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Tuesday 11th July 2006 |
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.1 Consolidation, &c., Bills,Lynda Waltho reported from the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the House of Lords on Consolidation, &c., Bills, to which the Parliamentary Costs Bill [Lords], the National Health Service Bill [Lords], the National Health Service (Wales) Bill [Lords] and the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Bill [Lords], now pending in the House of Lords, were referred, That it had gone through the Bills; and had agreed to a Report which it had directed her to make to the House; and had directed her to report the Minutes of Evidence taken before it on 11th July.
2 European Standing Committee,Mr Greg Pope reported from a European Standing Committee the following Resolution:
3 Message from the Lords,A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:
4 Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill,The Order for resuming on Friday 14th July 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.
5 Adjournment (Extradition Treaty between the USA and the UK),Mr Nick Clegg, Member for Sheffield, Hallam, rose in his place and asked leave to move the adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely the Extradition Treaty between the USA and the UK; and the leave of the House having been given, the Motion stood over under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) until the commencement of public business to-morrow. 6 Accidents Involving Animals (Strict Liability),Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Animals Act 1971 to make it a defence in law for the owner of an animal involved in an accident to show that he took all reasonable steps to keep the animal in a secure enclosure; and for connected purposes: And that Mr Laurence Robertson, Mr Mark Todd, Mr Peter Atkinson, Angela Watkinson, Philip Davies, Mr Nigel Evans, Mr Richard Benyon, Kate Hoey, Miss Anne McIntosh, Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson, Mr David Anderson and Lembit Öpik do prepare and bring it in. 7 Accidents Involving Animals (Strict Liability) Bill,Mr Laurence Robertson accordingly presented a Bill to amend the Animals Act 1971 to make it a defence in law for the owner of an animal involved in an accident to show that he took all reasonable steps to keep the animal in a secure enclosure; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 20th October and to be printed [Bill 214]. 8 Adjournment (Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report 2005-06),A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn(Kevin Brennan); 9 Royal Assent,The Deputy Speaker notified the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, That Her Majesty had signified her Royal Assent to the following Acts, agreed upon by both Houses, and to the following Measures passed under the provisions of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919:
10 Adjournment (Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report 2005-06),The Question being again proposed, That this House do now adjourn;
11 Public Petition,A Public Petition from the residents of Thundersley and Benfleet against the storage of hazardous asbestos waste in their area was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. 12 Adjournment,A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn(Mr Michael Foster);
Michael J. Martin Speaker Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Eleven o'clock. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Paper subject to Affirmative Resolution: 1 Social Security,Draft Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hutton]. Papers subject to Negative Resolution: 2 Education,(1) Education (Designated Institutions) (No. 2) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1744); and
3 Inquiries,Inquiry Rules 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1838), dated 11th July 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Harriet Harman]. Other Papers: 4 Access to Justice,Report and Accounts of the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1225] [Bridget Prentice]. 5 Agricultural Marketing,Report and Accounts of Food from Britain for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1229] [Secretary David Milliband]. 6 Betting, Gaming and Lotteries,Report and Accounts of the Horserace Betting Levy Board and Horserace Totalisator Board for 2005-06 [by Act] [Secretary Tessa Jowell]. 7 Broadcasting,(1) Report; and
8 Chiropractors,Financial Statements of the General Chiropractic Council for the period from 1st August 2004 to 31st December 2005 [by Act] [Ms Harriet Harman]. 9 Coal Industry,Accounts of the Coal Authority for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1406] [Clerk of the House]. 10 Constitutional Affairs,Paper entitled, Confidence and confidentiality: Improving transparency and privacy in family courts [by Command] [Cm. 6886] [Ms Harriet Harman]. 11 Courts and Legal Services,Report and Accounts of the Legal Services Ombudsman for England and Wales for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1375] [Bridget Prentice]. 12 Data Protection,Report and Accounts of the Information Commissioner's Office for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1228] [Clerk of the House]. 13 Energy,Second Annual Report on the Security of Gas and Electricity Supply in Great Britain, dated July 2006 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1370] [Mr Secretary Darling]. 14 Enterprise,Report and Accounts of the Competition Commission for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1295] [Mr Secretary Darling]. 15 Fair Trading,Report of the Office of Fair Trading for 2005-06 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1213] [Mr Secretary Darling]. 16 Government Resources and Accounts,(1) Resource Accounts for 2005-06 of the
17 Intelligence Services,Government Response to the Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee for 2005-06 [by Command] [Cm. 6865] [The Prime Minister]. 18 National Audit,Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on A Foot on the Ladder: Low Cost Home Ownership Assistance [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1048] [Clerk of the House]. 19 National Health Service,Report and Accounts of the National Health Service Litigation Authority for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1179] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. 20 Northern Ireland,Report and Accounts of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board for 2004-05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 1345] [Mr Secretary Hain]. 21 Oil and Pipelines,Accounts of the Oil and Pipelines Agency for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1479] [Clerk of the House]. 22 Prisons (Northern Ireland),Report and Accounts of the Northern Ireland Prison Service for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 1251] [Mr Secretary Hain]. 23 Public Petitions,Observations by
24 Trade and Industry,Paper entitled, The Energy Challenge: Energy Review Report 2006 [by Command] [Cm. 6887] [Mr Secretary Darling]. 25 Trade Union and Labour Relations,Report of the Certification Officer for 2005-06 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling]. APPENDIX II Standing Committees Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 23rd May relating to the Preliminary Draft Budget,The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Denis Murphy, Mr Andy Reed and Mr Paul Truswell from the European Standing Committee (nominated in respect of the Memorandum) and nominated in substitution Ms Diana R. Johnson, Tony Lloyd and Jessica Morden.APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees 1 Administration,Record of the Committee's discussions at its meeting on 11th July [Mr Frank Doran]. 2 Communities and Local Government,Minutes of Evidence taken before the Communities and Local Government Committee [Coastal Towns]; to be printed [No. 1023-iii] [Dr Phyllis Starkey]. 3 Conventions,Memoranda laid before the Joint Committee on Conventions [Sir Malcolm Rifkind]. 4 Crossrail Bill,Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on the Crossrail Bill to be printed [No. 837-li] [Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger]. 5 Culture, Media and Sport,Minutes of Evidence taken before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee [BBC Report and Accounts, 2005-06]; to be printed [No. 1490-i] [Mr John Whittingdale]. 6 Defence,(1) Ninth Report from the Defence Committee [The Work of the Met Office], together with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 823];
7 Environmental Audit,Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee on Trade, Development and the Environment of the Environmental Audit Committee [International Trade and the WTO]; to be printed [No. 1455-ii] [Mr Tim Yeo]. 8 International Development,(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the International Development Committee [Humanitarian response to natural disasters], together with Appendices; to be printed [No. 1188-v]; and
9 Trade and Industry,Minutes of Evidence taken before the Trade and Industry Committee [Reasons for success and failure in the UK automotive industry and lessons to be learned from the Rover Taskforce]; to be printed [No. 1075-iii] [Peter Luff]. 10 Treasury,(l) Fourth Special Report from the Treasury Committee [Government Response to the Fourth Report from the Committee, on The 2005 Budget]; to be printed [No. 1472]; and
11 Welsh Affairs,Third Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee [Energy in Wales], together with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 876] [Dr Hywel Francis]. [W.H., No. 118] Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Nine o'clock. Adjournment,Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.(Mr Michael Foster.)
Sir Alan Haselhurst Deputy Speaker
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