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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 11th January 2005

The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1    Gambling Bill,—Mr Roger Gale reported from Standing Committee B, That it had gone through the Gambling Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 19].

Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.

2    Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Martin Caton reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 3009).

Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.

3    Road Safety Bill,—The Road Safety Bill was, according to Order, read a second time.

4    Road Safety Bill (Programme),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 83A (Programme motions), That the following provisions shall apply to the Road Safety Bill:

Committal

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 Thursday 3rd February 2005.

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.

Programming Committee

6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7. Any 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 Tom Watson);

The House divided.

Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Nick Ainger, Mr Vernon Coaker: 330.

Tellers for the Noes, Mr John Randall, Mr Crispin Blunt: 161.

So the Question was agreed to.

5    Road Safety Bill [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Road Safety Bill [Money];

A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Road Safety Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—

(1) expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of the Act, and

(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided in consequence of any other Act—(Mr Jim Murphy):—It was agreed to.

6    Road Safety Bill [Ways and Means],—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Road Safety Bill, it is expedient to authorise—

(1) the making of provision for financial penalty deposits and provision for imposing fees and charges, and

(2) the making of payments into the Consolidated Fund—(Mr Jim Murphy):—It was agreed to.

7    Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from residents of Warden Bay, Leysdown, Bayview and holiday home owners on the Isle of Sheppey for the protection of cliffs from coastal erosion and flooding was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.

8    Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Jim Murphy.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twelve minutes to Eight o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.48 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    Regulatory Reform,—Draft Regulatory Reform (Prison Officers) (Industrial Action) Order 2005 [by Act], with a Statement by the Home Office [by Act] [Mr Secretary Clarke].

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2    Food,—Charges for Inspections and Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 12), dated 8th January 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].

3    Gas,—Gas Act 1986 (Exemption) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 16), dated 10th January 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].

4    Immigration,—(1) Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 15), dated 10th January 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command]; and

(2) Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules [by Act]; to be printed [No. 194]

[Mr Secretary Clarke].

5    National Health Service,—National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 26), dated 11th January 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Reid].

6    Sea Fisheries,—Incidental Catches of Cetaceans in Fisheries (England) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 17), dated 10th January 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].

Other Papers:

7    Crown Agents,—Account of the Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board for 2003, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 203] [Clerk of the House].

8    Health,—Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Health Committee, Session 2003-04, on the Provision of Allergy Services [by Command] [Cm. 6433] [Mr Secretary Reid].

9    Public Petitions,—Observations by the Deputy Prime Minister on the Petition [1st December] from residents of North Essex for transfer to local councils of complete responsibility for travellers and their activities [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].

Papers withdrawn:

10    Constitutional Law,—Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005 [laid 9th December].

APPENDIX II

Reports from Select Committees

1    Constitutional Affairs,—(1) Second Report from the Constitutional Affairs Committee [Work of the Committee in 2004]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 207];

(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Family Justice: The operation of the family courts]; to be printed [No. 116-iii]; and

(3) Memorandum laid before the Committee [Family Justice: The operation of the family courts]

[Mr A. J. Beith].

2    Environmental Audit,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environmental Education Sub-Committee of the Environmental Audit Committee [Environmental Education: Follow-up to the Learning the Sustainability Lesson Inquiry]; to be printed [No. 84-iii] [Mr Peter Ainsworth].

3    Foreign Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee [FCO Human Rights Annual Report 2004]; to be printed [No. 109-ii] [Mr Donald Anderson].

4    Home Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee [Terrorism and Community Relations]; to be printed [No. 165-ii] [Mr John Denham].

5    Statutory Instruments,—Fourth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 66-iv]; and

(2) First Report from the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 217-i]

[Mr David Tredinnick].

6    Trade and Industry,—(1) Fourth Report from the Trade and Industry Committee [The Work of the Committee in 2004]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 214];

(2) Second Special Report from the Committee [Government Response to the Tenth Report from the Committee, Session 2003-04, on Post Office Urban Network Reinvention Revisited]; to be printed [No. 215]; and

(3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The Competitiveness of the UK Aerospace Industry]; to be printed [No. 151-ii]

[Mr Martin O'Neill].

[W.H., No. 7]

Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began 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 4.29 p.m.

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker



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