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The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Greenham and Crookham Commons Bill,-Ordered, That the promoters of the Greenham and Crookham Commons Bill which originated in this House in the last Parliament but had not received the Royal Assent may, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders or practice of this House, proceed with the bill in the present session of Parliament; and the petition for the bill shall be deemed to have been deposited and all Standing Orders applicable to it shall be deemed to have been complied with;
That the bill shall be presented to the House by deposit in the Private Bill Office no later than the fifth day on which the House sits after this day;
That a declaration signed by the agent shall be annexed to the bill, stating that it is the same in every respect as the bill presented in this House in the last Parliament;
That on the next sitting day following presentation, the Clerk in the Private Bill Office shall lay the bill on the Table of the House;
That in the current session of Parliament the bill shall be deemed to have passed through every stage through which it had passed in the last Parliament, and shall be recorded in the Journal of the House as having passed those stages;
That no further fees shall be charged to such stages;
That the petition relating to the bill which stood referred to the committee on the bill in the last Parliament shall stand referred to the committee on the bill in the current session of Parliament;
That no petitioners shall be heard before the committee unless their petition has been presented within the time provided for petitioning or has been deposited pursuant to Private Business Standing Order 126(b);
That, in relation to the bill, Private Business Standing Order 127 shall have effect as if the words 'under Standing Order 126 (Reference to committee of petitions against bill)' were omitted.-(The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)
Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
2 Chairmen's Panel,-The Chairman of Ways and Means reported from the Chairmen's Panel several Resolutions:
(1) That if, at any two sittings of a Standing Committee called for the consideration of a Bill, the Committee is adjourned by reason of the absence of a quorum before Twelve o'clock noon, the Committee shall not proceed again to the consideration of that Bill until any other Bills committed to the Committee have been considered.
(2) That if, during the consideration of a Bill before one of the Standing Committees, it shall appear that the business would be expedited by postponing the further consideration of the Bill in hand until the Bill next on the list has been reported, and if the Member in charge of the Bill rises and makes a motion to that effect, the Chairman will be in order in proposing such a Question.
(3) That, whenever the Chairman of a Standing Committee adjourns the Committee without Question put, the Debate on any Question then under discussion, or further consideration of the Bill, shall be resumed at the next meeting.
Report to lie upon the Table.
3 European Communities (Amendment) Bill (Programming Committee),-The Chairman of Ways and Means reported from the Programming Committee, That it had come to a Resolution in respect of the European Communities (Amendment) Bill, which it had directed him to report to the House:
That, pursuant to the Programme Order of 4th July 2001 (proceedings in Committee of the Whole House, on consideration and on Third Reading of the European Communities (Amendment) Bill),-
(1) proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10 p.m. on the third allotted day (or, if that day is a Thursday, 7 p.m.);
(2) those proceedings shall be taken on each of the allotted days as shown in the second column of the following Table and shall be taken in the order so shown, and shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) at the times specified in the third column of the Table:
Table
| Allotted day | Proceedings | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
| First day | Amendment No 1 | 8pm (or 5pm if a Thursday) |
| Remaining proceedings on Clause 1 and proceedings on Clauses 2 to 4 |
| Second day | Remaining proceedings on Clauses 1 to 4 (so far as not previously concluded) | 10pm (or 7pm if a Thursday) |
| Third day | New Clauses 4 to 6 | 7pm (or 4pm if a Thursday) |
| Remaining New Clauses | 10pm (or 7pm if a Thursday) |
(3) any proceedings on consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10pm on the fourth allotted day (or, if that day is a Thursday, 7pm).
Report to lie upon the Table.
4 Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Jonathan Sayeed reported from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Football (Disorder) (Duration of Powers) Order 2001.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
5 Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill,-The Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill was, according to Order, read a second time.
6 Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill (Programme),-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [28th June], That the following provisions shall apply to the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill:
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
Programming of proceedings
2. All proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further message from the Lords) shall be programmed.
Proceedings in Standing Committee
3.-(1) Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 18th October 2001.
(2) The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
4.-(1) Proceedings on consideration and 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.
(2) Sessional Order B (programming committees) made by the House on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading-(Mr Graham Stringer);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Ian Pearson: 281.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr John Randall, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 90.
So the Question was agreed to.
Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill:
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
Programming of proceedings
2. All proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further message from the Lords) shall be programmed.
Proceedings in Standing Committee
3.-(1) Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 18th October 2001.
(2) The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
4.-(1) Proceedings on consideration and 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.
(2) Sessional Order B (programming committees) made by the House on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
7 Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill [Money],-Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) 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 Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill, it is expedient to authorise 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 enactment-(Mr Graham Stringer):-It was agreed to.
8 Education,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the draft Special Educational Needs Code of Practice, which was laid before this House on 20th June, be approved-(Mr Stephen Timms);
And it being one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion, the Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents);
And the Speaker's opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the Division was deferred till to-morrow, pursuant to Order [28th June].
9 Police,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Drug Testing of Persons in Police Detention) (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2001, which were laid before this House on 20th June, be approved-(Mr Ivor Caplin):-It was agreed to.
10 International Immunities and Privileges,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft International Criminal Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 20th June, be approved-(Mr Ivor Caplin):-It was agreed to.
11 International Immunities and Privileges,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Specialised Agencies of the United Nations (Immunities and Privileges of UNESCO) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 25th June, be approved-(Mr Ivor Caplin):-It was agreed to.
12 Postal Services,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Sub-Post Office Start-Up Capital Subsidy Scheme Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 22nd June 2001, be approved-(Mr Ivor Caplin):-It was agreed to.
13 Northern Ireland,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 26th June, be approved-(Mr Ivor Caplin);
And the Speaker's opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the Division was deferred till to-morrow, pursuant to Order [28th June].
14 Northern Ireland,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Life Sentences (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 26th June, be approved-(Mr Ivor Caplin);
And the Speaker's opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the Division was deferred till to-morrow, pursuant to Order [28th June].
15 Town and Country Planning,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001, which were laid before this House on 3rd July, be approved-(Mr Ivor Caplin):-It was agreed to.
16 Business of the House,-The Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 28th June, That Private Members' Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 26th October, 2nd, 23rd and 30th November 2001, 11th, 18th and 25th January, 15th March, 12th and 19th April, 10th May, 21st June and 19th July 2002;
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-morrow.
17 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Ivor Caplin.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till four minutes past Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 11.04 p.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 Civil Aviation,-Civil Aviation Authority (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 2448), dated 9th July 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers].
2 Customs and Excise,-Cider and Perry (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 2449), dated 10th July 2001 [by Act] [Mr Paul Boateng].
3 Education,-(1) Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 2468), dated 7th July 2001, and
(2) Thurrock College and Basildon College (Dissolution) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 2447), dated 9th July 2001
[by Act] [Secretary Estelle Morris].
4 Financial Services and Markets,-Financial Services and Markets Tribunal Rules 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 2476), dated 9th July 2001 [by Act] [Ms Rosie Winterton].
Other Papers:
5 Civil Aviation,-Statement of Guarantee given by the Treasury on 10th July 2001 on loans proposed to be raised by the Civil Aviation Authority from the National Westminster Bank plc [by Act] [Mr Paul Boateng].
6 Competition Commission,-Report by the Competition Commission on the proposed merger between Lloyds TSB Group plc and Abbey National plc [by Command] [Cm. 5208] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
7 Crime and Disorder,-Report and Accounts of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales for 1999-2000, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 103] [Clerk of the House].
8 Crown Estate,-Report and Accounts of the Crown Estate Commissioners for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act] [Clerk of the House].
9 Data Protection,-Report and Accounts of the Information Commissioner for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 2] [Clerk of the House].
10 Electoral Law (Northern Ireland),-Report of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland for 2000-01 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 85] [Mr Secretary Reid].
11 Government Trading Funds,-Report and Accounts of the Patent Office for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 65] [Clerk of the House].
12 House of Commons,-Report of the House of Commons Commission [by Act]; to be printed [No. 155] [The Speaker].
13 Local Government,-Report and Accounts of the Local Government Commission for England for 2000-01 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers].
14 Police,-Report and Accounts of the Independent Police Complaints Authority for 2000-01 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 41] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
15 Police (Northern Ireland),-Accounts of the Independent Commission for Police Complaints for Northern Ireland for 1999-2000, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 151] [Clerk of the House].
16 Small Businesses,-Accounts of the Small Business Service for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 104] [Clerk of the House].
17 Statutory Instruments (Notification),-Communications declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation:
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 2375)
[by Standing Order] [The Speaker].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 Homelessness Bill,-The Speaker has appointed Mr Win Griffiths an additional Chairman of Standing Committee A in respect of the Bill.
2 Draft Football (Disorder)(Duration of Powers) Order 2001,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Peter Kilfoyle from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Alan Keen.
APPENDIX III
Select Committees
Statutory Instruments,- Second Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No 135- ii] [Mr David Tredinnick].
[W.H., No. 5]
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 Gerry Sutcliffe.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 1.57 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
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