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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 25th May 2006

The House met at half-past Ten o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1    Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill,—The Order for resuming on Friday 16th June the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 12th May, That the Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill be read a third time, was read and discharged.

Debate to be resumed on Friday 14th July.

2    Housing Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill,—Ordered, That the Housing Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill be read a second time on Friday 20th October.

3    Adjournment (Matters to be considered before the forthcoming Adjournment),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Jonathan Shaw);

And it being Six o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed without Question put.

4    Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Steve McCabe);

And the Motion having been made at Six 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, till Monday 5th June, pursuant to Resolution [2nd May].

[Adjourned at 6.30 p.m.
Michael J. Martin

Speaker

Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock on Monday 5th June.

APPENDIX I

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1    Constitutional Law,—Draft Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Alexander].

2    International Development,—Draft African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) Order 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Hilary Benn].

3    International Immunities and Privileges,—Draft European Organization for Nuclear Research (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].

4    Representation of the People,—Draft Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Bridget Prentice].

Paper subject to Negative Resolution:

5    British Nationality,—British Citizenship (Designated Service) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1390), dated 23rd May 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary John Reid].

Other Papers:

6    Access to Justice (Northern Ireland),—Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission Business Plan for 2006-07 [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 1101] [Mr Secretary Hain].

7    City of London (Ward Elections),—City of London Corporation Report to the Secretary of State [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1114] [Bridget Prentice].

8    Financial Reporting to Parliament,—Departmental Report 2006: The Government's Expenditure Plans for 2005-06 to 2007-08 for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Forestry Commission [by Command] [Cm. 6827] [Secretary David Miliband].

9    Foreign Affairs,—Government Response to the Second Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2005-06, on Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2004-05 [by Command] [Cm. 6791] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].

10    Justice (Northern Ireland),—Inspection of the Benefit Investigation Service of the Social Security Agency [by Act] [Mr Secretary Hain].

11    Office of the Deputy Prime Minister,—Government Response to the Second Report from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee on Re-licensing [by Command] [Cm. 6788] [Secretary Ruth Kelly].

12    Railways,—Report of the Office of Rail Regulation for 2005-06 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Alexander].

13    Work and Pensions,—Paper, entitled Security in retirement: towards a new pensions system [by Command] [Cm. 6841] [Mr Secretary Hutton].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

1    Draft Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006,—The Speaker has appointed Mr David Marshall Chairman of the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations.

2    Draft Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Amendment of Section 61(1)) Order 2006,—The Speaker has appointed Derek Conway Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order.

3    Draft Collection of Fines (Final Scheme) Order 2006,—The Speaker has appointed John Cummings Chairman of the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order.

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-vii]; and

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

[Mr Roger Berry].

2    Draft Legal Services Bill,—Memorandum laid before the Joint Committee on the Draft Legal Services Bill; to be printed [No. 1154-i] [Mr David Kidney].

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-vi] [Mr Tim Yeo].

4    Joint Committees (Choice of Chairman),—Mr David Kidney reported from the Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on the Draft Legal Services Bill, that Lord Hunt of Wirral had been chosen Chairman of the Joint Committee.

[W.H., No. 102]

Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at half-past Two o'clock.
Adjournment (West Coast Route Modernisation),—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr Dave Watts.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 6th June.

[Adjourned at 3.45 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker