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Session 2005 - 06
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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 5th July 2005

The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1    Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill,—Mr Eric Forth reported from Standing Committee A, That it had gone through the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.

Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 38].

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

2    Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill,—Mr Martin Caton reported from Standing Committee E, That it had agreed to the following Resolution in respect of the Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill:

That the Standing Committee recommends that the Programme Order of 23rd June 2005 relating to the Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill be varied as follows—

(a) paragraphs 4 and 5 shall be omitted; and

(b) proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after commencement of proceedings on consideration.

Report, together with Resolution, to lie upon the Table.

3     Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill,—Mr Martin Caton reported from Standing Committee E, That it had gone through the Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill, and directed him to report the same, without Amendment.

Bill, not amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow.

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

4    Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Christopher Chope reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.

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

5    Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr David Wilshire reported from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.

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

6    Pharmaceutical Labelling (Warning of Cognitive Function Impairment),—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for a warning symbol to be prominently displayed on the packaging of pharmaceuticals which act on the brain and central nervous system so as to impair dangerously the consumer's ability to carry out certain activities; and for connected purposes: And that Mr Andrew Dismore, Stephen Pound, Martin Salter, Mr David Hamilton, Dr Alan Whitehead, Angela Eagle, Miss Anne Begg, Ann Keen, Mr Neil Gerrard, Mr Andrew Slaughter and Paul Flynn do prepare and bring it in.

7    Pharmaceutical Labelling (Warning of Cognitive Function Impairment) Bill,—Mr Andrew Dismore accordingly presented a Bill to make provision for a warning symbol to be prominently displayed on the packaging of pharmaceuticals which act on the brain and central nervous system so as to impair dangerously the consumer's ability to carry out certain activities; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 12th May and to be printed [Bill 39].

8    Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill,—The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill was, according to Order, read a second time.

9    Immigration, Asylum and Nationality 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 Immigration, Asylum and Nationality 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 Tuesday 25th October 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.

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 message from the Lords) may be programmed—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda);
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr John Heppell, Mr Dave Watts: 285.

Tellers for the Noes, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Sir Robert Smith: 65.
So the Question was agreed to.
10    Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Immigration, Asylum and Nationality 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 Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—

(1) expenditure of the Secretary of State in connection with the Act, and

(2) any increase attributable to the Act in sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under another enactment—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda):—It was agreed to.

11    Immigration, Asylum and Nationality 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 Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, it is expedient to authorise—

(1) the charging of fees in connection with immigration and nationality applications, claims, services, processes, advice and information, and

(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda):—It was agreed to.

12    Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-six minutes to Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.34 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    Civil Partnership,—Draft Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson].

2    Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation),—Draft Codes of Practice on—

(1) Access and Unfair Practices during Recognition and Derecognition Ballots; and

(2) Industrial Action Ballots and Notice to Employers

[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson].

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

3    Housing,—Housing (Right to Buy) (Information to Secure Tenants) (England) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1735), dated 29th June 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Prescott].

4    Legal Aid and Advice,—Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1802), dated 4th July 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Bridget Prentice].

5    Social Security,—Employment Zones (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1744), dated 30th June 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].

Other Papers:

6    Constitutional Affairs,—Paper, entitled A Fairer Deal for Legal Aid [by Command] [Cm. 6591] [Bridget Prentice].

7    Explosives (Northern Ireland),—Report of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Explosives for Northern Ireland for 2004 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 103] [Mr Secretary Hain].

8    Government Resources and Accounts,—Report and Accounts of the Defence Bills Agency for 2004-05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 85] [Secretary John Reid].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

1    Draft Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Richard Burden and Mr Vernon Coaker from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Mr John Heppell and Mr Andy Reed.

2    Draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Michael Fabricant from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Mr Lee Scott.

    European Standing Committees

3    Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 4th July 2005, submitted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, relating to European Union Arms Exports, has been referred to European Standing Committee B.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

1    Joint Committees (Choice of Chairmen),—Mr Eric Forth reported from the Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, That he had been chosen Chairman of the Joint Committee.

2    Statutory Instruments,—First Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No.35-i] [Mr Eric Forth].

[W.H., No. 14]

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 Vernon Coaker.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 1.55 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker