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The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Ogmore 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 County Constituency of Ogmore in the room of Sir Raymond Powell, deceased.-(Hilary Armstrong.)
2 First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Peter Pike reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Police Emblems and Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
3 Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Eric Illsley reported from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Financial Assistance For Industry (Increase of Limit) Order 2002.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
4 Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill;
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time;
An Amendment was proposed to the Question, to leave out from the word 'That' to the end of the Question and add the words 'declines to give a Second Reading to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill because it infringes the principle that justice flows from the Crown throughout the realm; because it introduces aspects to the judicial system which depart from the principle that Northern Ireland is fully a part of the United Kingdom for judicial as well as other purposes; and because it represents a further stage in the policy of unilateral and unbalanced concession to republicanism in Northern Ireland', instead thereof.-(Mr Quentin Davies.)
And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made;
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Julian Brazier, Mr John Randall: 133.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Ivor Caplin, Mr Graham Stringer: 324.
So the Question was negatived.
And the Main Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 62 (Amendment on second or third reading):-It was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read a second time.
5 Justice (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 Justice (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 messages from the Lords) shall be programmed.
Proceedings in Standing Committee
(3) Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 14th February 2002.
(4) The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
(5) 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.
(6) 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 proceedings on consideration are commenced or, if that day is a Thursday, at Seven o'clock on that day.
(7) Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading-(Jim Fitzpatrick);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Ivor Caplin, Mr Graham Stringer: 316.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Charles Hendry, Mr John Randall: 136.
So the Question was agreed to.
6 Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Money],-Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Justice (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 Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of-
(a) any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown by virtue of the Act, and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided-(Mr Phil Woolas):-It was agreed to.
7 Employment Bill (Programme) (No. 2),-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [28th June], That the Order of 27th November 2001 (Employment Bill (Programme)) be amended by the substitution in paragraph 3 (time for conclusion of proceedings in Standing Committee) of the words 'at 11.25 a.m. on 24th January' for the words 'on 22nd January'-(Mr Phil Woolas):-It was agreed to.
8 Immigration,-Ordered, That the Immigration and Asylum Appeals (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 4014), a copy of which was laid before this House on 17th December 2001, be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.-(Mr Phil Woolas.)
9 National Health Service,-Ordered, That the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 4043), a copy of which was laid before this House on 21st December 2001, be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.-(Mr Phil Woolas.)
10 Sixth Environmental Action Programme,-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. 5771/01, a Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Sixth Environmental Action Programme of the European Community: 'Europe 2010: Our future, Our choice', and a Proposal for a draft Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Community Environmental Action Programme 2001-2010; considers that co-ordinated action at a Community level is the most effective way of addressing the main environmental objectives of the programme; welcomes the strategic approach; agrees with the objectives, particularly the identification of the four priority areas; endorses the emphasis on climate change as an outstanding challenge of the next 10 years and beyond; supports the Government's efforts to ensure that policy is developed on the basis of full analysis of the issues with consideration of the full range of instruments; endorses the Government's position that the programme should be ambitious yet achievable, and that where analysis has not yet been completed detailed targets should be set out in thematic strategies to be developed later; and supports the Government's aim that the programme should give a clear steer on improved and consistent implementation and enforcement-(Mr Phil Woolas):-It was agreed to.
11 Business of the House,-Ordered, That, at the sitting on Wednesday 30th January, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), the Speaker shall-
(i) put the Question on any Motion in the name of Mr Secretary Blunkett relating to the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) no later than Seven o'clock; and
(ii) put the Question on any Motion in the name of Mr Secretary Byers relating to Local Government Finance (England) 2002-03 no later than Ten o'clock.-(Mr Phil Woolas.)
12 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Phil Woolas.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till one minute to Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.59 p.m.
Michael J. Martin
Speaker
Mr Deputy Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1 Animals,-(1) Cattle Database (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 94), and
(2) Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 95),
dated 21st January 2002 [by Act] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].
2 Electricity,-Electricity (Connection Charges) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 93), dated 17th January 2002 [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
Other Papers:
3 National Audit,-Reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General on-
(1) NHS Direct in England, and
(2) Opening the Post: Postcomm and postal services-the risks and opportunities
[by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 505 and 521] [Clerk of the House].
4 Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation,-Report and Accounts of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation for 2000 [by Command] [Mr Michael Wills].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 Office of Communications Bill [Lords],-The Speaker has appointed Mr Eric Illsley an additional Chairman of Standing Committee E in respect of the Bill.
2 Office of Communications Bill [Lords] (Programming Sub-Committee), -The Speaker has appointed Mr Martin Linton and Mr John Grogan members of the Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee E in respect of the Bill, in place of Mr Andrew Miller and Mrs Helen Clark.
3 Draft Police Emblems and Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Tom Watson from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations); and nominated in substitution Mr David Clelland.
4 Draft Postal Services Act 2000 (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) (Amendment) Order 2001 and the draft Postal Services Act 2000 (Modification of Section 7) Order 2002,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Douglas Alexander, Mr Fabian Hamilton, Mr Jon Owen Jones and Mr George Mudie from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Orders); and nominated in substitution Valerie Davey, Miss Melanie Johnson, Mr Terry Lewis and Mr Ernie Ross.
5 Draft Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Eric Martlew, Mr Elliot Morley and Mr Mark Simmonds from the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr George Howarth, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainge and Alun Michael.
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APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1 Human Rights,-Tenth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights [Animal Health Bill]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report [No. 542] [Jean Corston].
2 Public Accounts,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [Modern Policy-Making: Ensuring Policies Deliver Value for Money]; to be printed [No. 541-i] [Mr Edward Leigh].
3 Welsh Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [Objective 1 European Funding for Wales]; to be printed [No. 520-ii] [Mr Martyn Jones].
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