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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 12th June.
2 Political Parties (Funding),-Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the funding of political parties: And that Mr John Maples, Mr David Curry, Mr Peter Lilley, Mr Archie Norman, Mr Andrew Tyrie, Sir George Young, Donald Anderson, Andrew Mackinlay, Mr Mike O'Brien, Ms Gisela Stuart and Mr David Chidgey do prepare and bring it in.
3 Political Parties (Funding) Bill,-Mr John Maples accordingly presented a Bill to make provision about the funding of political parties: 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 144].
4 National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill (Programme) (No. 2),-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [28th June 2001], That the following provisions shall apply to the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 20th November 2001:
Consideration of Lords Amendments
1. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments to the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after their commencement.
2. Those proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table, and each part of the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table.
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Lords Amendments |
Time for conclusion of proceedings |
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Nos. 2, 4, 1, 3, 5, 17 to 30 |
One hour after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments |
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Nos. 6 to 16 |
Four hours after the commencement of those proceedings |
Subsequent stages
3. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement-(Mr Tony McNulty):-It was agreed to.
5 National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill,-The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Lords Amendments to the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill.
A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment-(Mr John Hutton);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Graham Stringer, Mr Phil Woolas: 321.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Charles Hendry, Mr David Wilshire: 193.
So the Question was agreed to.
The Lords Amendment was accordingly disagreed to.
Lords Amendment No. 4 was disagreed to.
Lords Amendment Nos. 1 and 3 were agreed to.
It being one hour after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments, the Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Order [this day], put the Question that this House agrees with the remaining Lords Amendments to be disposed of at that hour.
Lords Amendments Nos. 5 and 17 to 30 were agreed to.
A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment-(Ms Hazel Blears);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Ian Pearson, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe: 303.
Tellers for the Noes, Tom Brake, Mr Charles Hendry: 179.
So the Question was agreed to.
The Lords Amendment was accordingly disagreed to.
Lords Amendments Nos. 7 to 16 were disagreed to.
Amendments ((a) to (d), (o) to (q), (e) to (l), (r), (m) and (n)) were made to the Bill, in lieu of Lords Amendments Nos. 6 to 16 disagreed to.
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendments Nos. 2 and 4;
That Mr Simon Burns, Jim Fitzpatrick, Dr Evan Harris, Mr John Hutton and Ms Claire Ward be members of the Committee;
That Mr John Hutton be the Chairman of the Committee;
That three be the quorum of the Committee;
That the Committee do withdraw immediately.-(Jim Fitzpatrick.)
6 House of Commons Members' Fund,-Ordered, That Mr A. J. Beith, Mr John Butterfill and Sylvia Heal be discharged as Managing Trustees of the House of Commons Members' Fund and Mr Peter Lilley, Mr Eric Martlew and Mr John Burnett be appointed as Managing Trustees in pursuance of section 2 of the House of Commons Members' Fund Act 1939.-(Mr Ivor Caplin.)
7 Public Petitions,-Public Petitions from-
(1) residents of Lyneham, Wootton Bassett, Calne, Chippenham, Malmesbury and other towns and villages of North Wiltshire against the closure of RAF Lyenham and for the basing of A400M transport aircraft there, and
(2) North Claines Parish Council for road safety measures outside Hindlip C.E. First School
were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
8 Public Petitions,-A Public Petition from Mr A. Qayum and others for assurances from the Indian Government that those guilty of murder and violence in Gujarat will be brought to justice was presented; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
9 National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill,-Mr John Hutton reported from the Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their Amendments to the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill, That it had drawn up the following Reason, which it had directed him to report to the House:
The Commons disagree to Amendments Nos. 2 and 4 made by the Lords, for the following Reason:
Because the law already provides adequately for education, training and research.
The Reason was agreed to.
Message to the Lords to communicate the said Reason, with the Bill and Amendments.
10 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Fraser Kemp.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till seven minutes to Eight o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.53 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 (Maintenance of Interception Capability) Order 2002 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
2 Local Government Finance,-Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 100) on 2001-02 Special Grant for Rate Relief in Respect of Hardship Caused by Foot and Mouth Disease [by Act]; to be printed [No. 869] [Mr Secretary Byers].
Other Papers:
3 Agriculture,-Report on Smallholdings in England for 1999-2000 [by Act] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].
4 Angola (No. 1, 2002),-Agreement, done at Luanda on 4th July 2000, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Angola for the Promotion and Protection of Investments, with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Cm. 5525] [Mr Secretary Straw].
5 Broadcasting,-Report and Financial Statements of the Radio Authority for 2001 [by Act] [Secretary Tessa Jowell].
6 Miscellaneous (No. 11, 2002),-Amendment, adopted at Geneva on 21st December 2001, to Article I of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW), with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Cm. 5523] [Mr Secretary Straw].
7 Public Accounts,-Treasury Minute on the Eighteenthto Twenty-second and the Twenty-fourth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2001-02 [by Command] [Cm. 5512] [Mr Paul Boateng].
8 School Standards and Framework,-Account of the Nottingham Education Action Zone for 2000-01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 870] [Clerk of the House].
9 Water Industry,-Report of the Director General of Water Services for 2001-02 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 808] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 Draft European Union Extradition (Amendment) Regulations 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Bob Ainsworth, Janet Anderson, Mr Kevin Barron, Mr Henry Bellingham, Mr David Borrow, Sir Sydney Chapman, Valerie Davey, Mr Huw Edwards, Jeff Ennis, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Simon Hughes, Mr Mark Lazarowicz, Mrs Anne McGuire, Mr Humfrey Malins, Angus Robertson and Dr Howard Stoate.
2 Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) (Electronic Commerce Directive) Order 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Richard Allan, Mr Iain Coleman, Brian Cotter, Julia Drown, Clive Efford, Mr Mark Field, Mr Howard Flight, Helen Jones, Ruth Kelly, Mr Peter Luff, Alice Mahon, Mr David Ruffley, Joan Ryan, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Brian White and Tony Worthington.
3 Draft Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Amendment) Order 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Norman Baker, Annette Brooke, Mr John Denham, Mr George Galloway, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mr Dominic Grieve, Mr John Horam, Mr George Howarth, Mr Fraser Kemp, Mr Peter Kilfoyle, Dr Andrew Murrison, Phil Sawford, Alan Simpson, Dr Howard Stoate, Mr Paul Truswell and Derek Wyatt.
4 Draft Horticultural Development Council (Amendment) Order 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Nick Ainger, Mr Colin Breed, Mr Martin Caton, Mr David Crausby, Paul Flynn, Dr Ian Gibson, Matthew Green, Jim Knight, Mr Kevin McNamara, Mr Elliot Morley, Mr Gordon Prentice, Mr Andy Reed, Hugh Robertson, Mr Jonathan Sayeed, Mr Mark Simmonds and Mr Desmond Swayne.
5 Draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2002,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Nick Ainger from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Graham Stringer.
6 Draft Vehicular Access Across Common and Other Land (England) Regulations 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Nick Ainger, Peter Bradley, Malcolm Bruce, Mr Tam Dalyell, Mr Nick Gibb, John McDonnell, Alun Michael, Chris Mole, Mr George Mudie, Mr David Rendel, John Robertson, Mr Jonathan Sayeed, Mr Brian Sedgemore, Mr Dennis Skinner, Mr Desmond Swayne and Angela Watkinson.
7 Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data: Additional Public Authorities) Order 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Bob Ainsworth, Mr Richard Allan, Peter Bottomley, Annette Brooke, Harry Cohen, Mr Ian Davidson, Mr Barry Gardiner, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mr Dominic Grieve, Mr Ivan Henderson, Mr Mark Hoban, Dr Nick Palmer, Jon Trickett, Dr Desmond Turner, Mrs Betty Williams and Mr Phil Woolas.
European Standing Committees
8 European Union document No. 8389/02, relating to Broad Economic Policy Guidelines, has been referred to European Standing Committee B, together with European Union documents Nos. SN 1107/02, SN 1108/02, SN 1109/02, SN 1111/02, SN 1112/02, SN 1113/02, SN 1319/1/02, SN 1320/1/02, SN 1321/02, SN 1322/02, SN 1323/02, SN 1324/1/02, SN 1325/1/02, OJ C51/7, SN 1361/02, SN 1382/1/02 andSN 1383/1/02 relating to the Stability and Convergence Programmes of each Member State, already referred to the Committee on 10th April.
9 European Union document No. 6863/02, relating to aid for 'poverty diseases', has been referred to European Standing Committee B, together with European Union document No. 7727/2/02, relating to world summit on sustainable development, already referred to the Committee on 15th May.
10 European Union document No. 8351/02, relating to reception of asylum applicants, has been referred to European Standing Committee B.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1 Defence,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Defence Committee [Defence and Security in the United Kingdom]; to be printed [No. 518-xii] [Mr Bruce George].
2 Education and Skills,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee [Post-16 student support]; to be printed [No. 445-iv] [Mr Barry Sheerman].
3 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee [Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)]; to be printed [No. 875] [Mr David Curry].
4 European Scrutiny,-(1) Thirtieth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee [European Scrutiny in the Commons], together with an Appendix; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 152-xxx]; and
(2) Thirty-first Report from the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 152-xxxi]
5 Human Rights,-Memoranda laid before the Joint Committee on Human Rights [The Employment Bill] [Jean Corston].
6 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-iv] [Mr Michael Mates].
7 Public Accounts,-(1) Thirty-sixth Report from the Committee of Public Accounts [Progress on Resource Accounting]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 349];
(2) Thirty-seventh Report from the Committee [Handling Clinical Negligence Claims in England]; to be printed with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 280]; and
(3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Awarding the new licence to run the National Lottery]; to be printed [No. 881-i]
8 Treasury,-(1) Fourth Report from the Treasury Committee [Monetary Policy Committee Confirmation Hearings]; together with Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 880]; and
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee of the Committee [The Inland Revenue's Self-Assessment Systems]; to be printed [No. 681-iv]
9 Welsh Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [Transport in Wales]; to be printed [No. 378-vii] [Mr Martyn Jones].
10 Work and Pensions,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Work and Pensions Committee [Child Support Agency]; to be printed [No. 872-i] [Mr Archy Kirkwood].
[W.H., No. 87]
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,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned-(Mr John Heppell);
And it being Two o'clock, the sitting was adjourned without Question put, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 2 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
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