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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 11th May 2006

The House met at half-past Ten o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1    Report of the Official Account of the Bombings in London on 7th July 2005,—Ordered, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House a Return of the Report of the Official Account of the Bombings in London on 7th July 2005.—(Mr Dave Watts.)

2    Education and Inspections Bill,—Frank Cook reported from Standing Committee E, That it had gone through the Education and Inspections Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.

Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 181].

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

3    Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Eric Illsley reported from the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Bee Diseases and Pest Control (England) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 342).

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

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

The Lords have come to the following Resolution, to which they desire the agreement of this House:

That it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on any draft Legal Services Bill presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown, and that the Committee should report on the draft Bill by 25th July 2006.

5    Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill,—The Order for resuming to-morrow the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 2nd December, That the Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill be now read a second time, was read and discharged.

Debate to be resumed on Friday 16th June.

6    Disabled Children's Assessment and Services Bill,—The Order for reading the Disabled Children's Assessment and Services Bill a second time to-morrow was read and discharged.

Bill withdrawn.

7    Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill (Programme) (No. 2),—Ordered, That the Order of 25th April 2006 (Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:

1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted.

2. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the motion for this Order.

3. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the motion for this Order.—(Yvette Cooper.)

8    Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill, not amended in the Standing Committee.

The Bill was read the third time, and passed.

9    Adjournment (Creating confident consumers),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Ian McCartney);

The Motion was, with the leave of the House, withdrawn.

10    Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Steve McCabe.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till two minutes to Five o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[Adjourned at 4.58 p.m.
Michael J. Martin

Speaker

Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Nine o'clock.

APPENDIX I

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1    Education,—Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1274), dated 9th May 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson].

2    Housing,—Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1294), dated 11th May 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Ruth Kelly].

3    Pesticides,—Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1295), dated 10th May 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary David Miliband].

Other Papers:
4Financial Reporting to Parliament,—Departmental Report 2006: The Government's Expenditure Plans for 2005-06 to 2007-08 for:—
(1) Department for Work and Pensions [by Command] [Cm. 6829] [Mr Secretary Hutton];

(2) Department of Health [by Command] [Cm. 6814] [Ms Secretary Hewitt];

(3) HM Treasury [by Command] [Cm. 6830] [Mr Stephen Timms];

(4) Northern Ireland Office [by Command] [Cm. 6836] [Mr Secretary Hain]; and

(5) UK Trade and Investment [by Command] [Cm. 6825] [Mr Secretary Darling].

5    Intelligence Services,—(1) Government Response to the Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee on the London Terrorist Attacks on 7th July 2005; and

(2) Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee on the London Terrorist Attacks on 7th July 2005

[by Command] [Cms. 6786 and 6785] [The Prime Minister].

6    Northern Ireland,—Report and Accounts of the Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland for 1st September 2004 to 31st August 2005 [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 1069] [Mr Secretary Hain].

7    Report of the Official Account of the Bombings in London on 7th July 2005,—Return to an Address to Her Majesty for a Return of the Report of the Official Account of the Bombings in London on 7th July 2005 [pursuant to Resolution this day]; to be printed [No. 1087] [Secretary John Reid].

8    Water Industry,—Report of the Director General of Water Services for 2005-06 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1058] [Secretary David Miliband].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

1    Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 712),—The Speaker has appointed Mrs Joan Humble Chairman of the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Regulations.

2    Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 225),—The Speaker has appointed Mr David Wilshire Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Regulations.

3    Draft Tax Information Exchange Agreement (Taxes on Income) (Gibraltar) Order 2006, Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Botswana) Order 2006 and Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Japan) Order 2006,—The Speaker has appointed John Bercow Chairman of the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Orders.

4    Draft Wireless Telegraphy (Pre-Consolidation Amendment) Order 2006,—The Speaker has appointed Mr David Amess Chairman of the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order.

5    Draft International Development Association (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) Order 2006,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Martin Caton Chairman of the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order.

6    Draft National Health Service (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2006,—The Speaker has appointed John Cummings Chairman of the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order.

7    Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Disqualification from Office: General) Order 2006:

(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Martyn Jones Chairman of the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order; and

(2) the Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Jonathan Djanogly from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Charles Hendry.

    European Standing Committees

8    The Speaker has appointed Mr Bill Olner Chairman of the European Standing Committee in respect of European Union Document No. 6174/04 on Services in the Internal Market.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

1    Crossrail Bill,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on the Crossrail Bill; to be printed [No. 837-xxxi] [Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger].

2    Defence,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Defence Committee [The Work of the Met Office]; to be printed [No. 823-i] [Mr James Arbuthnot].

3    Environmental Audit,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee on Trade, Development and the Environment of the Environmental Audit Committee [The Role of DfID]; to be printed [No. 1014-v] [Mr Tim Yeo].

4    Health,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee [Workforce Planning]; to be printed [No. 1077-i] [Mr Kevin Barron].

5    Science and Technology,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Science and Technology Committee [Scientific advice, risk and evidence: how Government handles them]; to be printed [No. 900-vii] [Mr Phil Willis].

6    Treasury,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Treasury Committee [Globalisation: the role of the IMF]; to be printed [No. 875-iii] [Mr John McFall].

[W.H., No. 96]

Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at half-past Two o'clock.
Adjournment (Delivering the goods: HIV/AIDS and the provision of anti-retrovirals—First Report from the International Development Committee and the Government's response thereto),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned—(Claire Ward);
And the sitting having continued for three hours, it was adjourned without Question put, till Tuesday 16th May.

[Adjourned at 5.30 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker