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The House met at half-past Nine o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Bill,-The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee.
Amendments (Nos. 1 to 8) made to the Bill.
Another Amendment (No. 9) proposed to the Bill, in page 12, line 4, to leave out the words 'Industrial and Provident' and insert the words 'Co-operatives and Community Benefit', instead thereof.-(Mr Andrew Love.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
The Bill was read the third time, and passed.
2 Litter and Fouling of Land by Dogs Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Litter and Fouling of Land by Dogs Bill;
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time;
The Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn.
3 Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill,-The Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill was, according to Order, read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee.
4 Needle Stick Injury Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Needle Stick Injury Bill;
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time;
And it being half-past Two o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned.
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Friday 4th July.
5 Housing (Overcrowding) Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Housing (Overcrowding) Bill;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 20th June.
6 Health and Safety at Work (Offences) Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 31st January, That the Health and Safety at Work (Offences) Bill be now read a second time;
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Friday 20th June.
7 Government Powers (Limitations) Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Government Powers (Limitations) Bill;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 16th May.
8 Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill;
The Solicitor General, by Her Majesty's Command, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Bill, had consented to place Her Prerogative and Interests, so far as they are affected by the Bill, at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the Bill.
And objection being taken to further proceeding;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 13th June.
9 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Jim Fitzpatrick.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till three minutes to Three o'clock, adjourned till Monday 7th April.
[Adjourned at 2.57 p.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 Energy Conservation,-Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1017), dated 4th April 2003 [by Act] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].
2 Food,-Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1008), dated 31st March 2003 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
Other Papers:
3 Access to Justice,-(1) Direction by the Lord Chancellor under section 5(6) of the Access to Justice Act 1999, amending the Specific Budgets Direction of 2002-03 given by the Lord Chancellor on 14th April 2002; and
(2) Direction by the Lord Chancellor under section 5(6) of the Access to Justice Act 1999, imposing requirements on the Legal Services Commission as to the services to be funded from specified amounts paid into the Community Legal Services Fund for 2003-04
[by Act] [Ms Rosie Winterton].
4 Sri Lanka (No. 1, 2003),-Agreement, done at London on 6th February 2003, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on the Transfer of Prisoners, with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Cm. 5792] [Mr Secretary Straw].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 117) (House of Commons Paper No. 537) on 2003-04 Special Grant for Driving Local Authority Planning Performance,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Phil Woolas from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Report); and nominated in substitution Joan Ryan.
2 Draft Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2003,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Jane Kennedy and Gillian Merron from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Angela Smith and Derek Twigg.
3 Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Efficiency Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2003,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Nick Ainger from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Charlotte Atkins.
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