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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 New Opportunities Fund (Specification of Initiative) Order 2004.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
2 Civil Contingencies Bill,-The Civil Contingencies Bill was, according to Order, read a second time.
3 Civil Contingencies Bill (Programme),-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Orders [28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003 (Programming of Bills)], That the following provisions shall apply to the Civil Contingencies Bill:
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
Proceedings in Standing Committee
2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 10th February 2004.
3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
4. 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.
5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
6. Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Programming of proceedings
7. All other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed-(Mr Fraser Kemp);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Nick Ainger, Gillian Merron: 286.
Tellers for the Noes, Hugh Robertson, Mr Mark Francois: 138.
So the Question was agreed to.
4 Civil Contingencies Bill [Money],-Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Civil Contingencies 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 Civil Contingencies Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of-
(1) expenditure of a Minister of the Crown in connection with the Act, and
(2) any increase attributable to the Act in sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under another enactment-(Mr Fraser Kemp):-It was agreed to.
5 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 Primary Medical Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 17th December, be approved-(Mr Fraser Kemp):-It was agreed to.
6 Controls on Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 12179/03, draft Regulation on certain Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases; supports the Government's position on reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and notes that the Regulation is in line with the policy on fluorinated gases as set out in the United Kingdom Climate Change Programme and that the Regulation is designed to achieve emission reductions of HFCs, PFCs and SF6 and will assist the European Community and Member States to meet their targets under the Kyoto Protocol-(Mr Fraser Kemp):-It was agreed to.
7 Adjournment,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Mr Fraser Kemp);
And the Motion having been made after Ten o'clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, it being then a quarter to Eleven o'clock, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.45 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 delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 16th January 2004 pursuant to Standing Order No. 158 (Presentation of command papers):
1 Treaty Series (No. 3, 2004),-Exchange of Notes, done at Jakarta on 3rd February and 29th April 2003, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia concerning Certain Commercial Debts (The United Kingdom/Indonesia Debt Agreement No. 4 (2002)) [Cm. 6103] [Mr Secretary Straw].
Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 16th January 2004 pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments):
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 Magistrates' Courts,-Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority (Constitution) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 76), dated 13th January 2004 [Christopher Leslie].
3 Police,-Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Modifications to Codes C and D) (Certain Police Areas) (Amendment) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 78), dated 14th January 2004 [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 19th January 2004:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
4 Agriculture,-Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 82), dated 15th January 2004 [by Act] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].
5 National Health Service,-Health Authorities (Establishment and Abolition) (England) Amendment Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 37), dated 10th January 2004 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid].
Other Papers:
6 British Library,-Statement of appointment and salary of Dr Gareth Roberts and Dr Robin Broadhurst to the Board of the British Library [by Act] [Secretary Tessa Jowell].
7 Government Resources and Accounts,-Resource Accounts of-
(1) the Department of Health, and
(2) the Teachers' Pension Scheme (England and Wales)
for 2002-03, with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 191 and 202] [Ruth Kelly].
8 National Audit,-Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Ministry of Defence Major Projects 2003 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 195] [Clerk of the House].
9 Prisons,-Report of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales for 2002-03 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 175] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
10 Public Petitions,-Observations by-
(1) the Secretary of State for Defence on the Petition [9th December] from residents of the town of Stafford and surrounding areas for the review of RAF Stafford to have regard to the base's relations with the area and its contribution to the local economy; and
(2) the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the Petition [11th December] from the concerned citizens of North Tayside for the survival of the pension book as a means of collecting pensions from local post offices
[by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].
11 Social Security (Administration),-Accounts of the:-
(1) National Insurance Fund, and
for 2002-03, with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 159 and 214] [Clerk of the House].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
Draft New Opportunities Fund (Specification of Initiative) Order 2003,-The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr David Crausby and Chris Mole from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Mr Colin Challen and Mr Barry Gardiner.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Toxins in Shellfish Sub-Committee of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee [Toxins in Shellfish]; to be printed [No. 248-i] [Mr Michael Jack].
2 Human Rights,-Third Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights [Scrutiny of Bills: Progress Report]; together with Appendices; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 252] [Jean Corston].
3 Public Accounts,-(1) Seventh Report from the Committee of Public Accounts [Progress on 15 major capital projects funded by Arts Council England]; to be printed, together with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 253];
(2) Eighth Report from the Committee [The England national stadium project at Wembley]; to be printed, together with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 254]; and
(3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Difficult Forms: How government agencies interact with citizens]; to be printed [No. 255-i]
4 Science and Technology,-(1) Second Report from the Science and Technology Committee [Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council: Introductory Hearing], 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.55]; and
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [EU Chemicals Legislation]; to be printed [No. 172-i]
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