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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday 13th March 2006

The House met at half-past Two o'clock.

1    The Speaker's Absence,—The House being met, the Clerk at the Table informed the House of the unavoidable absence, through illness, of Mr. Speaker from the sittings of the House this week.

Whereupon Sir Alan Haselhurst, the Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table.
PRAYERS.
2    The Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order.

3    Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Eric Forth reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.

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

4    Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Miss Anne Begg reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Gatwick Express Class 458 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2006.

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

5    European Standing Committee,—Mr David Marshall reported from a European Standing Committee the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 15143/05 and ADD 1, Commission Communication and Draft Council Regulation on the establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR); and endorses the Government's prudent approach to the Commission's proposals, as set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.

Resolution to lie upon the Table.

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

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

The Lords agree to the Amendments made by this House to the Criminal Defence Service Bill, without Amendment.

7    Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill,—The Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill was, according to Order, read a second time.

8    Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) 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 Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill:

Committal

1. The following shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House—

(a) Clauses Nos. 1 to 7;

(b) Clauses Nos. 10 to 12;

(c) Clauses Nos. 19 to 22;

(d) Schedule No. 2;

(e) any new Clauses, other than any new Clauses relating to Part 2 or 4 of the Bill;

(f) any new Schedules, other than any new Schedules relating to Part 2 or 4 of the Bill.

2. The remainder of the Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Committee

3. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in two days.

4. The proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses Nos. 1 to 7, new Clauses relating to Part 1 of the Bill, new Schedules relating to Part 1 of the Bill, Clauses Nos. 10 to 12, new Clauses relating to Part 3 of the Bill, new Schedules relating to Part 3 of the Bill, Clause No. 19, Schedule No. 2, Clauses Nos. 20 to 22, new Clauses relating to Part 5 of the Bill, new Schedules relating to Part 5 of the Bill, other new Clauses, other new Schedules.

5. The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day.

6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to the proceedings in Committee of the whole House.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

7. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 27th April 2006.

8. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Proceedings after Committee

9. When the provisions of the Bill considered respectively by the Committee of the whole House and by the Standing Committee have been reported to the House, the Bill shall be proceeded with as if it had been reported as a whole from the Standing Committee.

Consideration and Third Reading

10. 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.

11. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

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

Other proceedings

13. 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 Vernon Coaker):—It was agreed to.

9    Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) 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 Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, it is expedient to authorise—

(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable by virtue of any other Act out of money provided by Parliament,

(2) the payment out of the Consolidated Fund of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable by virtue of any other Act out of that Fund,

(3) the payment out of the National Loans Fund of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable by virtue of any other Act out of that Fund, and

(4) the payment of sums into the National Loans Fund—(Mr Vernon Coaker):—It was agreed to.

10    Business of the House,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business), That at this day's sitting, proceedings on the Lords Message relating to the Identity Cards Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour—(Mr Vernon Coaker):—It was agreed to.

11    Identity Cards Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Lords Reasons for insisting on certain Lords Amendments.

Lords Amendments Nos. 16 and 22.

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendments Nos. 16 and 22 but proposes the following Amendment in lieu thereof:

Page 4, line 45, after the word 'include', to insert the words ', or be accompanied by'.—(Mr Secretary Clarke.)
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Frank Roy, Mr Ian Cawsey: 310.

Tellers for the Noes, Angela Watkinson, Michael Fabricant: 277.
So the Question was agreed to.
12    Public Petitions,—Public Petitions from—

(1) Robin Barwell and staff, residents, carers and supporters of Barnhaven Residential Care Home, Bampton, Devon against the closure of Barnhaven;

(2) residents of South Essex and others for the retention of the cancer centre at Southend Hospital [three petitions];

(3) residents of Thundersley, Castle Point, Essex, and others against any loss of green belt land to development in Castle Point; and

(4) residents of Benfleet, Essex and others against the removal of the bus service from Tarpots, Benfleet, to Pitsea

were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.

13    Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Alan Campbell);

And the Motion having been made after Ten o'clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, it being then twelve minutes to Twelve o'clock, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 11.48 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker
The Deputy Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock.
APPENDIX I

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1    International Development,—(1) Draft African Development Bank (Tenth Replenishment of the African Development Fund) Order 2006;

(2) draft Asian Development Bank (Eighth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2006; and

(3) draft Caribbean Development Bank (Sixth Replenishment of the Unified Special Development Fund) Order 2006

[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Hilary Benn].

2    Northern Ireland,—Draft Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hain].

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

3    Credit Unions,—(1) Credit Unions (Deposits and Loans) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. (N.I.), 2006, No. 78);

(2) Credit Unions (Limit on Membership) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. (N.I.), 2006, No. 76); and

(3) Credit Unions (Limit on Shares) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. (N.I.), 2006, No. 77),

dated 2nd March 2006 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hain].

4    Criminal Law,—Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Victims' Code of Practice) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 629), dated 6th March 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Clarke].

5    Employment,—(1) Gangmasters (Appeals) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 662);

(2) Gangmasters (Licensing Conditions) Rules 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 660); and

(3) Gangmasters Licensing (Exclusions) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 658),

dated 8th March 2006 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].

6    Housing,—Social Housing (Grants to Bodies other than Registered Social Landlords) (Additional Purposes) (England) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 583), dated 3rd March 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Prescott].

7    Immigration,—Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules [by Act]; to be printed [No. 974], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Clarke].

8    Judicial Appointments and Discipline,—(1) Judicial Appointments and Discipline (Modification of Offices) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 678), dated 10th March 2006; and

(2) Permitted Persons (Designation) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 679), dated 9th March 2006,

[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Ms Harriet Harman].

9    Lord Chancellor,—(1) Discipline of Coroners (Designation) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 677), dated 9th March 2006;

(2) Lord Chancellor (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 115), dated 13th March 2006; and

(3) Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 680), dated 10th March 2006,

[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Ms Harriet Harman].

10    Lord Chief Justice,—Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 676), dated 8th March 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Harriet Harman]

11    Metropolitan and City Police Districts,—Private Hire Vehicles (London) (Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 584), dated 6th March 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling].

12    Pensions,—Pension Protection Fund (Provision of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 595), dated 7th March 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hutton].

13    Social Security,—Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 644), dated 8th March 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hutton].

Other Papers:

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

(1) Department for Work and Pensions: Delivering effective services through contact centres; and

(2) The office accommodation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and its sponsored bodies

[by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 941 and 942] [Clerk of the House].

15    Public Petitions,—Observations by the Secretary of State for Transport on the Petition [27th February] from residents of Castle Point, Essex, and others against the removal of the bus service from Pitsea to Benfleet [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].

16    Regulatory Reform,—Proposal for a Regulatory Reform (Registered Designs) Order 2006, with a Statement by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [by Act] [Secretary Alan Johnson].

17    Tax Credits,—Report by the Commissioners of the Inland Revenue under section 40 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo].

Papers withdrawn:

18    Regulatory Reform,—Proposal for a Regulatory Reform (Registered Designs) Order 2006, with a Statement by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [laid 15th February].

19    Terrorism,—Draft Code of Practice for the detention, treatment and questioning of detained persons and for the identification of persons by police officers under the Terrorism Act 2000 [laid 28th February].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

1    Children and Adoption Bill [Lords],—The Committee of Selection has discharged Colin Burgon from Standing Committee B (nominated in respect of the Bill) and nominated in substitution Margaret Moran.

2    Police and Justice Bill (Programming Sub-Committee),—The Deputy Speaker has appointed Lynne Featherstone in place of Mr Nick Clegg as a member of the Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee D in respect of the Bill.

3    Police and Justice Bill,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Nick Clegg from Standing Committee D (nominated in respect of the Bill) and nominated in substitution Martin Horwood.

4    Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2006,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Dr Doug Naysmith from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations) and nominated in substitution Mr David Clelland.

5    Draft Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Gatwick Express Class 458 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2006,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Frank Dobson, Mr Marsha Singh and Mr Andrew Slaughter from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Anne Coffey, Mr David Drew and Sandra Osborne.

6    European Union Document No. 15143/05 and Addendum 1 relating to Air Traffic Management,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr David S. Borrow and Mr Mark Todd from the European Standing Committee (nominated in respect of the Document) and nominated in substitution Mr David Kidney and Mr Chris Mullin.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

1    Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry,—(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees [Strategic Export Controls]; to be printed [No. 873-ii]; and

(2) Memoranda laid before the Committees [Strategic Export Controls]; to be printed [No. 873-iii]

[Mr Roger Berry].

2    Human Rights,—Fifteenth Report from the Joint Committee on Humans Rights [Legislative Scrutiny: Seventh Progress Report]; together with the Appendices; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 989] [Mr Andrew Dismore].

3    Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions,—(1) Third Special Report from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee [The Role and Effectiveness of the Standards Board for England: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2004-05]; to be printed [No. 988];

(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Is there a future for Regional Government?]; to be printed [No. 977-i]; and

(3) Memoranda laid before the Committee [The Fire and Rescue Service]; to be printed [No. 872-II]

[Dr Phyllis Starkey].

4    Public Accounts,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [Progress in combat identification]; to be printed [No. 990-i] [Mr Edward Leigh].



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