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The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Transas Group Bill,-The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means reported from the Committee on Unopposed Bills, That it had examined the allegations contained in the Preamble to the Transas Group Bill and found the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.
Bill, as amended in the Committee, to lie upon the Table.
2 Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Edward O'Hara reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
3 Message from the Lords,-A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:
The Lords do not insist on certain of their Amendments to the Local Government Bill to which this House has disagreed; they agree to the Amendments proposed by this House to another Lords Amendment, and they agree to the consequential Amendments made by this House to the Bill; and they do not insist on their remaining Amendment to which this House has disagreed, but propose an Amendment in lieu thereof.
The Lords communicate that they have resolved that any Lord may participate in the proceedings of the Standing Committee on the Inter-Governmental Conference appointed by the Commons, but may not vote or move any Motion or be counted in the Quorum, as proposed in this House's message of 16th September.
4 Local Government Bill,-Lords Amendment in lieu of a Amendment to the Local Government Bill to which the Commons have disagreed to be printed [Bill 162].
5 European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill,-Mr Christopher Leslie, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr Secretary Prescott, Peter Hain, Mr Secretary Darling, Mr David Miliband and Mr Denis MacShane, presented a Bill to make provision for piloting in certain regions different methods of voting at the European Parliamentary general election in 2004 and at certain local elections held at the same time; and to enable consequential alterations to be made to voting procedures at local elections: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow and to be printed [Bill 160].
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill be printed [Bill 160-EN].
6 Stray Animals,-Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for stray animals and for their ownership; and for connected purposes: And that Mr David Amess, Mrs Helen Clark, Bob Spink, Miss Ann Widdecombe, Mr David Atkinson, Angela Watkinson, Andrew Rosindell, Mr Tony Banks, Mr Keith Bradley, Bob Russell, Mr David Drew and Mr Ian Cawsey do prepare and bring it in.
7 Stray Animals Bill,-Mr David Amess accordingly presented a Bill to make provision for stray animals and for their ownership; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 21st November and to be printed [Bill 161].
8 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time),-A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords]-
1. Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at this day's sitting and shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, nine hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order
Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put
2. When the Bill has been read a second time-
(a) it shall, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put;
(b) proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed while the Question is put, in accordance with paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions, and Ways and Means resolutions, in connection with bills), on any financial resolutions relating to the Bill;
(c) on the conclusion of proceedings on any financial resolutions relating to the Bill, proceedings on the Bill shall be resumed and the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.
3. On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question and, if the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.
4. For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 the Speaker or Chairman shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)-
(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
(c) the Question on any amendment moved, or Motion made, by a Minister of the Crown;
(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.
5. On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
6.-(1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(2) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
7.-(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 6.
(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has already been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
(3) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.
(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on, or relevant to, any of the remaining items in the Lords Message.
(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.
8.-(1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons in relation to the Bill and the appointment of its Chairman.
(2) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.
(3) Proceedings in the Committee shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.
(4) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) the Chairman shall-
(a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair but not yet decided, and
(b) then put forthwith successively Questions on motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments.
(5) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.
9. Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
10. The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement and paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 shall apply to those proceedings.
11. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
12. No Motion shall be made to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to re-commit the Bill.
13. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
14.-(1) This paragraph applies if-
(a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) has been stood over to Four o'clock, Three o'clock or Seven o'clock (as the case may be), but
(b) proceedings to which this Order applies have begun before then.
(2) Proceedings on that Motion shall stand postponed until the conclusion of those proceedings.
15. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.
16. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House-(Mr Secretary Murphy);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Jim Murphy, Charlotte Atkins: 243.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nigel Dodds, David Burnside: 21.
So the Question was agreed to.
9 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords],-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords];
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time;
10 Deferred Divisions,-The Deputy Speaker announced the results of the Division which had been deferred to this day, pursuant to the Orders of the House [28th June 2001 and 29th October 2002]:
Implementation and Compliance of the Common Fisheries Policy,-That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 7623/03, Commission Communication towards uniform and effective implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy, and No. 10509/03, Commission Communication on compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy: 'Compliance work plan and scoreboard'; takes note of the Government's support for the work plan; and supports the Government's objective of playing a constructive part in detailed discussion of the proposals to improve co-operation between enforcement agencies and of the feasibility study on the proposed Community Fisheries Control Agency.
So the Question was agreed to.
11 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords],-The Question being again proposed, That the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords] be now read a second time;
And it being Seven o'clock, the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.
12 Business of the House,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business), That, at this day's sitting, consideration of any Lords Messages that may be received may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour-(Gillian Merron):-It was agreed to.
13 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords],-The Question being again proposed, That the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords] be now read a second time;
And the Question being put;
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Vernon Coaker, Gillian Merron: 325.
Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Iris Robinson, Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson: 7.
So the Question was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read a second time.
Further proceedings stood postponed, pursuant to Order [this day].
14 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords] [Money],-Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords] [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 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of-
(a) any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under the Act, and
(b) any amount refunded under the Act in respect of any tax or duty-(Derek Twigg):-It was agreed to.
15 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords] [Ways and Means],-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 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise such incidental charges to inheritance tax as may arise from granting any relief from tax provided for by the Act-(Derek Twigg):-It was agreed to.
16 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords],-The House, pursuant to Order [this day], resolved itself into a Committee on the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords].
Clause No. 1 (The Monitoring Commission).
Amendment (No. 64) proposed, in page 1, line 4, to leave out from the word 'established' to the word 'to' in line 6.-(Mr Gregory Campbell.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 1) proposed, in page 1, line 11, at the end, to insert the words-
'(1A) But, notwithstanding the provisions of that agreement, the Monitoring Commission shall consist of two members only, who shall be appointed by Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, and of whom one shall be from Northern Ireland.'.-(David Burnside.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Gregory Campbell, The Reverend Martin Smyth: 7.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Fraser Kemp, Gillian Merron: 321.
Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Tellers for the Ayes, Gillian Merron, Mr Fraser Kemp: 330.
Tellers for the Noes, David Burnside, Mrs Iris Robinson: 7.
Clauses Nos. 2 and 3 agreed to.
Clause No. 4 (Resolutions about exclusion).
Amendment (No. 22) proposed, in page 3, line 20, at the end, to insert the words-
'(6A) In subsection (5) (motion for resolution not to be moved unless certain conditions are satisfied), for "Presiding Officer in pursuance of a notice" there is substituted "Secretary of State".'-(Andrew Mackinlay.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
And it being nine hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion relating to Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time), the Chairman, pursuant to Order [this day], put the Question already proposed from the Chair:-It was negatived.
The Chairman then proceeded to put the remaining Questions necessary to bring proceedings in Committee to a conclusion.
Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Tellers for the Ayes, Gillian Merron, Mr Fraser Kemp: 338.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Andrew Hunter, Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson: 8.
Clauses Nos. 5 to 11 agreed to.
Clause No. 12 (Short title, commencement and repeals).
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Whereupon the Chairman left the Chair to report the Bill, as amended, to the House.
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr Vernon Coaker reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and had made an Amendment.
The House, pursuant to Order [this day], proceeded to consider the Bill, as amended in the Committee.
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [this day], That the Bill be now read the third time;
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Fraser Kemp, Gillian Merron: 334.
Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Iris Robinson, Mr Nigel Dodds: 9.
So the Question was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed, with an Amendment.
17 Local Government Bill,-The House, pursuant to Order [15th September], proceeded forthwith to consider a Lords Amendment in lieu of an Amendment to which the Commons have disagreed.
A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment-(Mr Nick Raynsford);
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And the Question being put;
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Nick Ainger, Bridget Prentice: 221.
Tellers for the Noes, Angela Watkinson, Mr Mark Field: 112.
So the Question was agreed to.
The Lords Amendment was accordingly disagreed to.
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up a Reason to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendment No. 3B.
That Paul Clark, Mr Edward Davey, Linda Gilroy, Mr Philip Hammond and Phil Hope be members of the Committee.
That Phil Hope be the Chairman of the Committee.
That three be the Quorum of the Committee.
That the Committee do withdraw immediately.-(Paul Clark.)
18 Public Petitions,-Public Petitions from
(1) Patrick Iddenden, Zena Gould and others for those on disability benefits to qualify for winter fuel allowance,
(2) residents of Chenies, Buckinghamshire, and others against the installation of a telecommunications mast at Chenies, and
(3) residents of Jordans, Buckinghamshire, and others against proposed changes in school catchment areas affecting children living in Jordans
were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
19 Public Petitions,-A Public Petition from residents of West Wiltshire for international trade rules more favourable to the poorest nations was presented; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
20 Local Government Bill,-Phil Hope reported from the Committee appointed to draw up a Reason to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendment No. 3B, That it had drawn up the following Reason, which it had directed him to report to the House:
The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 3B for the following Reason:-
Because it would alter the financial arrangements made by the Commons, and the Commons do not offer any further Reason, trusting that this Reason may be deemed sufficient.
The Reason was agreed to.
Message to the Lords to communicate the said Reason, with the Bill.
21 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Jim Murphy.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till ten minutes to One o'clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till this day.
[Adjourned at 12.50 a.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 Regulatory Reform,-(1) Draft Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003, together with a statement by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott], and
(2) draft Regulatory Reform (Gaming Machines) Order 2003, together with a statement by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport [by Act] [Secretary Tessa Jowell].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 Criminal Procedure,-Pre-Sentence Report Disclosure (Prescription of Prosecutors) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. (N.I.), 2003, No. 394), dated 1st September 2003 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Murphy].
3 Road Traffic,-Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Hampshire) (Borough of Test Valley) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2336), dated 8th September 2003 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling].
Other Papers:
4 English Sports Council,-Consolidated Accounts of the English Sports Council and English Sports Council Group for 2002-03, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Command] [Secretary Tessa Jowell].
5 European Communities,-Report by the Department of Trade and Industry on the exercise of powers conferred by certain sections of the European Communities Act 1972 and of the Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979, for 2002-03 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1051] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
6 Government Resources and Accounts,-(1) Account of the Football Licensing Authority for 2002-03, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1110] [Clerk of the House], and
(2) Report and Accounts of National Savings and Investments for 2002-03, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1053] [Ruth Kelly].
7 Government Trading Funds,-Report and Accounts of the Defence Aviation Repair Agency for 2002-03, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 770] [Clerk of the House].
8 Museums and Galleries,-Account of the Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery for 2002-03, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1111] [Clerk of the House].
9 National Lottery,-Accounts of-
(1) the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts for 2002-03, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1094] [Clerk of the House], and of
(2) the Scottish Arts Council National Lottery Distribution Fund, and
(3) sportscotland National Lottery Fund
for 2002-03 [by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 1057 and 1056] [Mr Secretary Darling].
10 Office of the Deputy Prime Minster,-Government Response to the Electoral Commission's Report: The Shape of Elections to Come-A Strategic Evaluation of the 2003 Electoral Pilot Schemes [by Command] [Cm. 5975] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
11 Osteopaths,-Report and Accounts of the General Osteopathic Council for 2002-03 [by Act] [Mr Christopher Leslie].
12 Public Accounts,-Treasury Minutes on the Nineteenth to the Twenty-first and the Twenty-third to the Twenty-fifth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2002-03 [by Command] [Cm. 5961] [Ruth Kelly].
13 Superannuation,-(1) Principal Pension Scheme, and
(2) Supplementary Pension Scheme,
for Mr David Calvert-Smith in respect of his appointment as Director of Public Prosecutions, dated 17th September 2003 [by Act] [Mr Douglas Alexander].
14 Treaty Series (No. 36, 2003),-Agreement, done at Havana on 13th June 2002, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Cuba on the Transfer of Prisoners [by Command] [Cm. 5970] [Mr Secretary Straw].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1 Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill:
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Mike Hancock an additional Chairman of Standing Committee A in respect of the Bill; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Clive Betts, Sir Sydney Chapman, Paul Clark, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Yvette Cooper, Mr Edward Davey, Barbara Follett, Dr Hywel Francis, Mr Mark Francois, Matthew Green, Keith Hill, Siobhain McDonagh, Mr Terry Rooney, Mr Don Touhig, Mr Andrew Turner and Dr Alan Whitehead.
2 Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill (Programming Sub-Committee),-The Speaker has appointed Paul Clark, Mr Mark Francois, Matthew Green, Keith Hill, Mr Terry Rooney, Mr Andrew Turner and Dr Alan Whitehead members of the Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee A in respect of the Bill.
3 Draft Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Graham Brady from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Charles Hendry.
4 Draft Electronic Communications (Network and Services) (Penalties) (Rules for Calculation of Turnover) Order 2003:
(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: Janet Anderson, Charlotte Atkins, Peter Bottomley, Dr Vincent Cable, Mr Iain Coleman, Derek Conway, Brian Cotter, Ross Cranston, Jon Cruddas, Michael Fabricant, Mr Mark Field, Mr Michael Meacher, Chris Mole, Ian Stewart, Mr Stephen Timms and Dr Rudi Vis.
5 Working Time (Amendment) Regulations (S.I., 2003, No. 1684):
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Regulations to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Charlotte Atkins, Mr Henry Bellingham, Mr Keith Bradley, Dr Vincent Cable, Brian Cotter, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Mr Mark Field, Mr Nick Gibb, Ann McKechin, Judy Mallaber, Mr Greg Pope, Mr Clive Soley, Ian Stewart, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Brian White and Mrs Betty Williams.
6 Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2003:
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Regulations to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: David Cairns, Mr David Clelland, Mr Bill Etherington, Mr Paul Goodman, Paul Holmes, Mr Andrew Lansley, Mr Peter Lilley, Chris McCafferty, Margaret Moran, Mr Chris Pond, Ms Debra Shipley, Dr Gavin Strang, Ms Gisela Stuart, Mr Robert Syms, Steve Webb and Derek Wyatt.
7 Draft Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003,-The Committee of Selection has discharged James Purnell from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Tom Harris.
Grand Committees
8 Northern Ireland Grand Committee,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr David Wilshire from the Northern Ireland Grand Committee and nominated in substitution Angela Watkinson.
European Standing Committees
9 European Union Document No. 5007/03 and unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 13th January 2003, submitted by the Department of Trade and Industry, relating to Competition policy: Mergers, have been referred to European Standing Committee C.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1 Draft Mental Incapacity Bill,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Incapacity Bill; to be printed [No. 1083-iii] [Jim Dowd].
2 Education and Skills,-Seventh Report from the Education and Skills Committee [Secondary Education: Pupil Achievement], together with 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. 513] [Mr Barry Sheerman].
3 Environmental Audit,-Twelfth Report from the Environmental Audit Committee [The world Summit on Sustainable Development 2002: From Rhetoric to Reality], together with 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. 98] [Mr Peter Ainsworth].
4 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,-(1) Fifteenth Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee [New Covent Garden market: a Follow-up], together with an Appendix 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. 901]; and
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Alternative Uses for Crops (Biofuels)]; to be printed [No. 929-iv]
5 European Scrutiny,-Thirty-second Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 63-xxxii] [Mr Jimmy Hood].
6 Health,-Memorandum laid before the Health Committee [Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Services 2003]; to be printed [No. 1108] [Mr David Hinchliffe].
7 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee [Social Cohesion]; to be printed [No. 1060-i and -ii] [Andrew Bennett].
8 Procedure,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Procedure Committee [Procedures for debates, private Members' bills and the powers of the Speaker]; to be printed [No. 333-viii] [Sir Nicholas Winterton].
9 Public Accounts,-(1) Forty-second Report from the Committee of Public Accounts [A Safer Place to Work: Improving the management of health and safety risks to staff in NHS trusts], together with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 704]; and
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Improving Service Delivery: The Veterans Agency]; to be printed [No. 1113-i]
10 Transport,-(1) Seventh Report from the Transport Committee [Overcrowding on Public Transport], 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. 201-I and -II]; and
(2) Eighth Report from the Committee [The Highways Agency], 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. 453]
11 Treasury,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee of the Treasury Committee [Statistics Commission Annual Report 2002-03]; to be printed [No. 1112-i] [Mr John McFall].
12 Welsh Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [Empowering Children and Young People in Wales]; to be printed [No. 433-viii] [Mr Martyn Jones].
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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 Nick Ainger.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 4.44 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
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