Mr David Clelland);
And the Deputy Speaker's opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the Division was deferred till to-morrow, pursuant to Order [7th November].
14 Adjournment (Easter),-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 25 (Periodic adjournments), That this House, at its rising on Tuesday 10th April, do adjourn till Monday 23rd April-(Mr David Clelland):-It was agreed to.
15 Adjournment,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Mr David Clelland);
Wednesday 4th April 2001
And the Motion having been made after Ten o'clock on Tuesday evening, 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 a quarter past Twelve on Wednesday morning, till this day.
[Adjourned at 12.15 a.m.
Michael J. Martin
Speaker
Mr 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 Broadcasting,-Draft Broadcasting (Subtitling) Order 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 Family Law (Scotland),-Child Support (Civil Imprisonment) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1236), dated 27th March 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling].
3 Housing,-Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1325), dated 2nd April 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling].
4 Housing (Scotland),-Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) (Amendment) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1326), dated 2nd April 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling].
5 Police,-Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 (S.R. (N.I.), 2001, No. 140), dated 3rd April 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid].
6 Social Security,-(1) Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1324), dated 2nd April 2001,
(2) Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1265), dated 29th March 2001, and
(3) Social Security (Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Amendment Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1235), dated 28th March 2001
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling]; and
(4) Tax Credits (New Deal Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1334), dated 3rd April 2001 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo].
7 Social Security (Northern Ireland),-Tax Credits (New Deal Consequential Amendments) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1333), dated 3rd April 2001 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo].
Other Papers:
8 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 the Northern Ireland Office [by Command] [Cm. 5122] [Mr Secretary Reid].
9 National Health Service,-(1) Statements of Guarantee given by the Secretary of State for Health on 20th March 2001 on loans proposed to be raised by-
(i) Northallerton Health Services National Health Service Trust,
(ii) North Tees and Hartlepool National Health Service Trust,
(iii) Pinderfields and Pontefract Hospitals National Health Service Trust,
(iv) Priority Healthcare Wearside National Health Service Trust,
(v) South Tees Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust,
(vi) Tees and North East Yorkshire National Health Service Trust, and
(vii) Wakefield and Pontefract Community National Health Service Trust
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn];
(2) Statements of Guarantee given by the Secretary of State for Health on 26th March 2001 on loans proposed to be raised by-
(i) Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals National Health Service Trust,
(ii) Northampton General Hospital National Health Service Trust,
(iii) Portsmouth HealthCare National Health Service Trust,
(iv) Severn National Health Service Trust, and
(v) United Bristol Healthcare National Health Service Trust
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn]; and
(3) Statements of Guarantee given by the Secretary of State for Health on 30th March 2001 on loans proposed to be raised by-
(i) Huddersfield Health Care Services National Health Service Trust,
(ii) Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare National Health Service Trust, and
(iii) Poole Hospital National Health Service Trust
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
10 National Lottery,-Accounts of the Film Council Lottery Distribution for the period 22nd July 1999 to 31st March 2000, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 406] [Clerk of the House].
11 Public Petitions,-Observations by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the Petition [24th May, in the last session of Parliament] from post office users in North-West Leicestershire against closures of sub-post offices [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].
12 Regulatory Impact Assessments,-List of Regulatory Impact Assessments for 1st July to 31st December 2000 [by Command] [Cm. 5125] [Marjorie Mowlam].
13 School Standards and Framework,-Account of the Clacton and Harwich Education Action Zone for 1999-2000, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 405] [Clerk of the House].
APPENDIX II
Reports from Select Committees
1 Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs,-Tenth Report from the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee [Alleged misconduct affecting a witness before the Environment Sub-Committee]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 380] [Mr Andrew F. Bennett].
2 Foreign Affairs,-(1) Fifth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee [European Union Enlargement and Nice Follow-up], together with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 318]; and
(2) Sixth Report from the Committee [Gibraltar], together with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 319]
3 Northern Ireland Affairs,-(1) Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee [The Parades Commission]; to be printed [No. 120];
(2) Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Relocation following paramilitary intimidation]; to be printed [No. 59]; and
(3) Papers laid before the Committee [The Parades Commission; Relocation following paramilitary intimidation]
4 Statutory Instruments,-Thirteenth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 46-xiii] [Mr Andrew F. Bennett].
5 Trade and Industry,-Third Special Report from the Trade and Industry Committee [Government's Response to the First and Second Reports from the Committee, Session 2000-01, on the Work of the Committee in the 1997 Parliament and the Department of Trade and Industry: Role, Objectives and Targets]; to be printed [No. 407] [Mr Martin O'Neill].
[W.H., No. 39]
Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall
[pursuant to the Order of 20th November 2000]
The sitting commenced at half-past Nine o'clock.
Adjournment,-Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Don Touhig.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 1.58 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
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