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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 18th January 2005

The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1    Contingencies Fund 2003-04,—Ordered, That there be laid before this House Accounts of the Contingencies Fund, 2003-04, showing—

(1) the receipts and payments in connection with the Fund in the year ended 31st March 2004; and

(2) the Distribution of the capital of the Fund at the commencement and close of the year; together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.—(Joan Ryan.)

2    Railways Bill,—Mr David Amess reported from Standing Committee A, That it had gone through the Railways Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.

Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 41].

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

3    Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Bill,—Sir John Butterfill reported from Standing Committee E, That it had gone through the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.

Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 42].

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

4    Child Benefit Bill,—Miss Anne Begg reported from Standing Committee F, That it had gone through the Child Benefit Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.

Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 43].

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

5    Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:

Borough Freedom (Family Succession) Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill to make new provision relating to admission to borough freedom; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

6    Drugs Bill,—The Drugs Bill was, according to Order, read a second time.

7    Drugs 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 Drugs 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.

Programming of 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—(Bridget Prentice):—It was agreed to.

8    Drugs Bill [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Drugs 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 Drugs Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—

(a) expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State by virtue of the Act;

(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act—(Bridget Prentice):—It was agreed to.

9    eEurope 2005 Action Plan,—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. 9675/04 and Addenda 1 and 2, Commission Communication on an update to the eEurope 2005 Action Plan; welcomes the actions proposed by the Commission as a follow-up to the mid-term review of the Plan; and supports the Government's objective, during its Presidency of the EU, of ensuring that the 2006-2010 Action Plan contributes positively to the enhanced deployment of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in business and in the public sector, thereby contributing to the goals of the Lisbon Agenda—(Bridget Prentice):—It was agreed to.

10    Public Administration,—Ordered, That Kevin Brennan be discharged from the Select Committee on Public Administration and Iain Wright be added.—(Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

11    Administration,—Ordered, That Caroline Flint be discharged from the Administration Committee and Kali Mountford be added.—(Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

12    Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from residents of Pudsey Constituency and others for a ban on doorstep cold calling by those offering property improvement, repair or maintenance was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.

13    Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Tom Watson.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-eight minutes past Seven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.28 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    Constitutional Law,—Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling].

2    Immigration,—Draft Asylum (Designated States) Order 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Clarke].

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

3    Competition,—Enterprise Act 2002 (Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993) (Consequential Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 53), dated 13th January 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].

4    Financial Services and Markets,—Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 57), dated 17th January 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Stephen Timms].

5    Health and Safety,—Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005, No. 50), dated 13th January 2005 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid].

6    Professional Qualifications,—European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (First General System) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 18), dated 10th January 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Ruth Kelly].

7    Tax Credits,—Tax Credits (Provision of Information) (Function Relating to Employment and Training) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 66), dated 17th January 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Dawn Primarolo].

Other Papers:

8    Contingencies Fund, 2003-04,—Accounts of the Contingencies Fund for 2003-04, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [pursuant to Order this day]; to be printed [No. 213] [Mr Stephen Timms].

9    Education and Skills,—Paper, entitled Parental Separation: Children's Needs and Parents' Responsibilities: Next Steps [by Command] [Cm. 6452] [Secretary Ruth Kelly].

10    Foreign and Commonwealth,—Paper, entitled Iran's Nuclear Programme: A Collection of Documents [by Command] [Cm. 6443] [Mr Secretary Straw].

11    Government Resources and Accounts,—Resource Accounts for the Department for Work and Pensions for 2003-04, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 170] [Mr Stephen Timms].

12    Public Petitions,—Observations by the Secretary of State for Defence on the Petition [16th November, in the last Session of Parliament] from residents of Gloucester for the retention of the 'Back Badge' of the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].

13    Utilities,—Memorandum of Understanding, dated December 2004, between the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority and the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].

Papers withdrawn:

14    Regulatory Reform,—Draft Regulatory Reform (Joint Nature Conservation Committee) Order 2005 [laid 17th January].

APPENDIX II

Reports from Select Committees

1    Constitutional Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Constitutional Affairs Committee [Family Justice: The operation of the family courts]; to be printed [No. 116-iv] [Mr A. J. Beith].
2Constitutional Affairs and Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions,—Memoranda laid before the Constitutional Affairs and Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committees [Electoral registration]; to be printed [No. 243-II] [Mr A. J. Beith and Andrew Bennett]. 3Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee on the Future for UK Fishing of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee [The Future for UK Fishing]; to be printed [No. 122-vi] [Mr Michael Jack]. 4Environmental 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-iv] [Mr Peter Ainsworth]. 5Home Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee [Anti-Social Behaviour]; to be printed [No. 80-iv] [Mr John Denham]. 6International Development,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the International Development Committee [Development Assistance in Iraq]; to be printed [No. 244-i] [Tony Baldry]. 7Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions,—(1) Third Report from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee [Homelessness], 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. 61-I]; and
(2) Fourth Report from the Committee [ODPM Annual Report and Accounts 2004], 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. 58-I];

[Andrew Bennett].
8Public Administration,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration [Choice, Voice and Public Services]; to be printed [No. 49-iii] [Tony Wright].
9    Statutory Instruments,—Fifth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 66-v] [Mr David Tredinnick].
10Trade and Industry,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Trade and Industry Committee [UK Employment Regulation; The Competitiveness of the UK Aerospace Industry]; to be printed [Nos. 90-iii, 90-iv and 151-iii] [Mr Martin O'Neill].
[W.H., No. 11]

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 Elliot Morley.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.

[Adjourned at 4.27 p.m.

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker



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