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The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 London Development Agency Bill,-Ordered, That so much of the Lords Message [29th October] as relates to the London Development Agency Bill be now considered.
That the promoters of the London Development Agency Bill shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament, provided that notice of their intention to do so is lodged in the Private Bill Office not later than the day before the close of the present Session and that all fees due up to that date have been paid;
That on the fifth sitting day in the next Session the bill shall be presented to the House by deposit in the Private Bill Office;
That a declaration signed by the agent shall be annexed to the bill, stating that it is the same in every respect as the bill at the last stage of its proceedings in this House in the present Session;
That on the next sitting day following presentation, the Clerk in the Private Bill Office shall lay the bill on the Table of the House and, when so laid, the bill shall be read the first, second and third time and shall be recorded in the Journal of the House as having been so read;
That no further fees shall be charged to such stages.-(The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)
2 Message from the Lords,-A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:
The Lords communicate that they have come to the following Resolutions in respect of the London Local Authorities Bill [Lords], to which they desire the concurrence of this House:
That the promoters of the bill have leave to suspend any further proceedings thereon in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament, provided that notice of their intention to do so is lodged in the Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments not later than 12 noon on Wednesday 6th November and that all fees due on or before that day have been paid;
That the bill be deposited in the Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments not later than noon on the second sitting day in the next Session with a declaration annexed, signed by the agent, stating that the bill is the same in every respect as the bill at the last stage of the proceedings thereon in this House in the present Session;
That the proceedings on the bill in the next Session of Parliament be pro forma in regard to every stage through which the bill has passed in the present Session, and that no new fees be charged to such stages;
That the Private Business Standing Orders apply to such bill in the next Session only in regard to any stage through which the bill has not passed during the present Session.
The Lords communicate that they have come to the following Resolutions in respect of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill [Lords], to which they desire the concurrence of this House:
That the promoters of the bill have leave to suspend any further proceedings thereon in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament, provided that notice of their intention to do so is lodged in the Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments not later than 12 noon on Wednesday 6th November and that all fees due on or before that day have been paid;
That the bill be deposited in the Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments not later than noon on the second sitting day in the next Session with a declaration annexed, signed by the agent, stating that the bill is the same in every respect as the bill at the last stage of the proceedings thereon in this House in the present Session;
That the proceedings on the bill in the next Session of Parliament be pro forma in regard to every stage through which the bill has passed in the present Session, and that no new fees be charged to such stages;
That the Private Business Standing Orders apply to such bill in the next Session only in regard to any stage through which the bill has not passed during the present Session.
3 Adjournment (Defence in the UK),-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Mr Fraser Kemp);
And it being Seven o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
4 Public Petitions,-A Public Petition from 'Consumers for Health Choice' and others against restrictions on the availability of natural health products was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
5 Public Petitions,-A Public Petition from 'Consumers for Health Choice' and others against restrictions on the availability of natural health products was presented; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
6 Adjournment,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Jim Fitzpatrick);
The Deputy Speaker suspended the sitting until a Message was received from the Lords, pursuant to Order [29th October].
Friday 1st November 2002
And it being after Ten o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
7 Message from the Lords,-A Message was received from the Lords, as follows:
The Lords have agreed to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill, with Amendments; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
8 Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill,-Lords Amendments to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill to be considered on Monday 4th November; and to be printed [Bill 202].
9 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Keith Hill.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till thirteen minutes past Twelve o'clock on Friday morning, adjourned till Monday 4th November.
[Adjourned at 12.13 a.m.
Michael J. Martin
Speaker
Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock on Monday next.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1 Education,-Education (Funding for Teacher Training) Designation (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2713), dated 30th October 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Clarke].
2 Health and Safety,-(1) Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2675),
(2) Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2676), and
(3) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2677),
dated 24th October 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith].
Other Papers:
3 Education and Skills,-Department for Education and Skills Minute, dated 31st October 2002, concerning a contingent liability in respect of a contract with the Centre for British Teaching (CfBT) for the provision of services relating to the Government's drive to raise standards through the primary and Key Stage 3 strategies [by Command] [Mr Secretary Clarke].
4 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Executive Agencies,-Report and Resource Accounts of the Rural Payments Agency for 2001-02, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1197] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].
5 Foreign Affairs,-Government Response to the Ninth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2001-02, on Private Military Companies [by Command] [Cm. 5642] [Mr Secretary Straw].
6 Health and Safety,-Report and Accounts of the Health and Safety Commission, and Accounts of the Health and Safety Executive, for 2001-02, with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1202] [Clerk of the House].
7 National Lottery,-Report and Financial Statements of the sportscotland Lottery Fund for 2001-02 [by Act] [Mrs Secretary Liddell].
8 Northern Ireland,-Report of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for 2001-02 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Murphy].
9 Regulation of Investigatory Powers,-Reports of -
(1) the Intelligence Services Commissioner, and
(2) the Interception of Communications Commissioner
for 2001 [by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 1244 and 1243] [The Prime Minister].
10 Resource Accounts, 2001-02,-Resource Accounts of the Office of the Rail Regulator for 2001-02, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1201] [Ruth Kelly].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
Draft Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Gillian Merron from the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Jim Fitzpatrick.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,- Minutes of Evidence taken before the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy Sub-Committee of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee [Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy]; to be printed [No. 1252-iii] [Mr Colin Breed].
2 European Scrutiny,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the European Scrutiny Committee [Commission's Annual Work Programme]; to be printed [No. 1290] [Mr Michael Connarty].
3 Public Administration,-(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration [Public Service Targets]; to be printed [No. 1259-i]; and
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Public Appointments and Patronage]; to be printed [No. 686-x]
4 Trade and Industry,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Trade and Industry Committee [The Company Law White Paper]; to be printed [Nos. 1283-iii and -iv] [Mr Martin O'Neill].
[W.H., No. 117]
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 (Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism-Seventh Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2001-02, and the Government's response thereto),-Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Phil Woolas.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 5th November.
[Adjourned at 5.30 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
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