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The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Bombings in Madrid,-The House observed two minutes' silence in memory of those who died as a result of the bombings in Madrid on 11th March.
2 First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,-Mr Alan Hurst reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Courts Boards Orders (Appointment and Procedure) Regulations 2004 and the draft Courts Boards Areas Order 2004.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
3 Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill,-The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill;
And a Motion being made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 56 (Consolidated Fund Bills), That the Bill be now read a second time:-It was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read a second time.
And the Question being put forthwith, That the Bill be now read the third time:-It was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
4 Fire and Rescue Services Bill,-The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Fire and Rescue Services Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee.
A Clause (NC1) (Fire and Rescue National Framework-Scrutiny)-(Mr Philip Hammond)-brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Mark Francois, Hugh Robertson: 156.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Fraser Kemp, Derek Twigg: 254.
Another Clause (NC2) (Retained firefighters)-(Mr Philip Hammond)-brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time:-Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Clause (NC4) (Limitation on power to authorise charging)-(Mr Philip Hammond)-brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
Tellers for the Ayes, Hugh Robertson, Mr Mark Francois: 126.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nick Ainger, Mr Vernon Coaker: 317.
Another Clause (NC5) (Regional management structures)-(Mr Philip Hammond)-brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
Tellers for the Ayes, Hugh Robertson, Mr Mark Francois: 149.
Tellers for the Noes, Charlotte Atkins, Mr John Heppell: 263.
Another Clause (NC7) (Directions relating to particular classes of fires and emergencies)-(Mr Philip Hammond)-brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
And it being Nine o'clock, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [26th January].
Tellers for the Ayes, Hugh Robertson, Mr Mark Francois: 153.
Tellers for the Noes, Charlotte Atkins, Mr John Heppell: 265.
The Deputy Speaker then put the Question on the Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to be disposed of at that hour.
Amendments (Nos. 7 to 13) made to the Bill.
A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time;
And it being Ten o'clock, the Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [26th January]:-It was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
5 Northern Ireland Affairs,-Ordered, That Mr Harry Barnes be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Mr Stephen Hepburn be added.-(Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
6 Public Petitions,-A Public Petition from Mr and Mrs Luxton and others for research into molecular patches as a treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
7 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Paul Clark.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-eight minutes past Ten o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.28 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 Criminal Law,-Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) Order 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 Food,-Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 656), dated 8th March 2004 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid].
3 Pensions,-Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 758), dated 12th March 2004 [by Act] [Mr Paul Boateng].
4 Social Security,-(1) Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 761), dated 15th March 2004 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo], and
(2) State Pension Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 647), dated 8th March 2004 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith].
5 Tax Credits,-Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 762), dated 15th March 2004 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo].
6 Terms and Conditions of Employment,-(1) ACAS Arbitration Scheme (Great Britain) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 753), dated 9th March 2004, and
(2) Compromise Agreements (Description of Person) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 754), dated 12th March 2004
[by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
7 Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,-Statute, dated 26th June 2002, made by the Governing Body of Wadham College, Oxford, amending the Statutes of the College [by Act] [Mr Christopher Leslie].
8 Water Industry,-Water Industry (Prescribed Conditions) (Undertakers Wholly or Mainly in Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 701), dated 10th March 2004 [by Act] [Mr Peter Hain].
Other Papers:
9 Low Pay Commission,-Paper, entitled The National Minimum Wage: Report of the Low Pay Commission on Protecting Young Workers [by Command] [Cm. 6152] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
10 National Audit,-Reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General on-
(1) Cambridge-MIT Institute, and
(2) The United Kingdom's Civil Space Activities
[by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 362 and 359] [Clerk of the House].
11 Public Petitions,-(1) Observations by the Deputy Prime Minister on-
(i) the Petition [11th February] from residents of South West Bedfordshire for a review of the council tax system and the effect of the tax on those on fixed incomes and pensions, and
(ii) the Petition [1st March] from Dibden residents against the erection of a TETRA telecommunications mast by Airwave mmO2 at Home Farm; and
(2) Observations by Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the Petition [25th February] from residents of North Kent against the sale of fireworks to the public
[by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
Pensions Bill,-The Speaker has appointed Mr Martin Caton as an additional Chairman of Standing Committee B in respect of the Bill.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1 Education and Skills,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee [National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education]; to be printed [No. 197-vi] [Mr Barry Sheerman].
2 Human Rights,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Joint Committee on Human Rights [Human Rights and Deaths in Custody]; to be printed [No. 209-v] [Jean Corston]
3 International Development,-(1) Second Special Report from the International Development Committee [Government Response to the Committee's First Report, on Trade and Development at the WTO: Learning the lessons of Cancún to revive a genuine development round], together with an Appendix; to be printed [No. 452]; and
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Migration and Development]; to be printed [No. 79-viii]
4 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee [The Role and Effectiveness of the Housing Corporation]; to be printed [No. 401-i] [Clive Betts].
5 Public Accounts,-(1) Sixteenth Report from the Committee of Public Accounts [Progress in improving the medical assessment of incapacity and disability benefits]; to be printed, together with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 120]; and
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Criminal Records Bureau: Delivering Safer Recruitment?]; to be printed [No. 453-i]
6 Science and Technology,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Science and Technology Committee [The Use of Science in UK International Development Policy]; to be printed [No. 133-iii] [Dr Ian Gibson].
THE SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE
The Speaker certified that the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911.
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