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The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1 Message from the Lords,-A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:
The Lords have agreed to the Child Trust Funds Bill, with Amendments; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
2 Child Trust Funds Bill,-Lords Amendments to the Child Trust Funds Bill to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 101].
3 Domestic Energy Efficiency,-Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for energy efficiency in relation to fuel poverty and social housing: And that Mr Jim Cunningham, Mr John Lyons, Mr Brian H. Donohoe, Andy King, Mr Bill Olner and Mr Brian Jenkins do prepare and bring it in.
4 Domestic Energy Efficiency Bill,-Mr Jim Cunningham accordingly presented a Bill to make provision for energy efficiency in relation to fuel poverty and social housing: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 16th July and to be printed [Bill 100].
5 Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill,-The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Committee on the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill.
Clause No. 1 (Constituencies and regions).
Amendment (No. 8) proposed, in page 1, to leave out lines 5 to 11.-(Mr Jimmy Hood.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Ruffley, Mr Hugo Swire: 138.
Tellers for the Noes, Derek Twigg, Charlotte Atkins: 347.
Clauses Nos. 2 to 4 agreed to.
Schedule No. 1 (Substitution of Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998).
Amendment (No. 1) proposed, in page 3, line 12, to leave out from the word 'Shetland)' to the end of line 14.-(Mr Brian H. Donohoe.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 11) proposed, in page 10, line 10, at the end, to insert the words-
Wherever the boundary of a constituency for the Scottish Parliament is not coterminous with the boundary of a constituency for Parliament, the Electoral Commission or the Boundary Committee (as the case may be) shall ensure that the names for the different types of constituencies shall be different.'.-(Mr Alan Reid.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
It being Nine o'clock, the Chairman put the remaining Question necessary to bring proceedings in the Committee to a conclusion, pursuant to Order [9th February].
Schedules Nos. 2 and 3 agreed to.
Whereupon the Chairman left the Chair to report the Bill to the House.
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair, and Gillian Merron reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and directed her to report the same, without Amendment.
A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time-(Mrs Anne McGuire);
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Nick Ainger, Gillian Merron: 326.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Mr Mark Francois: 104.
So the Question was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
6 Defence,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (Remedial) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 66), dated 14th January 2004, a copy of which was laid before this House on 15th January, be approved-(Mr Vernon Coaker):-It was agreed to.
7 Defence,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 26th February, be approved-(Mr Vernon Coaker):-It was agreed to.
8 Banks and Banking,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 3rd March, be approved-(Mr Vernon Coaker):-It was agreed to.
9 Customs and Excise,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the Customs and Excise Duties (Travellers' Allowances and Personal Reliefs) (New Member States) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No.1002), dated 1st April, a copy of which was laid before this House on 1st April, be approved-(Mr Vernon Coaker):-It was agreed to.
10 International Immunities and Privileges,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 19th April, be approved-(Mr Vernon Coaker):-It was agreed to.
11 European Communities,-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement on Enlargement of the European Economic Area) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 26th April, be approved-(Mr Vernon Coaker):-It was agreed to.
12 Disposal of Batteries and Accumulators,-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. 15494/03, draft Directive on batteries and accumulators and spent batteries and accumulators; supports the Government's intention to welcome the draft Directive and supports the Government's aim of securing legislation that achieves a high level of environmental protection and harmonisation of the single market, at lowest cost, taking a risk-based and proportional approach, and of ensuring that final collection and recycling targets for spent portable batteries and accumulators are challenging, but achievable-(Mr Vernon Coaker):-It was agreed to.
13 Education,-Ordered, That the Education (Pupil Exclusions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 402), dated 23rd February 2004, be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.-(Mr Vernon Coaker.)
14 Northern Ireland Affairs,-Ordered, That Mr Peter Robinson be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Mr Gregory Campbell be added.-(Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
15 Transport,-Ordered, That Mr Gregory Campbell be discharged from the Transport Committee and Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson be added.-(Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
16 Adjournment,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Mr Vernon Coaker);
And it being Ten o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
17 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Vernon Coaker.)
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-nine minutes past Ten o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.29 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 Human Fertilisation and Embryology,-Draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (Disclosure of Donor Information) Regulations 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Reid].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 Criminal Law,-Burma (Freezing of Funds and Economic Resources) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1257), dated 4th May 2004 [by Act] [Ruth Kelly].
3 Education,-Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Science in respect of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Key Stages) (England) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1217), dated 27th April 2004 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Clarke].
4 Libraries,-Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1258), dated 30th April 2004 [by Act] [Secretary Tessa Jowell].
5 Nuclear Safeguards,-Nuclear Safeguards (Notification) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1255), dated 1st May 2004 [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
Other Papers:
6 Financial Reporting to Parliament,-Departmental Report 2004: The Government's Expenditure Plans for 2003-04 to 2005-06 for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister [by Command] [Cm. 6206] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
7 National Audit,-Reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General on-
(1) Financial management of the European Union: A progress report, and
[by Act]; to be printed [No. 529 and 530] [Clerk of the House].
8 Video Recordings,-Report and Accounts of the British Board of Film Classification for 2003 [by Act] [Secretary Tessa Jowell].
APPENDIX II
Reports from Select Committees
1 Constitutional Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Constitutional Affairs Committee [Statutory supervision of legal professionals: the work of the Legal Services Ombudsman]; to be printed [No. 575-i] [Mr A. J. Beith].
2 Culture, Media and Sport,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee [Drugs and role models in sport]; to be printed [No. 499-iv] [Mr Gerald Kaufman].
3 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Reform of the Sugar Regime Sub-Committee of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee [Reform of the Sugar Regime]; to be printed [No. 550-ii] [Mr Michael Jack].
4 Environmental Audit,-Fifth Report from the Environmental Audit Committee [GM Food-Evaluating the Farm Scale Trials: the Government Response]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 564] [Mr Peter Ainsworth].
5 European Scrutiny,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the European Scrutiny Committee [Regional and Cohesion Policy]; to be printed [No. 574-i] [Mr Jimmy Hood].
6 Foreign Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee [Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism]; to be printed [No. 441-iv] [Mr Donald Anderson].
7 Home Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee [Identity Cards]; to be printed [No. 130-vii] [Mr John Denham].
8 International Development,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the International Development Committee [AIDS Orphans]; to be printed, together with Appendices [No. 573-i] [Chris McCafferty].
9 Statutory Instruments,-Seventeenth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 82-xvii] [Mr David Tredinnick].
10 Trade and Industry,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Trade and Industry Committee [The UK Automotive Industry];to be printed [No. 437-iii] [Mr Martin O'Neill].
11 Transport,-Ninth Report from the Transport Committee [Navigational Hazards and the Energy Bill], 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. 555] [Mr Brian H. Donohoe].
12 Welsh Affairs,-Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [The Powers of the Children's Commissioner for Wales]; to be printed [No. 538-ii] [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,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned-(Charlotte Atkins);
And it being Two o'clock, the sitting was adjourned without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 2 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker
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