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The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Transas Group Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Transas Group Bill
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Wednesday 30th April.
2 Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report and Financial Statement and Budget Report,-Ordered, That there be laid before this House a copy of the Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report and Financial Statement and Budget Report, April 2003, as laid before this House by Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when opening the Budget.-(Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
3 Ways and Means,-Provisional Collection of Taxes,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 51 (Ways and means motions), That, pursuant to section 5 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968, provisional statutory effect shall be given to the following Motions:-
(a) Rates of tobacco products duty (Motion No. 2);
(b) Rate of duty on beer (Motion No. 3);
(c) Rate of duty on wine and made-wine (Motion No. 4);
(d) Hydrocarbon oil duties (rebates) (Motion No. 6);
(e) Vehicle excise duty (tractive units) (Motion No. 12);
(f) Value added tax (requirement of evidence or security) (Motion No. 13);
(g) Joint and several liability for unpaid VAT of another trader (Motion No. 14);
(h) Value added tax (face-value vouchers) (Motion No. 15);
(i) Employment income (provision of services through intermediary) (Motion No. 28);
(j) Personal pension schemes (limits on contributions) (Motion No. 45).-(Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer):-It was agreed to.
4 Ways and Means,-Amendment of the Law,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, (1) That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance.
(2) This Resolution does not extend to the making of any amendment with respect to value added tax so as to provide-
(a) for zero-rating or exempting a supply, acquisition or importation;
(b) for refunding an amount of tax;
(c) for any relief, other than a relief that-
(i) so far as it is applicable to goods, applies to goods of every description, and
(ii) so far as it is applicable to services, applies to services of every description.-(Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer);
And it being Seven o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned.
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-morrow.
5 Public Petitions,-Public Petitions from-
(1) residents of South Oxhey and others against the development of a hostel for homeless young persons in Gosforth Lane,
(2) constituents of Rayleigh against the removal of restrictions on the opening of pharmacies able to dispense NHS prescriptions,
(3) residents of the Vale of York against the removal of restrictions on the opening of pharmacies able to dispense NHS prescriptions,
(4) the users of dispensing chemists in the Westbury constituency against the removal of restrictions on the opening of pharmacies able to dispense NHS prescriptions,
(5) users of the Parley Cross Pharmacy in the Christchurch constituency against the removal of restrictions on the opening of pharmacies able to dispense NHS prescriptions, and
(6) residents of the Isle of Wight and others against the closure of the Accident and Emergency Department and certain other services at St Mary' Hospital, Newport
were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
6 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Fraser Kemp.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-three minutes to Eight o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.37 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 Value Added Tax,-Value Added Tax (Supply of Services) (Amendment) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1055), dated 9th April 2003 [by Act]; with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [John Healey].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 Agriculture,-Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1026), dated 3rd April 2003 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
3 Children and Young Persons,-Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1060), dated 8th April 2003 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
4 Education,-Education (Pupil Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1006), dated 2nd April 2003 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Clarke].
5 Local Government,-District of Adur (Scheme for Elections of Specified Council) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 984), dated 1st April 2003 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
6 Pensions,-Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1073), dated 9th April 2003 [by Act] [Mr Douglas Alexander].
7 Social Security,-Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1059), dated 9th April 2003 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo].
8 Taxes,-Stamp Duty (Disadvantaged Areas) (Application of Exemptions) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1056), dated 9th April 2003 [by Act] [John Healey].
9 Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,-Statute, dated 3rd December 2002, made by the University of Oxford, amending Statute VI [by Act] [Dr John Reid].
10 Value Added Tax,-(1) Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1069), dated 8th April 2003 [by Act] [Ruth Kelly] and
(2) Value Added Tax (Consideration for Fuel Provided for Private Use) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1057) and
(3) Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1058),
dated 9th April 2003 [by Act] [John Healey].
Other Papers:
11 Audit (Northern Ireland),-Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland on the Use of Operating Theatres in the Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 552] [Mr Secretary Murphy].
12 Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report and Financial Statement and Budget Report,-Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report and Financial Statement and Budget Report, April 2003, entitled Building a Britain of economic strength and social justice [pursuant to Order this day]; to be printed [No. 500] [Ruth Kelly].
13 Finance,-Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Audit of Assumptions for Budget 2003 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 627] [Clerk of the House].
14 Miscellaneous (No. 2, 2003),-Protocol, done at Aarhus on 24th June 1998, to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants, with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Cm. 5794] [Mr Secretary Straw].
15 Public Accounts,-Treasury Minute on the Fourth Report from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2002-03 [by Command] [Cm. 5789] [Ruth Kelly].
16 Superannuation,-(1) Civil Service Supplementary (Earnings Cap) Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2003 [by Act] [Mr Douglas Alexander]; and
(2) Civil Service Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2003,
(3) Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2003,
(4) Partnership Pension Account Death Benefits Scheme,
(5) Partnership Pension Account Ill Health Benefits Scheme, and
(6) Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2003,
[by Command] [Mr Douglas Alexander].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 Sustainable Energy Bill:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee C; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Gregory Barker, Mr Crispin Blunt, Sir Sydney Chapman, Mr David Chaytor, Sue Doughty, Mr David Drew, Mr Huw Edwards, Dr Ian Gibson, Dr Brian Iddon, Alan Simpson, Bob Spink, Ian Stewart, Mr Andrew Stunell, Brian White, Dr Alan Whitehead and Mr Brian Wilson.
2 Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Bill:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee C; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Janet Anderson, Mr Roy Beggs, Ms Hazel Blears, Mr Tim Boswell, Peter Bottomley, Mr Tony Clarke, Mrs Janet Dean, Jim Dowd, Dr Evan Harris, Mr Andrew Love, Mr Stephen McCabe, Rosemary McKenna, Mr Andrew Mitchell, Ms Debra Shipley, Mr Hugo Swire and Tony Wright.
3 Anti-social Behaviour Bill:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee G; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated nineteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Bob Ainsworth, Mrs Liz Blackman, Annette Brooke, Mr James Clappison, Paul Clark, Mr Vernon Coaker, Caroline Flint, Mr Mark Francois, Matthew Green, Mr Nick Hawkins, Mr John Heppell, Siobhain McDonagh, Shona McIsaac, Mr Tony McNulty, Laura Moffatt, Mr James Paice, Mr John Randall, Ms Dari Taylor and David Wright.
4 Care Homes (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 534):
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Regulations to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: John Austin, Gregory Barker, Mr John Bercow, Mr Simon Burns, Mr Paul Burstow, Mrs Patsy Calton, Mrs Helen Clark, John Cryer, Jim Fitzpatrick, Mr Stephen Hepburn, Stephen Hesford, Mr Andrew Love, Mr Eric Martlew, Ms Debra Shipley, Jacqui Smith and Angela Watkinson.
5 Sea Fisheries (Restrictions on Days at Sea) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No.229), - The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Nick Ainger, Rosemary McKenna, Mr Martin Salter, Dr Gavin Strang and Dr Alan Whitehead from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order); and nominated in substitution Mrs Anne Campbell, Mr Tony Colman, Judy Mallaber, Ms Meg Munn and Mr Gerry Sutcliffe.
6 Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Efficiency Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2003, - The Committee of Selection has discharged Sue Doughty and Mr John Hayes from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr James Gray and Sir Robert Smith.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1 European Scrutiny,-Eighteenth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 63-xviii] [Mr Jimmy Hood].
2 Home Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee on 8th April 2003 [Sexual Offences Bill]; to be printed [No. 639-i] [Mr Chris Mullin].
3 International Development,- Memoranda laid before the International Development Committee [The Operation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone] [Tony Baldry].
4 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions,- (1) Seventh Report from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee [The Effectiveness of Government Regeneration Initiatives]; with the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 76-I] and
(2) Eighth Report from the Committee [Planning for Sustainable Housing and Communities: Sustainable Communities in the South East]; with the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee relating to the Report [No. 77-I]; and
(3) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Exchange of letters between Andrew Bennett MP and Rt Hon John Prescott MP with regards to the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Housing Bill]
5 Public Accounts,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [A Safer Place to Work: Protecting NHS Hospital and Ambulance Staff from Violence and Aggression]; to be printed [No. 641-i] [Mr Edward Leigh].
6 Science and Technology,- Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [UK Science and Europe: Value for Money?]; to be printed [No. 386-iii] [Dr Ian Gibson]
7 Welsh Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [Empowering Children and Young People in Wales]; to be printed [No. 433-vi] [Mr Martyn Jones].
8 Work and Pensions,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Work and Pensions Committee [Childcare for Working Parents]; to be printed [No. 564-iv] [Sir Archy Kirkwood].
[W.H., No. 50]
Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall
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-(Jim Fitzpatrick);
And it being half-past Eleven o'clock, the sitting was adjourned without Question put, pursuant to Order [26th March], till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 11.30 a.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
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