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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 1st November 2001

The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.

PRAYERS.

1    Ipswich Writ,-Ordered, That the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough Constituency of Ipswich in the room of Jamie Charles Cann, deceased.-(Hilary Armstrong.)

2    Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr David Amess reported from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft European Communities (Privileges of the European School) Order 2001, the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (European School) Order 2001, the draft European Communities (Immunities and Privileges of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation) Order 2001, the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation) Order 2001 and the draft Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2001.

    Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.

3    Adjournment (Coalition against International Terrorism),-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Mr John Heppell);

    Mr Tam Dalyell 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;

    The House divided.

      Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Paul Marsden, Mr Kerry Pollard: 13.

      Tellers for the Noes, John McDonnell, Mr Simon Thomas: 373.

    So the Question was negatived.

4    Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Dan Norris.)

    And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till nineteen minutes to Eight o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[Adjourned at 7.41 p.m.

Michael J. Martin
Speaker


Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Nine o'clock.


APPENDIX I

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

    Financial Services and Markets,-(1) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Law Applicable to Contracts of Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3542), and

    (2) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3544)

dated 1st November 2001 [by Act] [Ruth Kelly].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

1    Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill,-The Speaker has appointed Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Linda Gilroy, Mrs Theresa May, Mr Nick Raynsford, Joan Ruddock, Mr Paul Tyler and Mr Phil Woolas members of the Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee A in respect of the Bill.

2    Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill,-The Speaker has appointed Derek Conway Chairman of Standing Committee D in respect of the Bill.

3    Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Suspension of Devolved Government) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 2884), the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Restoration of Devolved Government) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 2895), the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Suspension of Devolved Government) (No. 2) Order 2001, (S.I., 2001, No. 3230) and the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Restoration of Devolved Government) (No. 2) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3231),-The Committee of Selection has discharged Shona McIsaac from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Orders); and nominated in substitution Mr Ian Cawsey.

4    Draft Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Linda Gilroy, Dr Alan Whitehead and Mr Phil Woolas from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations); and nominated in substitution Ruth Kelly, Helen Southworth and Mr Gerry Sutcliffe.

5    Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Partnership Agreement between Members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and the European Community and its Member States (The Cotonou Agreement)) Order 2001,-The Committee of Selection has discharged John Austin from the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Orders); and nominated in substitution Mr Mark Todd.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

    Public Administration,-(1) First Report from the Select Committee on Public Administration Committee [Public Participation: Issues and Innovations: The Government's Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2000-01], together with an Appendix; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 334]; and

    (2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The New Centre]; to be printed [No. 262-ii]

    [Tony Wright].

[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 (Debt relief and poverty reduction in developing countries),-Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Nick Ainger.)

    And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 6th November.

[Adjourned at 5.29 p.m.

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker

260 Votes and Proceedings: 1st November 2001 No. 42



 
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