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The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Mersey Tunnels Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Mersey Tunnels Bill;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Wednesday 15th May.
2 Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-David Taylor reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 and the draft Tax Credits (Decisions and Appeals) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
3 Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Win Griffiths reported from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Dental Auxiliaries (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and the draft Dentists Act 1984 (Dental Auxiliaries) Order 2002.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
4 Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Bill O'Brien reported from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
5 Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Peter Pike reported from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 641).
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
6 European Standing Committee A,-Mr Edward O'Hara reported from European Standing Committee C the following Resolution:
That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 5721/02, Commission Communication 'Towards an integrated European railway area', No. 5744/02, draft Directive on the safety of the Community's railways, No. 5723/02, Draft Directive amending Council Directive 96/48/EC and Directive 2001/16/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European rail system, No. 5724/02, draft Regulation establishing a European Railway Agency, No. 5726/02, Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the Commission to negotiate the conditions for Community accession to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), and No. 5727/02, draft Directive amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways; and endorses the Government's approach to negotiations on these proposals in the Council.
Report, together with Resolution, to lie upon the Table.
7 Christmas Day Trading Bill [Lords],-The Order for reading the Christmas Day Trading Bill [Lords] a second time on Friday was read and discharged.
8 Performance of Private Hospitals,-Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require private hospitals to publish independently audited information on clinical performance and on complaints from patients on the same basis as that required of NHS hospitals: And that Mr George Osborne, Mr Richard Bacon, Mr Gregory Barker, Dr Andrew Murrison, Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Mr Mark Field, Chris Grayling, Mr Boris Johnson, Fiona Mactaggart, Andrew Selous, Mr Hugo Swire and Mr Bill Wiggin do prepare and bring it in.
9 Performance of Private Hospitals Bill,-Mr George Osborne accordingly presented a Bill to require private hospitals to publish independently audited information on clinical performance and on complaints from patients on the same basis as that required of NHS hospitals: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 21st June and to be printed [Bill 135].
10 Value Added Tax,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the Value Added Tax (Buildings and Land) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1102), dated 17th April 2002, a copy of which was laid before this House on 17th April, be approved-(Mr Paul Boateng):-It was agreed to.
11 Finance Bill (Clauses 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and Schedules Nos. 1, 5 and 38),-The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Committee on the Finance Bill (Clauses Nos. 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and Schedules Nos. 1, 5 and 38).
(In the Committee)
Ordered, That the order in which proceedings in Committee of the whole House on the Finance Bill are to be taken shall be Clause No. 4, Schedule No. 1, Clause No. 19, Schedule No. 5, Clauses Nos. 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92 and 131, Schedule No. 38 and Clause No. 134.-(Mr Paul Boateng.)
Schedule No. 1 (Beer from small breweries: reduced rate of duty).
Amendment (No. 17) proposed, in page 110, line 32, at the end, to insert the words-
'(3)Beer produced in a small brewery for export shall not count towards the maximum production levels specified for small breweries elsewhere in this Part.'.-(Mr Christopher Chope.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 4) proposed, in page 112, line 2, to leave out '30,000' and insert '200,000'.-(Mr Christopher Chope.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mr Desmond Swayne: 206.
Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Anne McGuire, Mr Tony McNulty: 316.
Schedule No. 5 agreed to.
Clause No. 26 (Charges and rates for 2002-03).
Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr John Heppell, Mr Graham Stringer: 452.
Tellers for the Noes, Bob Russell, John Thurso: 53.
Clause No. 28 (Personal allowances for 2003-04 for those aged under 65).
Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Fraser Kemp, Mr Ian Pearson: 257.
Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mr Desmond Swayne: 187.
Clauses Nos. 29 and 87 agreed to.
Clause No. 88 (Controlled foreign companies: territorial exclusions from s.748 exemptions).
Another Amendment (no. 26) proposed in page 63, line 14, at the end to insert the words-'(6) A period of 6 months' notice shall be given prior to the laying of a statutory instrument, as provided for in subsection (5) above'.-(Mr Howard Flight.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
The Chairman, being of the opinion that the principle of the Clause and any matters arising thereon had been adequately discussed in the course of debate on the Amendment proposed thereto, put forthwith the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 68 (Debate on clause or schedule standing part), That the Clause stand part of the Bill:-It was agreed to.
The Chairman left the Chair to report progress and ask leave to sit again.
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair and Mr Roger Gale reported, That the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and that he was directed to move, That the Committee may have leave to sit again.
Committee again tomorrow.
12 Public Petitions,-A Public Petition from Derby Patients' Council and residents of Derby for a review of the system of benefits for long-stay patients was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
13 Adjournment,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Dan Norris);
And the Motion having been made after Ten o'clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.39 p.m.
Michael J. Martin
Speaker
Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Eleven o'clock.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
1 Investigatory Powers,-Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Interception of Communications: Code of Practice) Order 2002 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 Coast Protection,-Coast Protection (Notices) (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1278), dated 8th May 2002 [by Act] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].
3 Constitutional Law,-Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (Directions in the Interests of National Security) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1264), dated 1st May 2002 [by Act] [Mrs Secretary Liddell].
Other Papers:
4 Foreign Affairs,-Government Response to the Fifth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2001-02, on Human Rights Annual Report 2001 [by Command] [Cm. 5509] [Mr Secretary Straw].
5 Northern Ireland,-Report of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland for 2000-01 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid].
6 Investigatory Powers,-Draft Code of Practice on Interception of Communications [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
7 School Standards and Framework,-Account of the Downham & Bellingham Education Action Zone for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 822] [Clerk of the House].
8 School Teachers,-Report of the School Teachers' Review Body on Special review of approaches to reducing teacher workload [by Command] [Cm. 5497] [Secretary Estelle Morris].
9 Transport, Local Government and the Regions,-(1) Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee, Session 2001-02, on Empty Homes [by Command] [Cm. 5514], and
(2) Government Response to the Second Report from the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee, Session 2001-02, on London Underground and to the Seventh Report from the Committee, Session 2001-02, on London Underground-The Public Private Partnership: Follow Up [by Command] [Cm. 5486]
[Mr Secretary Byers].
10 Treaty Series (No. 58, 2001),-Second Supplementary List of Ratifications, Accessions, Withdrawals, Etc., for 2001 [by Command] [Cm. 5499] [Mr Secretary Straw].
11 Treaty Series (No. 19, 2002),-Agreement, done at Managua on 4th December 1996, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua for the Promotion and Protection of Investments [by Command] [Cm. 5504] [Mr Secretary Straw].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 Tobacco Advertising Bill,-The Speaker has appointed Mr Peter Pike as an additional Chairman of Standing Committee A in respect of the Bill.
2 Draft Dental Auxiliaries (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and the draft Dentists Act 1984 (Dental Auxiliaries) Order 2002,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Alan Simpson from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations and draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Clive Soley.
European Standing Committees
3 European Standing Committee A,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr David Chaytor and Mr George Stevenson from European Standing Committee A; and nominated in substitution Mr Parmjit Dhanda and Rob Marris.
4 European Union document No. 15194/01, relating to packaging and packaging waste, originally referred to European Standing Committee A on 13th February, has now been referred to European Standing Committee C.
5 European Union document No. 7430/02, relating to working conditions for temporary workers, has been referred to European Standing Committee C.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1 Defence,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Defence Committee [Major Procurement Projects and Defence and Security in the United Kingdom]; to be printed [Nos. 779-iii and 518-xi] [Mr Bruce George].
2 Education and Skills,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee [New HMCI appointment]; to be printed [No. 830-i] [Mr Barry Sheerman].
3 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,-(1) Fifth Special Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee [Government Reply to Second Report from the Committee, on The Countryside Agency]; to be printed [No. 829]; and
-(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The Future of UK Agriculture: Farming Beyond Subsidies?]; to be printed [No. 550-x]
4 Environmental Audit,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environmental Audit Committee [Quality of Life Indicators]; to be printed [No. 824] [Mr John Horam]
5 European Scrutiny,-Twenty-eighth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 152-xxviii] [Mr Michael Connarty].
6 Health,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee [Delayed Discharges]; to be printed [No. 617-v] [Mr David Hinchliffe].
7 Northern Ireland Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee [Impact in Northern Ireland of Cross-border Road Fuel Price Differentials: Three Years On]; to be printed [No. 819-ii] [Mr Michael Mates].
8 Public Accounts,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [Pipes and Wires: regulating prices and quality of networks delivering essential services]; to be printed [No. 831-i] [Mr Edward Leigh].
9 Science and Technology,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Science and Technology Committee [Government Funding of the Scientific Learned Societies]; to be printed [No. 774-i] [Dr Ian Gibson].
10 Transport, Local Government and the Regions,-(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee [Planning Green Paper]; to be printed [No. 476-vi] [Andrew Bennett]; and
(2)-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Sub-Committee of the Committee [The Bus Industry]; to be printed [No. 828-i] [Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody].
11 Welsh Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [Transport in Wales]; to be printed [No. 378-v] [Mr Martyn Jones].
12 Work and Pensions,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Work and Pensions Committee [The Government's Employment Strategy]; to be printed [No. 815-ii] [Mr Archy Kirkwood].
[W.H., No. 81]
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 Graham Stringer.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 1.59 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
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CORRIGENDUM
In the Votes and Proceedings of Tuesday 7th May, in Appendix I, item 5 (Regulatory Reform), which appeared under the heading Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution, should have appeared under the heading Other Papers, as follows:
Regulatory Reform,-Proposal under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 for a Regulatory Reform (Removal of 20 Member Limit in Partnerships etc.) Order 2002, together with a statement by the Department of Trade and Industry [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
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