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The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 London Development Agency Bill,-The Order of the Day being read, for the Second Reading of the London Development Agency Bill;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 18th April.
2 Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Nicholas Winterton reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Fur Farming (Compensation Scheme) (England) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 221).
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
3 Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Bill Olner reported from the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Mental Health Act 1983 (Remedial) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3712).
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
4 Christmas Day Trading Bill [Lords],-The Christmas Day Trading Bill [Lords] was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 19th April and to be printed [Bill 118].
5 Waiting Time for Discharge from Hospital Bill,-The Order for reading the Waiting Time for Discharge from Hospital Bill a second time on Friday 19th April was read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 21st June.
6 Adjournment (Armed forces personnel),-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Mr Ian Pearson);
And it being Seven o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
7 Deregulation and Regulatory Reform,-Ordered, That John McDonnell be discharged from the Select Committee on Deregulation and Regulatory Reform and Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas be added.-(Dan Norris.)
8 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Dan Norris.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-seven minutes past Seven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.27 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 Special Parliamentary Procedure:
1 Water Industry,-South West Water Limited Ilsham Valley Pumping Station Compulsory Purchase Order 2000, dated 28th November 2000, together with a Certificate by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under section 2 of the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945 [by Act] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].
Other Papers:
2 Museums and Galleries,-Report and Consolidated Financial Statements of the Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust for 2000-01 [by Command] [Secretary Tessa Jowell].
3 National Lottery,-Accounts of the National Lottery Distribution Fund for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 753] [Clerk of the House].
4 School Standards and Framework,-(1) Account of the Hackney Education Action Zone for 1999-2000, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 742], and
(a) Birmingham Education Action Zone,
(b) Lambeth Education Action Zone,
(c) Newcastle Education Action Zone,
(d) North West Shropshire Education Action Zone,
(e) Sheffield Education Action Zone,
(f) Slough Education Action Zone,
(g) Stoke Education Action Zone,
(h) Telford & Wrekin Education Action Zone, and
(i) Thetford Education Action Zone
for 2000-01, with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act];
to be printed [Nos. 745, 740, 746, 744, 751, 743, 741, 752 and 747]
[Clerk of the House].
5 Social Security Administration,-Account of the Social Fund for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 754] [Clerk of the House].
6 Treasury,-Paper, entitled Responding to the Challenges of Globalisation-The UK and the IMF 2001 [by Command] [Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 State Pension Credit Bill [Lords]:
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Win Griffiths and Mr Peter Atkinson Chairmen of Standing Committee A in respect of the Bill; and
(2) The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Hugo Swire from Standing Committee A (nominated in respect of the Bill); and nominated in substitution Mr James Clappison.
2 Enterprise Bill,-The Committee of Selection has nominated twenty-one Members to serve on Standing Committee B in respect of the Bill: Mr Douglas Alexander, Charlotte Atkins, Mr Harry Barnes, Mr David Borrow, Mr Russell Brown, Mr John Burnett, Andy Burnham, Mrs Anne Campbell, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Mr Mark Field, Mr Charles Hendry, Huw Irranca-Davies, Miss Melanie Johnson, Mr Andrew Lansley, Mr Tony McWalter, Mr Ian Pearson, Dr John Pugh, Mr Ken Purchase, Mr Gareth R. Thomas and Mr Nigel Waterson.
3 Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill,-The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee D (transferred from Standing Committee C).
4 Draft Veterinary Surgeons Act 1996 (Schedule 3 Amendment) Order 2002,-The Speaker has appointed Mr Joe Benton Chairman of the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Order.
5 Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 206):
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr James Cran Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Regulations; and
(2) The Committee of Selection has discharged Peter Bottomley from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Regulations); and nominated in substitution Chris Grayling.
6 Fur Farming (Compensation Scheme) (England) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 221),- The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Jeremy Corbyn from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order); and nominated in substitution Mrs Louise Ellman.
7 Local Government (Best Value) Performance Plans and Reviews Amendment and Specified Dates Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 305):
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr John Cummings Chairman of the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation of the Order; and
(2) The Committee of Selection has discharged Linda Gilroy from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Dave Watts.
8 Social Security Amendment (Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 398),-The Speaker has appointed Miss Ann Widdecombe Chairman of the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Regulations.
9 Mental Health Act 1983 (Remedial) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3712),-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Kelly Pollard from the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order); and nominated in substitution Lynne Jones.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
Public Administration,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration [Public Appointments and Patronage]; to be printed [No. 686-iii] [Tony Wright].
[W.H., No. 71]
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 (UK-Japan relations),-Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Nick Ainger.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 16th April.
[Adjourned at 4.34 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
CORRIGENDUM
In the Votes and Proceedings of Wednesday 10th April, in Appendix III, item 5(1), relating to the Second Report from the Science and Technology Committee [Research Assessment Exercise], should have House of Commons Paper number 507.
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