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Monday 20th March 2006 |
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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.
2 The Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order. 3 First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—John Bercow reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Application and Modification of Certain Enactments to Designated Staff of SOCA) Order 2006.
4 Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Miss Anne Begg reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2006.
5 Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Eric Illsley reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2006.
6 Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr David Marshall reported from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006.
7 European Standing Committee,—Sir John Butterfill reported from a European Standing Committee the following Resolution:
8 Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:
9 Identity Cards Bill,—Lords non-insistence on certain Lords Amendments, disagreement to Commons Amendments in lieu and Amendments in lieu to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 150]. 10 Estimates (2nd allotted day),—The House proceeded, pursuant to Resolution [17th March], to consider the Estimates appointed for consideration under Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee).
11 Estimates,—The Deputy Speaker then put the Questions required to be put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 55 (Questions on voting of estimates, &c.).
12 Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill,—John Healey accordingly presented a Bill to authorise the use of resources for the service of the years ending with 31st March 2005 and 31st March 2006 and to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending with 31st March 2006; and to appropriate the supply authorised in this Session of Parliament for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2005 and the further supply authorised in this session of Parliament for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2006: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be printed [Bill 149]. 13 Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, pursuant to Order [9th March], That the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill be read a second time;
14 Delegated Legislation,—Ordered, That the Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 225), dated 1st February 2006 and the Bee Diseases and Pest Control (England) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 342), dated 11th February 2006, be referred to Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation.—(Tony Cunningham.) 15 Public Petitions,—Public Petitions from—
16 Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda.)
Sir Alan Haselhurst Deputy Speaker APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution: 1 Land Drainage,—General Drainage Charges (Anglian Region) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 826), dated 16th March 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. 2 Social Security,—(1) Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 757), dated 14th March 2006;
3 Sports Grounds and Sporting Events,—Football Spectators (Prescription) (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 761), dated 14th March 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Clarke]. Other Papers: 4 Audit (Northern Ireland),—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland on The PFI Contract for Northern Ireland's New Vehicle Testing Facilities [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 952] [Mr Secretary Hain]. 5 Australia (No. 1, 2006),—Supplementary Agreement, done at Canberra on 3rd November 2005, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia concerning the Anglo-Australian Optical Telescope, at Siding Spring, New South Wales, Australia, with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Cm. 6767] [Mr Secretary Straw]. 6 Food Standards,—Paper, entitled Food Law-Practice Guidance (England) [by Command] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. 7 Low Pay Commission,—Paper, entitled National Minimum Wage: Low Pay Commission Report 2006 [by Command] [Cm. 6759] [Secretary Alan Johnson]. 8 National Audit,—Reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General on—
9 Pensions,—Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 606), dated 8th March 2006 [by Act] [Ms Harriet Harman]. APPENDIX II Standing Committees 1 Road Safety Bill [Lords],—The Committee of Selection has discharged Dr John Pugh from Standing Committee A (nominated in respect of the Bill) and nominated in substitution Paul Rowen. 2 Draft Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Application and Modification of Certain Enactments to Designated Staff of SOCA) Order 2006,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr David Anderson, Mr Clive Betts and Mr George Howarth from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Mrs Ann Cryer, Mr Khalid Mahmood and Mr Anthony Wright. 3 Draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2006,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Frank Dobson, Mr Peter Kilfoyle and Claire Ward from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Dr Ian Gibson, Eric Joyce and Mr Frank Roy. 4 Draft Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2006,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Tom Clarke, Mr Nicholas Hurd, Steve McCabe, Kerry McCarthy and Mr Alan Milburn from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations) and nominated in substitution Mr Ian Austin, Mr Michael Foster, Mr David Gauke, Kali Mountford and Mr Siôn Simon. 5 Draft Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr John MacDougall, Andrew Mackinlay, Mr Austin Mitchell and Mr Ken Purchase from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations) and nominated in substitution Dr Ashok Kumar, Chris Mole, John Robertson and Joan Ruddock. European Standing Committees 6 European Union Document No. 15345/05 and ADD 1 relating to Financial Services Policy,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Ben Chapman and Dr Alan Whitehead from the European Standing Committee (nominated in respect of the Document) and nominated in substitution Mr Pat McFadden and Mr Iain Wright. APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees 1 Culture, Media and Sport,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee [Protecting and preserving our heritage]; to be printed [No. 912-iii] [Mr John Whittingdale]. 2 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee [Is there a future for regional Government?]; to be printed [No. 977-ii] [Dr Phyllis Starkey]. 3 Public Accounts,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [The closure of MG Rover]; to be printed [No. 1003-i] [Mr Edward Leigh].
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