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The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Alan Hurst reported from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
2 Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr James Cran reported from the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement on Trade, Development and Co-operation between the European Community and its Member States and the Republic of South Africa) Order 2002.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
3 Sir William McKay, KCB, Clerk of the House of Commons,-The Speaker informed the House that he had received a letter from Sir William McKay, KCB, Clerk of the House of Commons, which he read to the House, as follows:
I am writing to let you know formally of my desire to resign as Clerk of the House at the end of the year.
I entered the service of the House in September 1961, and I first sat at the table of the House in 1977. By the time I resign, I shall have been Clerk of the House for exactly five years. Two years ago, I had the further privilege of being appointed the first Chief Executive of the House Service.
It has been an honour and a unique privilege to serve the House of Commons over these 41 years, and especially to do so as its principal adviser on privilege and procedure. I shall always be grateful to the occupants of the Chair and Members in all parts of the House, past and present, for their courtesy and friendship over that long period.
For at least the past decade, the House's procedures and services have adapted to meet new demands and challenges at a pace which would have startled my colleagues in 1961. I hope we have been generally successful in coping with change while maintaining the traditional high standard of service. If so, the credit must go to all those men and women in the six departments of the House on whose loyal service so much depends. It has been a privilege for me to be associated with them.
I shall leave the service of the House with regret, but I shall do so in the knowledge that no other career could possibly have provided as much satisfaction and opportunity for service.
4 Health (Wales) Bill,-The Health (Wales) Bill was, according to Order, read a second time.
5 Health (Wales) Bill (Programme),-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [28th June 2001 and 29th October 2002], That the following provisions shall apply to the Health (Wales) Bill-
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
(2) The proviso in paragraph (2)(ii) of Standing Order No. 86 (Nomination of Standing Committees) shall not apply to the Bill.
Proceedings in Standing Committee
(3) Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 12th December.
(4) The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
(5) Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
(6) Proceedings on third reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on consideration are commenced.
(7) Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and third reading.
Other proceedings
(8) Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments or any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed-(Mr Jim Murphy);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Jim Murphy, Charlotte Atkins: 340.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Wilshire, Mr Mark Francois: 72.
So the Question was agreed to.
6 Health (Wales) Bill [Money],-Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Health (Wales) Bill [Money];
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Health (Wales) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided-(Derek Twigg):-It was agreed to.
7 Contracting Out,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Applications for Patents) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 5th November, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved-(Derek Twigg):-It was agreed to.
8 Legal Services,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Access to Justice Act 1999 (Solicitors' Practising Certificates) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 13th November, be approved-(Derek Twigg):-It was agreed to.
9 Health Care and Associated Professions,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 14th November, be approved-(Derek Twigg):-It was agreed to.
10 Northern Ireland,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 15th November, be approved-(Derek Twigg):-It was agreed to.
11 Business of the House,-Ordered, That, at the sitting on Monday 2nd December,
(1) proceedings on the Motion in the name of the Reverend Ian Paisley shall lapse, if not previously concluded, at Seven o'clock or three hours after they have been entered upon, whichever is the later, and paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments) shall apply to them as if the day were an Opposition Day; and
(2) the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of the Prime Minister relating to the Convention on the Future of Europe not later than three hours after they have been entered upon, and the proceedings may continue after the moment of interruption.-(Derek Twigg.)
12 Public Petitions,-Public Petitions from-
(1) the residents of Slough and others for Government action to prevent war crimes against Palestinians,
(2) 'Consumers for Health Choice' and others against restrictions on the availability of natural health products [three Petitions], and
(3) the residents of West Oxfordshire for an infrastructure upgrade on the Cotswold Railway Line,
were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
13 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.
14 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Derek Twigg.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till nine minutes to Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.51 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 Justice,-Draft Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Amendment of section 46(1)) Order 2002 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Murphy].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 Fees and Charges,-European Economic Interest Grouping (Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2928), dated 25th November 2002 [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
3 Local Government,-Borough of Blackburn with Darwen and the City of Peterborough (Changes to Years of Elections) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2876), dated 20th November 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
4 National Health Service,-National Health Service Act 1977 and National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (Amendment) Amendment Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2932), dated 27th November 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
5 Social Security,-Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2929), dated 27th November 2002 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo].
6 Taxes,-Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, Section 349B(3) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2931), dated 27th November 2002 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo].
7 Terms and Conditions of Employment,-Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2927), dated 25th November 2002 [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
8 Value Added Tax,-Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2918), dated 25th November 2002 [by Act] [John Healey].
Other Papers:
9 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,-Autumn Performance Report for 2002 [by Command] [Cm. 5698] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].
10 Finance,-Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Audit of Assumptions for the 2002 Pre-Budget Report [by Act]; to be printed [No. 109] [Clerk of the House].
11 Government Resources and Accounts,-Treasury Minute, dated 27th November 2002, directing the application of certain amounts as Appropriations in Aid of the Estimates for 2002-03 [by Act] [Ruth Kelly].
12 Pre-Budget Report,-Paper, entitled Pre-Budget Report, November 2002: Steering a steady course: Delivering stability, enterprise and fairness in an uncertain world [by Command] [Cm. 5664] [Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer].
13 Public Accounts,-Treasury Minutes on the Forty-third, the Forty-fifth to the Forty-sixth, the Fifty-third, the Fifty-fifth, the Fifty-eighth and the Sixtieth to the Sixty-third Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2001-02 [by Command] [Cm. 5676] [Ruth Kelly].
14 Resource Accounts, 2001-02,-Resource Accounts for 2001-02 of-
(1) Department for International Development,
(2) National Investment and Loans Office,
(3) Office of HM Chief Inspector of Schools in England and
(4) Office of Telecommunications
with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 48, 70, 35 and 46] [Ruth Kelly].
15 Supply Estimates, 2001-02,-Non-operating Appropriations in Aid [by Command]; to be printed [No.121] [Mr Paul Boateng].
16 Supply Estimates, 2002-03,-Winter Supplementary Estimates and New Estimates for Supply for 2002-03 for Central Government [by Command]; to be printed [No. 43] [Ruth Kelly].
17 Supply Estimates, 2003-04,-Estimates for which a Vote on Account is required for 2003-04 for-
(1) Central Government [by Command]; to be printed [No. 42] [Ruth Kelly],
(2) the Electoral Commission [by Command]; to be printed [No. 41] [The Speaker],
(3) the House of Commons [by Act]; to be printed [No. 39] [The Speaker] and
(4) National Audit Office [by Command]; to be printed [No. 40] [Mr Alan Williams].
18 Transport, Local Government and the Regions,-Government Response to the Twelfth Report of the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee, Session 2001-02, on The Need for a New European Regeneration Framework [by Command] [Cm. 5688] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
19 Treaty Series (No. 50, 2002),-Exchange of Notes, done at Yaoundé on 13th August 2002, between the Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Cameroon concerning Certain Commercial Debts (The United Kingdom/Cameroon Debt Agreement No. 6 (2001)) [by Command] [Cm. 5695] [Mr Secretary Straw].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill (except Clauses Nos. 1 to 4):
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee A; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr David Borrow, Mr Edward Davey, Mr Adrian Flook, Linda Gilroy, Matthew Green, Mr Philip Hammond, Mr Kevan Jones, Jim Knight, Mr Christopher Leslie, Lawrie Quinn, Mr Nick Raynsford, Mr Gary Streeter, Mr Graham Stringer, Mr Desmond Swayne, Brian White and Mr Phil Woolas.
2 Draft Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Russell Brown, David Burnside, Mr Michael Clapham, Mr Jim Cunningham, Mr David Curry, Denzil Davies, Mr Frank Dobson, Gillian Merron, Mr Ian Pearson, Mr Stephen Pound, Mr Hugo Swire, Mr John Taylor, Dr Alan Whitehead, Mr Roger Williams, Mr David Wilshire and David Wright.
3 Draft International Development Association (Thirteenth Replenishment) 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, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Mr Brian H. Donohoe, Mr Roger Godsiff, Ms Sally Keeble, Mr Robert Key, Mr Peter Luff, Mr Tony McWalter, Dan Norris, Mr Richard Page, Mr Geoffrey Robinson, Rachel Squire, Dr Jenny Tonge, Mr Dennis Turner and Dr Desmond Turner.
4 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Statutory Powers to Stop and Search) Order 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Order to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Annette Brooke, Mr David Cameron, Ann Clwyd, Mr John Denham, Mr Mark Francois, Mr David Heath, Mr John Heppell, Alan Howarth, John McDonnell, Ann McKechin, Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews, Mr James Paice, Bridget Prentice, Alan Simpson, Dr Howard Stoate and Mr Andrew Tyrie.
5 Draft Harbours (Northern Ireland) Order 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Hugh Bayley, Peter Bottomley, Mr Alistair Carmichael, John Cryer, Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas, Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson, Shona McIsaac, Alice Mahon, Gillian Merron, Jonathan Shaw, Angela Smith, Mr Ian Taylor, Mr John Taylor, Mr Robert N. Wareing, Mr David Wilshire and Derek Wyatt.
6 Draft Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Martin Salter from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mrs Liz Blackman.
7 Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) 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 Bob Ainsworth, John Austin, Annette Brooke, Mr Colin Challen, Jeremy Corbyn, Mr Mark Field, Mr Mark Francois, Mr Edward Garnier, Mr Dominic Grieve, Mr David Heath, Mr John Heppell, Dr Brian Iddon, Mr Peter Kilfoyle, Mr George Mudie, Llew Smith and Dr Howard Stoate.
8 Draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) 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: Charlotte Atkins, Mr Clive Betts, Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Julian Brazier, Ross Cranston, Mr Frank Field, Mr George Galloway, Mr Paul Goodman, Paul Holmes, Mr Gerald Howarth, Fiona Mactaggart, Judy Mallaber, Mr Kerry Pollard, Angela Watkinson, Steve Webb and Malcolm Wicks.
9 Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 109) (House of Commons Paper No. 15) on Special Grant for addressing the costs of EC Regulation 2037/00 on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment) 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Report to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Nick Ainger, Mr Tony Banks, Mr David Borrow, Mr Ronnie Campbell, Sue Doughty, Mr David Drew, Mr David Kidney, Andy King, Mr Peter Mandelson, Mr Michael Meacher, Hugh Robertson, Mr David Ruffley, Mr Jonathan Sayeed, Mr Graham Stringer, Mr Andrew Stunell and Sir Teddy Taylor.
10 Draft Flexible Working (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Graham Allen, Mr John Battle, Mr Henry Bellingham, Dr Vincent Cable, Brian Cotter, Mrs Louise Ellman, Dr Ian Gibson, Mr John Horam, Alan Johnson, Mr Andrew Lansley, Mr Bob Laxton, Mr Tony Lloyd, Mr Jim Murphy, Hugh Robertson, Mr Dennis Skinner and Jon Trickett.
11 Companies (Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2894):
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Regulations to the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Vera Baird, Richard Burden, Dr Vincent Cable, Brian Cotter, Mr Dai Havard, Miss Melanie Johnson, Mr Andrew Miller, Mr Andrew Mitchell, Julie Morgan, Ms Meg Munn, Mr Jim Murphy, Mr Andrew Robathan, Hugh Robertson, Mr Richard Shepherd, Mr John Smith and Mr David Stewart.
12 Draft Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Eleventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mrs Helen Clark, Mr Tony Clarke, Mr David Clelland, Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson, Sue Doughty, Mr George Howarth, Shona McIsaac, Gillian Merron, Richard Ottaway, Mr John Redwood, Mr Ernie Ross, Mr Martin Salter, Angela Smith, Mark Tami, Mr John Taylor and Mr David Wilshire.
Grand Committees
13 Northern Ireland Grand Committee,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Mike Gapes, Mr Phil Hope, Ms Margaret Moran, Ms Sandra Osborne, Mr Martin Salter and Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West) from the Northern Ireland Grand Committee and nominated in substitution Kevin Brennan, Mr Tom Harris, Mr Eric Joyce, Mr Stephen McCabe, Gillian Merron and Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West).
European Standing Committees
14 European Union documents Nos. 5129/02 and 13312/02, relating to denied boarding compensation for air passengers, have been referred to European Standing Committee A.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1 Defence,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Defence Committee [NATO Prague Summit]; to be printed [No. 123-i] [Mr Bruce George].
2 Education and Skills,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee [Secondary Education: Diversity of Provision]; to be printed [No. 94-ii] [Mr Barry Sheerman].
3 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee [The Water Framework Directive]; to be printed [No. 130-i] [Mr David Curry].
4 European Scrutiny,-(1) Second Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 63-ii]; and
(2) Third Report from the Committee [Scrutiny Reserve Breaches]; together with Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 6th November, in the last Session of Parilament, to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 63-iii]
5 Northern Ireland,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Northern Ireland Committee [Control of Firearms in Northern Ireland and the Draft Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2002]; to be printed [No. 67-iii] [Mr Michael Mates].
6 Public Accounts,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [Facing the Challenge: NHS Emergency Planning in England]; to be printed [No. 135-i] [Mr Edward Leigh].
7 Trade and Industry,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Trade and Industry Committee [Trade with China and Taiwan]; to be printed [No. 128-ii] [Mr Martin O'Neill].
8 Transport,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Committee [Multi Modal Studies]; to be printed [No. 38-ii] [Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody].
9 Work and Pensions,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Work and Pensions Committee [The Future of UK Pensions]; to be printed [No. 92-ii] [Mr Archy Kirkwood].
[W.H., No. 3]
Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting commenced at half-past Nine o'clock.
Adjournment,-Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Jim Murphy.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 1.59 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
CORRIGENDUM
In the Votes and Proceedings of Tuesday 26 November, in Appendix I, item 6 (Immigration), which appeared under the heading Other Papers, should have appeared under the heading Papers Subject to Negative Resolution, as follows:
Immigration,-Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules [by Act]; to be printed [No. 104] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
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