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Session 2003 - 04
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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday 21st March 2005

The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1    First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Dame Marion Roe reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Community Legal Service (Asylum and Immigration Appeals) Regulations 2005 and the Revised Funding Code prepared by the Legal Services Commission.

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

2    Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Joe Benton reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Amendment) Order 2005 and the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) (Amendment) Order 2005.

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

3    Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Roger Gale reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2005 and the draft Water Supply (Fluoridation Indemnities) (England) Regulations 2005.

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

4    Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Edward O'Hara reported from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Cultural Objects) Order 2005.

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:

The Lords agree without Amendment to the Amendments proposed by this House to the Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] in lieu of Amendments made by this House to which the Lords had disagreed, and agree without Amendment to the consequential Amendments proposed by this House to the Bill.

6    Video Games Bill,—Keith Vaz presented a Bill to amend the Video Recordings Act 1984 to extend certain provisions of that Act to video games and to make provision about the labelling of video games: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 8th April and to be printed [Bill 90].

7    Youth Disorder and Engagement,—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to impose a duty on local authorities to provide youth services and establish local partnerships to promote youth participation and engagement; and to make other provision in connection with the reduction of youth crime: And that Ms Oona King, Mr Bob Blizzard, Julia Drown, Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons, Mr Fabian Hamilton, Kate Hoey, Alan Keen, Tony Lloyd, Mr Andrew Love, Ann McKechin, Mr Andrew Miller and Joan Ruddock do prepare and bring it in.

8    Youth Disorder and Engagement Bill,—Ms Oona King accordingly presented a Bill to impose a duty on local authorities to provide youth services and establish local partnerships to promote youth participation and engagement; and to make other provision in connection with the reduction of youth crime: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 8th April and to be printed [Bill 91].

9    Ways and Means,—Amendment of the Law,—The Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 16th March, That—

(1) It is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance.

(2) This Resolution does not extend to the making of any amendment with respect to value added tax so as to provide—

(a) for zero-rating or exempting a supply, acquisition or importation;

(b) for refunding an amount of tax;

(c) for any relief, other than a relief that—

  (i) so far as it is applicable to goods, applies to goods of every description, and

  (ii) so far as it is applicable to services, applies to services of every description;

And the Question being again proposed:—The House resumed the adjourned Debate.

And it being Ten o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-morrow.

10    Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from Dick Lucien Chitole and Christine Elaine Hanson for new procedures to protect witnesses and jury members, the independence of the judiciary and the right of appeal was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.

11    Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Nick Ainger.)

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 Negative Resolution:

1    Food,—Contaminants in Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 775), dated 17th March 2005 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid].

2    Highways,—Crime Prevention (Designated Areas) Order 2005 (S.I, 2005, No. 829), dated 18th March 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].

3    Local Government,—Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 694), dated 14th March 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Prescott].

4    Pensions,—(1) Occupational Pension Schemes (Independent Trustee) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 703), dated 21st March 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Johnson]; and

(2) Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 858), dated 21st March 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Paul Boateng].

5    Road Traffic,—Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Hertfordshire) (District of Welwyn Hatfield) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 779), dated 17th March 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling].

6    Social Security,—Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 777), dated 16th March 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Johnson].

7    Taxes,—Stamp Duty Land Tax (Electronic Communications) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 844), dated 21st March 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Stephen Timms].

8    Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,—Statutes, dated 1st November 2004, made by the Governing Body of Wolfson College, Cambridge, amending the Statutes of the College [by Act] [Mr David Lammy].

Other Papers:

9    Access to Justice (Northern Ireland),—Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission Business Plan for 2004-05 [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 402] [Mr David Lammy].

10    Civil List,—List of new and supplementary pensions granted under the Civil List Act 1972 for 2004-05 [by Act] [Mr Stephen Timms].

11    Criminal Justice,—Report and Accounts of the Central Police Training and Development Authority for—

(1) 2002-03; and

(2) 2003-04

with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 153 and 245] [Clerk of the House].

12    Health,—Paper, entitled Independence, Well-being and Choice: Our vision for the future of social care for adults in England [by Command] [Cm. 6499] [Mr Secretary Reid].

13    Home Affairs,—Government Reply to the First Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2004-05, on Rehabilitation of Prisoners [by Command] [Cm. 6486] [Mr Secretary Clarke].

14    Housing,—Account of Grants and Loans to the Housing Action Trusts for 2003-04, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 481] [Clerk of the House].

15    Law Commissions,—Report of the Law Commission on the Ninth Programme of Law Reform [by Act]; to be printed [No. 353] [Mr Christopher Leslie].

16    National Audit,—Reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General on—

(1) Financial Auditing and Reporting: General Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 2003-04;

(2) HM Customs and Excise: Stopping illegal imports of animal products into Great Britain; and

(3) Public Service Agreements: Managing Data Quality—Compendium Report

[by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 366, 365 and 476] [Clerk of the House].

17    National Health Service,—Account of the Public Health Laboratory Service Board for 2003-04, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 480] [Clerk of the House].

18    Statutory Instruments (Notification),—Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instruments came into operation:

Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 656)

[by Standing Order] [Clerk of the House].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

1    Draft Community Legal Service (Asylum and Immigration Appeals) Regulations 2005 and the Revised Funding Code prepared by the Legal Services Commission,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Anne Picking from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations and Code) and nominated in substitution Jim Sheridan.

2    Draft Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2005 and the draft Water Supply (Fluoridation Indemnities) (England) Regulations 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged David Cairns and Ms Gisela Stuart from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations) and nominated in substitution Dr Phyllis Starkey and Claire Ward.

3    Draft Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Cultural Objects) Order 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Hugh Bayley from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Mr John Grogan.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

1    Education and Skills,—(1) Seventh Report from the Education and Skills Committee [Prison Education], together 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. 114-I and -II]; and

(2) Eighth Report from the Committee [Teaching Children to Read], together 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. 121]

[Mr Barry Sheerman].

2    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 [Coalfield Communities: a follow-up]; to be printed [No. 457-i] [Mr David Clelland].

3    Public Accounts,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [Cancer—the patient's experience]; to be printed [No. 485-i] [Mr Edward Leigh].

4    Treasury,—(1) First Special Report from the Treasury Committee [Government Response to the First Report from the Committee, on The 2004 Pre-Budget Report]; to be printed [No. 483]; and

(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The 2005 Budget]; to be printed [No. 482-i]

[Mr John McFall].