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The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Deregulation and Regulatory Reform,-Mr Peter Pike reported from the Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee the following Resolutions:
That the draft Deregulation (Restaurant Licensing Hours) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 24th January 2002, should be approved.
That the draft Deregulation (Bingo and Other Gaming) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 28th January 2002, should be approved.
The Committee came to these Resolutions without a Division.
That the proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Golden Jubilee Licensing) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 28th November 2001, should be amended before a draft Order is laid before the House.
2 Proceeds of Crime Bill,-Mr John McWilliam reported from Standing Committee B, That it had gone through the Proceeds of Crime Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 91].
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 593].
3 Office of Communications Bill [Lords],-Mr Roger Gale reported from Standing Committee E, That it had gone through the Office of Communications Bill [Lords], and made an Amendment thereunto.
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 607].
4 Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr James Cran reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Board) Order 2002 and the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 2002.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
5 Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Nicholas Winterton reported from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 4043).
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
6 Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc) Bill,-The Order for reading the Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc) Bill a second time on Friday 15th March was read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 19th April.
7 Museums,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to clarify the respective responsibilities of trustees and the Secretary of State in terms of international co-operation and the exchange of cultural objects between museums-(Mr Edward O'Hara);
And the Motion being opposed, after a brief explanatory statement from the Member who made the Motion and from a Member who opposed it, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business):-It was agreed to.
Ordered, That Mr Edward O'Hara, Tom Cox, Mr Andrew Dismore, Mrs Jackie Lawrence, Andy Burnham, Mr Richard Allan and Mr Kevin McNamara do prepare and bring in the Bill.
8 Museums Bill,-Mr Edward O'Hara accordingly presented a Bill to clarify the respective responsibilities of trustees and the Secretary of State in terms of international co-operation and the exchange of cultural objects between museums: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 12th April and to be printed [Bill 92].
9 Education Bill [1st allotted day],-The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Education Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee.
A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Education Bill, as amended, be considered in the following order, namely, new Clauses relating to Part 1, new Clauses relating to Part 2, new Clauses relating to Part 3, new Clauses relating to Part 4, new Clauses relating to Part 5, new Clauses relating to Part 6, new Clauses relating to Part 7, new Clauses relating to Part 8, new Clauses relating to Part 9, new Clauses relating to Part 10, other new Clauses, amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 1 to 18, Schedule No. 1, Clauses Nos. 19 to 35, Schedule No. 2, Clauses Nos. 36 to 38, Schedule No. 3, Clauses Nos. 39 to 48, Schedule No. 4, Clauses Nos. 49 to 53, Schedule No. 5, Clauses Nos. 54 to 56, Schedule No. 6, Clauses Nos. 57 to 62, Schedule No. 7, Clauses Nos. 63 to 66, Schedule No. 8, Clauses Nos. 67 and 68, Schedule No. 9, Clauses Nos. 69 to 71, Schedule No. 10, Clauses Nos. 72 to 115, Schedule No. 11, Clauses Nos. 116 to 143, Schedule No. 12, Clauses Nos. 144 to 147, Schedule No. 13, Clauses Nos. 148 to 150, Schedule No. 14, Clauses Nos. 151 to 180, Schedule No. 15, Clause No. 181, Schedule No. 16, Clause No. 182, Schedule No. 17, Clauses Nos. 183 to 188, Schedule No. 18, Clauses Nos. 189 to 192, Schedule No. 19, Clauses Nos. 193 to 198, Schedule No. 20, Clauses Nos. 199 to 209, Schedules Nos. 21 and 22, new Schedules-(Mr John Heppell);
An Amendment [without notice] was proposed to the Question, in line 3, to leave out the words 'new Clauses relating to Part 3', and to insert the words 'New Clauses Nos. 1 and 2, New Clause No. 18, New Clauses Nos. 3 and 4, New Clauses Nos. 7 to 9, New Clause No. 12', instead thereof.-(Mr Stephen Timms.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
Tellers for the Ayes, Jim Fitzpatrick, Dan Norris: 315.
Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Dr Julian Lewis: 178.
Main Question, as amended, put.
Tellers for the Ayes, Jim Fitzpatrick, Dan Norris: 312.
Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Dr Julian Lewis: 169.
Ordered, That the Education Bill, as amended, be considered in the following order, namely, new Clauses relating to Part 1, new Clauses relating to Part 2, New Clauses Nos. 1 and 2, New Clause No. 18, New Clauses Nos. 3 and 4, New Clauses Nos. 7 to 9, New Clause No. 12, new Clauses relating to Part 4, new Clauses relating to Part 5, new Clauses relating to Part 6, new Clauses relating to Part 7, new Clauses relating to Part 8, new Clauses relating to Part 9, new Clauses relating to Part 10, other new Clauses, amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 1 to 18, Schedule No. 1, Clauses Nos. 19 to 35, Schedule No. 2, Clauses Nos. 36 to 38, Schedule No. 3, Clauses Nos. 39 to 48, Schedule No. 4, Clauses Nos. 49 to 53, Schedule No. 5, Clauses Nos. 54 to 56, Schedule No. 6, Clauses Nos. 57 to 62, Schedule No. 7, Clauses Nos. 63 to 66, Schedule No. 8, Clauses Nos. 67 and 68, Schedule No. 9, Clauses Nos. 69 to 71, Schedule No. 10, Clauses Nos. 72 to 115, Schedule No. 11, Clauses Nos. 116 to 143, Schedule No. 12, Clauses Nos. 144 to 147, Schedule No. 13, Clauses Nos. 148 to 150, Schedule No. 14, Clauses Nos. 151 to 180, Schedule No. 15, Clause No. 181, Schedule No. 16, Clause No. 182, Schedule No. 17, Clauses Nos. 183 to 188, Schedule No. 18, Clauses Nos. 189 to 192, Schedule No. 19, Clauses Nos. 193 to 198, Schedule No. 20, Clauses Nos. 199 to 209, Schedules Nos. 21 and 22, new Schedules.
A Clause (Power of LEA to innovate without permission of the Secretary of State)-(Mr Phil Willis)-brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time:-Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Clause (Power of school to innovate without permission of the Secretary of State (No. 2))-(Mr Phil Willis)-brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time;
Tellers for the Ayes, Bob Russell, Annette Brooke: 164.
Tellers for the Noes, Angela Smith, Mr Graham Stringer: 315.
Ordered, That further consideration of the Bill be now adjourned.-(Mrs Anne McGuire.)
Bill to be further considered to-morrow.
10 Estimates,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee), That this House agrees with the Report [31st January] of the Liaison Committee-(Mrs Anne McGuire):-It was agreed to.
11 Adjournment,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Mrs Anne McGuire);
And it being Ten o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
12 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Nick Ainger.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-two minutes past Ten o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.22 p.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 Negative Resolution:
1 Income Tax,-Income Tax (Exemption of Minor Benefits) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 205), dated 4th February 2002 [by Act] [Mr Paul Boateng].
2 Magistrates' Courts,-Magistrates' Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 194), dated 31st January 2002 [by Act] [Mr Michael Wills].
Other Papers:
3 Food Standards,-(1) Report and Accounts of the Food Standards Agency for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 488] [Mr Secretary Milburn], and
(2) Consolidated Resource Accounts for 2000-01 of the Food Standards Agency, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 594] [Mr Paul Boateng].
4 Immigration,-Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 192), dated 1st February 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
5 Northern Ireland Executive Agencies,-Report and Accounts of the Compensation Agency for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 543] [Mr Secretary Reid].
6 School Standards and Framework,-Accounts of the Dudley Education Action Zone for 1999-2000, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 591] [Clerk of the House].
7 School Inspections,-Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools for 2000-01 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 500] [Secretary Estelle Morris].
8 Statutory Instruments (Notification),-Communications declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instruments had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instruments came into operation:
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Preparations and Meat Products) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 118), and
Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 3) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 119)
[by Standing Order] [The Speaker].
9 Treasury,-Treasury Minute, dated 5th February 2002, concerning an extension to contingent liabilities undertaken, and a proposed contingent liability, in respect of the provision of third party (war and terrorism) insurance cover to UK operating airlines and the UK airline industry [by Command] [Ruth Kelly].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 4043),-The Committee of Selection has discharged Kali Mountford and Jon Trickett from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Regulations); and nominated in substitution Alan Keen and Dr Nick Palmer.
European Standing Committees
2 European Union Document No. 14130/01 relating to Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2002, has been referred to European Standing Committee A in place of the unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 5th December 2001, submitted by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which was referred on 12th December 2001.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1 Culture, Media and Sport,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee [Communications]; to be printed [No. 539-iii] [Mr Gerald Kaufman].
2 Deregulation and Regulatory Reform,-Fifth Report from the Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee [The draft Deregulation (Restaurant Licensing Hours) Order 2002, The draft Deregulation (Bingo and Other Gaming) Order 2002 and the proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Golden Jubilee Licensing) Order 2002]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 599] [Mr Peter Pike].
3 Foreign Affairs,-(1) Fourth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee [Zimbabwe], together with Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee and an Appendix; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 456]; and
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Turkey]; to be printed [No. 606-i]
4 Home Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee [The Work of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner]; to be printed [No. 601] [Mr Chris Mullin].
5 International Development,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the International Development Committee [The Effectiveness of the Reforms of European Development Assistance]; to be printed [No. 417-vi] [Tony Baldry].
6 Liaison,-First Report from the Liaison Committee [The Work of the Select Committees 2001], together with Appendices; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 590] [Mr Alan Williams].
7 Scottish Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Scottish Affairs Committee on 4th February [Post-Devolution News and Current Affairs Broadcasting in Scotland]; to be printed [No. 549-iii] [Mrs Irene Adams].
8 Statutory Instruments,-Eighteenth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 135-xviii] [Mr David Tredinnick].
9 Trade and Industry,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Trade and Industry Committee [Productivity and Competitiveness of UK Manufacturing Industry]; to be printed [No. 597-ii] [Mr Martin O'Neill].
10 Transport, Local Government and the Regions,-(1) Third Report from the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee [Draft PPG 17; Sport, Open Space and Recreation], with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee of the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 238-I]; and
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee [Tall Buildings]; to be printed [No. 482-iii]
11 Treasury,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Treasury Committee [The Role of the Practitioner Panel and the Consumer Panel of the Financial Services Authority]; to be printed [No. 600-i] [Mr John McFall].
12 Welsh Affairs,-Third Special Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee [Social Exclusion in Wales: Response of the National Assembly for Wales to the Third Report from the Committee, Session 1999-2000]; to be printed [No. 604] [Mr Martyn Jones].
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MEMORANDUM
Westminster Hall,-In pursuance of the Order of the House of 20th November 2000, the Speaker has approved 28th February, 21st March, 25th April, 16th May, 13th June and 11th July as days when the business to be taken in Westminster Hall shall be debates on select committee reports chosen by the Liaison Committee.
[W.H., No. 52]
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 Brian Wilson.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 1.59 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
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