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The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 City of London (Ward Elections) Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the further consideration of the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill, as amended by the Chairman of Ways and Means;
Ordered, That the Bill be further considered on Thursday 7th March.
2 Deregulation and Regulatory Reform,-Mr Peter Pike reported from the Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee the following Resolution:
That a draft Order in the same terms as the proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 13th December 2001, should be laid before the House.
3 Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill,-Mr George Stevenson reported from Standing Committee A, That it had gone through the Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered on Friday 12th April; and to be printed [Bill 105].
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 662].
4 Companies Act 1989 (Amendment) Bill,-Mr Austin Mitchell, supported by Mr Alan Simpson, Mr Jim Cousins and Mr Kelvin Hopkins, presented a Bill to prevent the sale by auditors of other services to audit clients: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 19th April and to be printed [Bill 104].
5 Adjournment (Welsh Affairs),-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Mr Phil Woolas);
And it being Seven o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
6 Public Petitions,-Public Petitions from-
(1) citizens of the United Kingdom; and
(2) farmers, hoteliers, families and residents of south Cumbria
calling for a full and independent public inquiry into the recent foot-and-mouth epidemic were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
7 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-seven minutes to Eight o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.33 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 Affirmative Resolution:
1 Electricity,-Draft Electricity and Gas (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Order 2002 [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
2 Government Trading Funds,-Draft Royal Mint Trading Fund (Extension and Variation) Order 2002 [by Act] [Ruth Kelly].
3 Social Security,-Draft Social Security Administration Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
4 Road Traffic,-(1) Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Borough of Milton Keynes) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 421), and
(2) Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Borough of Poole) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 422),
dated 26th February 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers].
5 Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,-Statute, dated 22nd October 2001, made by the Governing Body of St. Hilda's College, Oxford, amending the Statutes of the College [by Act] [Mr Robin Cook].
Other Papers:
6 Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,-Resource Accounts of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Command] [Cm. 5447] [Mr Paul Boateng].
7 Cabinet Office,-Resource Accounts of the Cabinet Office for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Command] [Cm. 5443] [Mr Paul Boateng].
8 Development of Tourism,-Statement of appointment and salary of Kumar Muthalagappan as a member of the British Tourist Authority [by Act] [Secretary Tessa Jowell].
9 Export of Works of Art,-Report of the Reviewing Committee on Export of Works of Art for 1st July 2000 to 30th June 2001 [by Command] [Cm. 5311] [Secretary Tessa Jowell].
10 Home Office,-Consolidated Resource Accounts of the Home Office for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Command] [Cm. 5444] [Mr Paul Boateng].
11 Northern Ireland,-Resource Accounts of the Northern Ireland Office for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Command] [Cm. 5445] [Mr Paul Boateng]
12 School Standards and Framework,-Accounts of the Corby Education Action Zone for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 658] [Clerk of the House].
13 Security and Intelligence Agencies,-Financial Statement of the Security and Intelligence Agencies for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Command] [Cm. 5446] [Mr Paul Boateng].
14 Senior Salaries,-Twenty-fourth Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries, comprising a Report on Senior Salaries and a Report on a fundamental review of the judicial salary structure by the Review Body's Judicial Sub-Committee [by Command] [Cm. 5389-I and -II] [The Prime Minister].
15 Treasury,-Paper, entitled Realising Europe's Potential: Economic Reform in Europe [by Command] [Cm. 5438] [Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 317),-The Committee of Selection has discharged Charlotte Atkins from the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Regulations); and nominated in substitution Ian Stewart.
2 Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 90) (House of Commons Paper No. 611),-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Phil Woolas from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Special Grant Report); and nominated in substitution Angela Smith.
3 Draft Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) Order 2002,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Miss Anne Begg from the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Chris Smith.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1 Deregulation and Regulatory Reform,-Sixth Report from the Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee [Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002], together with Appendices; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 663] [Mr Peter Pike].
2 Public Administration,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration [Government Information and Communication]; to be printed [No. 303-i] [Tony Wright].
3 Treasury,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Treasury Committee on 26th and 28th February [The Bank of England February Inflation Report]; to be printed [No. 664-i and -ii] [Mr John McFall].
[W.H., No. 60]
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 (Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the surrounding region-First Report from the International Development Committee, Session 2001-02, and the Government's response thereto),-Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Fraser Kemp.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 5th March.
[Adjourned at 5.26 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
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CORRIGENDA
In the Votes and Proceedings of Tuesday 23rd October, item 2 (2) in Appendix III, relating to memoranda laid before the Home Affairs Committee [The Government's drugs policy: is it working?], should have House of Commons Paper number 318-II.
In the Votes and Proceedings of Wednesday 27th February, in Appendix III, item 3(1) should have read:
Fourth Special Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee [Government's Reply to the Fifth Report from the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee, Session 2000-01, on Sustainable Waste Management]; to be printed [No. 659].
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