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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 15th June 2006

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

1    The Speaker's Absence,—The House being met, the Clerk at the Table informed the House of the Speaker's absence from this day's sitting, pursuant to leave given [16th May].

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    NHS Redress Bill [Lords],—Miss Anne Begg reported from Standing Committee B, That it had gone through the NHS Redress Bill [Lords], and made Amendments thereunto.

Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 198].

4    Public Administration,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of the Select Committee on Public Administration in this session of Parliament, together with the Minutes of Proceedings of any sub-committee which it may appoint, be laid upon the Table from time to time.

5    Regulatory Reform,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of the Regulatory Reform Committee in this session of Parliament, together with the Minutes of Proceedings of any sub-committee which it may appoint, be laid upon the Table from time to time.

6    Statutory Instruments,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments in this session of Parliament, together with the Minutes of Proceedings of any sub-committee which it may appoint, be laid upon the Table from time to time.

7    Statutory Instruments,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments in this session of Parliament, together with the Minutes of Proceedings of any sub-committee which it may appoint, be laid upon the Table from time to time.

8    British Overseas Territories Bill,—The Order for reading the British Overseas Territories Bill a second time on Friday 16th June was read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 14th July.

9    Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill,—The Order for resuming on Friday 16th June the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 2nd December, That the Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill be read a second time, was read and discharged.

Debate to be resumed on Friday 14th July.

10    Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [Lords],—The Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [Lords] was, according to Order, read a second time.

11    Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [Lords] (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 Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [Lords]:

Committal

1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

2. The proviso in paragraph (2)(ii) of Standing Order No. 86 (nomination of Standing Committee where a Bill relates exclusively to Wales) shall not apply to the Bill.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

3. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 29th June 2006.

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

Consideration and Third Reading

5. 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.

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

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

Other proceedings

8. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any Message from the Lords) may be programmed—(Mr Frank Roy):—It was agreed to.

12    Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [Lords] [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [Lords] [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 Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act—(Mr Frank Roy):—It was agreed to.

13    Public Petition,—A Public Petition from supporters of St Leonards Hospital, Sudbury, Suffolk, against reductions in community hospital services was presented; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.

14    Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Frank Roy.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till sixteen minutes to Four o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 3.44 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy 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    County Courts,—Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1542), dated 13th June 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Harriet Harman].

2    Electricity,—(1) Electricity and Gas Appeals (Modification of Time Limits) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1519), dated 12th June 2006; and

(2) Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1521), dated 13th June 2006

[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling].

3    Family Proceedings,—Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1541), dated 13th June 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Harriet Harman].

4    Income Tax,—(1) Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1544); and

(2) Tax Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1543),

dated 15th June 2006 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Dawn Primarolo].

Other Papers:

5    Criminal Injuries Compensation,—Report and Accounts of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority for 2003-04, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1196] [Secretary John Reid].

6    Home Office,—Departmental Minute, dated 15th June 2006, concerning a gift to support the victims of the London bombings and their families [by Command] [Secretary John Reid].

7    Northern Ireland,—Resource Accounts of the Northern Ireland Audit Office for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 1135] [Mr Secretary Hain].

8    Superannuation,—(1) Principal Pension Scheme; and

(2) Supplementary Pension Scheme

for Kenneth Macdonald in respect of his appointment as Director of Public Prosecutions, dated 15th June 2006 [by Act] [Hilary Armstrong].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

1    Fraud Bill [Lords] (Programming Sub-Committee),—The Speaker has appointed Mr Alan Campbell, Michael Fabricant, Mr Edward Garnier, Andrew Gwynne, Mr David Heath, Ian Lucas and Mr Mike O'Brien members of the Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee B in respect of the Bill.

2    Fraud Bill [Lords],—The Speaker has appointed Mr David Amess and Mr Martyn Jones Chairmen of Standing Committee B in respect of the Bill.

3    Compensation Bill [Lords] (Programming Sub-Committee),—The Speaker has appointed Mr Michael Foster, Mr Oliver Heald, Simon Hughes, Martin Linton, Bridget Prentice, Paddy Tipping and Angela Watkinson members of the Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee E in respect of the Bill.

4    Compensation Bill [Lords],—The Speaker has appointed Mr Martin Caton and Mr Peter Atkinson Chairmen of Standing Committee E in respect of the Bill.

5    Draft Human Tissue Act 2004 (Persons who Lack Capacity to Consent and Transplants) Regulations 2006,—The Speaker has appointed Mrs Janet Dean Chairman of the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations.

6    Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (House of Commons Paper No. 1016),—The Speaker has appointed David Taylor Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Rules.

7    Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 599),—The Speaker has appointed Janet Anderson Chairman of the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Regulations.

8    Draft Contracting Out (Functions Relating to Child Support) Order 2006,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Eric Martlew Chairman of the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order.

9    Draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2006 and draft Courts-Martial (Prosecution Appeals) Order 2006:

(1) The Speaker has appointed Sir Nicholas Winterton Chairman of the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Orders; and

(2) The Committee of Selection has discharged Jim Cunningham from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Orders) and nominated in substitution Mr Tony Cunningham.

10    Draft Recovery of Health Services Charges (Northern Ireland) Order 2006,—The Speaker has appointed John Cummings Chairman of the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order.

11    Draft Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 and draft Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2006,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Peter Atkinson Chairman of the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations.

12    Draft Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1) (England) Order 2006,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Mike Hancock Chairman of the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order.

    Grand Committees

13    The Speaker has appointed Hugh Bayley Chairman of the Northern Ireland Grand Committee in respect of its meeting on 20th June.

    European Standing Committees

14    The Speaker has appointed Hugh Bayley Chairman of the European Standing Committee in respect of the Unnumbered Letter dated 9 May 2006, submitted by the Department for Education and Skills relating to Education and Training: Key Competences.

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-xli] [Mr Alan Meale].

2    Draft Legal Services Bill,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Joint Committee on the Draft Legal Services Bill; to be printed [No. 1154-vii] [Mr David Kidney].

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

4    International Development,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the International Development Committee, together with Appendices [Private Sector Development]; to be printed [No. 921-viii] [Malcolm Bruce].

5    Liaison,—Second Report from the Liaison Committee, [A New Publication Order for Select Committee Evidence]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report [No. 1271] [Mr Alan Williams].

6    Public Administration,—(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration, together with Appendices [Ethics and Standards]; to be printed, [No. 884-viii];

(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee, together with Appendices [Politics and Administration: Ministers and Civil Servants]; to be printed [No. 660-v]

(3) Part of the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 15th May, together with Appendices [Propriety and Honours]; to be printed [No. 1119-ii]

[Dr Tony Wright].

[W.H., No. 108]

Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at half-past Two o'clock.
Adjournment (Human Rights Annual Report 2005—First Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Government's response thereto),—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr Dave Watts.)
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 20th June.
[Adjourned at 5.29 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker



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