| The House met at half-past Nine o'clock. |
| PRAYERS. |
| 1 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Keith Hill); |
| | And it being Two o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order. |
| 2 | Contingencies Fund, 1997-98,—Ordered, That there be laid before this House Accounts of the Contingencies Fund, 1997-98, showing: |
| | (1) The Receipts and Payments in connection with the Fund in the year ended the 31st day of March 1998; |
| | (2) The Distribution of the Capital of the Fund at the commencement and close of the year; with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.—(Jim Dowd.) |
| 3 | Royal Assent,—The 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: |
| | Scottish Enterprise Act 1999 |
| | Rating (Valuation) Act 1999 |
| | Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Act 1999. |
| 4 | Sustainable Energy Agency,—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish a sustainable energy agency to promote renewable energy generation and encourage energy efficiency; and for related purposes: And that Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West), Mr Tony Colman, Frank Cook, Mr Paul Clark, Mr Cynog Dafis, Mr Clive Efford, Jim Fitzpatrick, Mr Andrew Reed, Angela Smith, Mr Andrew Stunell, Mr Stephen Twigg and Dr Alan Whitehead do prepare and bring it in. |
| 5 | Sustainable Energy Agency Bill,—Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West) accordingly presented a Bill to establish a sustainable energy agency to promote renewable energy generation and encourage energy efficiency; and for related purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 23rd July and to be printed [Bill 112]. |
| 6 | Line of Route,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House approves the First Report from the Administration Committee on the Proposal to Re-open the Line of Route during the Summer Adjournment (House of Commons Paper No. 394)—(Mrs Marion Roe); |
| | An Amendment was proposed to the Question, in line 1, to leave out from the word 'House' to the end of the Question, and to add the words 'declines to approve the First Report from the Administration Committee (House of Commons Paper No. 394) on the proposal to re-open the Line of Route during the Summer Adjournment until the full implications for entry into the Houses of Parliament at other times of the year, and other options for making these arrangements, are examined and costed.', instead thereof.—(Mr Paul Tyler.) |
| | Question put, That the Amendment be made. |
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| | Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Heath, Mr Adrian Sanders: 119.
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| | Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Marion Roe, Dr Nick Palmer: 36.
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| | So the Question was agreed to. |
| | Main Question, as amended, agreed to. |
| | Resolved, That this House declines to approve the First Report from the Administration Committee (House of Commons Paper No. 394) on the proposal to re-open the Line of Route during the Summer Adjournment until the full implications for entry into the Houses of Parliament at other times of the year, and other options for making these arrangements, are examined and costed. |
| 7 | Travel by Members to National Parliaments and European Union Institutions,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Resolution of 6th December 1991, relating to travel by Members to European Community Institutions be rescinded. |
| | That, in the opinion of this House, provision should be made as from 1st April 1999 for reimbursing Members in respect of the cost of travelling on parliamentary duties between the United Kingdom and any European Union institution in Brussels, Luxembourg or Strasbourg or the national parliament of another European Union member state and any additional expenses necessarily incurred in such travelling, subject to the limit that |
| | (1) the amount payable to a Member in any year, beginning with 1st April, shall not exceed the aggregate of— |
| | (a) the cost of a return business class airfare for the journey on the assumption that the journey begins and ends at a London airport and that the destination is any of the three cities mentioned above or the location of the national parliament of a European Union member state; and
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| | (b) twice the corresponding civil service class A standard subsistence rate for the time being in operation; and
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| | (2) expenditure in pursuance of this Resolution within financial year 1999-2000 shall not exceed the total currently planned for expenditure on travel by Members to European Union institutions within that year—(Margaret Beckett); |
| | An Amendment (k) was proposed to the Question, in line 16, at the end to insert the words '(1A) A Member must submit in advance to the Fees Office a statement of the visit's purpose, location and duration and the persons or organisations to be met'.—(Mr David Davis.) |
| | Question put, That the Amendment be made:—It was agreed to. |
| | Main Question, as amended, put. |
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| | Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Hanson, Mr Keith Hill: 108.
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| | Tellers for the Noes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr David Maclean: 5.
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| | So the Question was agreed to. |
| | Resolved, That the Resolution of 6th December 1991 relating to travel by Members to European Community Institutions be rescinded. |
| | Resolved, That, in the opinion of this House, provision should be made as from 1st April 1999 for reimbursing Members in respect of the cost of travelling on parliamentary duties between the United Kingdom and any European Union institution in Brussels, Luxembourg or Strasbourg or the national parliament of another European Union member state and any additional expenses necessarily incurred in such travelling, subject to the limit that |
| | (1) The amount payable to a Member in any year, beginning with 1st April, shall not exceed the aggregate of— |
| | (a) the cost of a return business class airfare for the journey on the assumption that the journey begins and ends at a London airport and that the destination is any of the three cities mentioned above or the location of the national parliament of a European Union member state; and
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| | (b) twice the corresponding civil service class A standard subsistence rate for the time being in operation;
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| | (2) A Member must submit in advance to the Fees Office a statement of the visit's purpose, location and duration and the persons or organisations to be met; and |
| | (3) Expenditure in pursuance of this Resolution within financial year 1999-2000 shall not exceed the total currently planned for expenditure on travel by Members to European Union institutions within that year. |
| 8 | Opposition Parties (Financial Assistance),—Resolved, That, in the opinion of this House, the provisions of this Resolution should have effect in relation to the giving of financial assistance to opposition parties in this House: |
| | 1.—(1) Financial assistance to assist an opposition party in carrying out its Parliamentary Business shall be available under this paragraph at any time on or after 1st April 1999 if at that time one of the following conditions is satisfied with respect to the party, that is to say |
| | (a) there are at that time at least two Members of this House who are members of the party and who were elected at the previous General Election after contesting it as candidates for the party; or
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| | (b) there is at that time one such Member who was so elected and the aggregate of the votes cast in favour of all the party's candidates at that Election was at least 150,000.
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| | (2) The amount of financial assistance which may be given under this paragraph to any party in respect of the expenses incurred by it in any period shall be the aggregate of |
| | (a) the first relevant amount for that period multiplied by the number of seats won by its candidates at the Election; and
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| | (b) the second relevant amount for that period multiplied by one two-hundredth of the number of votes cast for its candidates at that Election (rounded down to the nearest whole number).
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| | (3) For the period of one year beginning with 1st April 1999 |
| | (a) the first relevant amount shall be £10,732.69; and
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| | (b) the second relevant amount shall be £21.44.
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| | (4) For any subsequent period of one year beginning with 1st April |
| | (a) the first relevant amount shall be that amount for the previous period but increased by the appropriate percentage for the subsequent period; and
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| | (b) the second relevant amount shall be that amount for the previous period but increased by the appropriate percentage for the subsequent period.
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| | (5) The appropriate percentage for any period is the percentage by which the retail prices index for the month of March immediately preceding that period has increased compared with the retail prices index for the previous March. |
| | (6) The references in sub-paragraph (5) above to the retail prices index is a reference to the general index of retail prices (for all items) published by the Office for National Statistics, and if that index is not published for a month which is relevant for the purposes of this paragraph those references in that sub-paragraph shall be construed as references to any substituted index or index figure published by that Office. |
| | (7) In consequence of this paragraph, the Resolution of 4th November 1993 shall not have effect with respect to any time after 31st March 1999. |
| | (8) Financial assistance provided under the terms of this paragraph shall be paid in arrears, at intervals of not less than one month. |
| | 2.—(1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 1 above, financial assistance towards travelling and associated expenses necessarily incurred by an opposition party's spokesmen in relation to the party's parliamentary business shall be available under this paragraph if at any time on or after 1st April 1999 one of the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1 above is satisfied with respect to the party. |
| | (2) The maximum amount of financial assistance which may be given under this paragraph to any party in respect of the expenses incurred in any period shall be such of the available amount for that period as may be allocated to the party in accordance with any apportionment under sub-paragaph (3) below. |
| | (3) The available amount for any period shall be apportioned between each of the opposition parties in the same proportion as the amount of financial assistance which may be given to each of them under paragraph 1 above for that period or for any period forming part of that period. |
| | (4) Any reference in this paragraph to the available amount for a period is a reference |
| | (a) in the case of the period of one year beginning with 1st April 1999, to the sum of £117,896.00; and
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| | (b) in the case of each subsequent period of one year beginning with 1st April, to the available amount for the previous period but increased by the appropriate percentage for the subsequent period.
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| | (5) Sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) of paragraph 1 above shall apply for the purposes of this paragraph as they apply for the purposes of that paragraph. |
| | 3.—(1) Financial assistance shall be available for the costs necessarily incurred in the running of the Leader of the Opposition's Office. |
| | (2) For the period of one year beginning with 1st April 1999, the amount of financial assistance which may be given under this paragraph in respect of expenses incurred in that period shall be £500,000. |
| | (3) For any subsequent period of one year beginning with 1st April the relevant amount shall be that amount for the previous period but increased by the appropriate percentage in accordance with paragraph 1(5). |
| | (4) Sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) of paragraph 1 above shall apply for the purposes of this paragraph as they apply for the purposes of that paragraph. |
| | (5) Financial assistance provided under the terms of this paragraph shall be paid in arrears, at intervals of not less than one month. |
| | 4. Any claims for financial assistance towards travelling expenses under paragraph 2 are to be made to the Accounting Officer of the House; and a party claiming such assistance shall |
| | (a) furnish that Officer with a statement of the facts on which the claim is based;
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| | (b) certify to that Officer that the expenses which are claimed have been incurred exclusively in relation to the party's parliamentary business in accordance with this resolution.
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| | 5.—(1) As soon as practicable, but no later than nine months after 31st March each year, a party claiming financial assistance under this resolution, shall furnish the Accounting Officer of the House with the certificate of an independent professional auditor, in a form determined by the Accounting Officer, to the effect that all expenses in respect of which the party received financial assistance during the period ending with that day were incurred exclusively in relation to the party's parliamentary business under this resolution. |
| | (2) If an audit certificate under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph has not been furnished within the time specified no further financial assistance under this resolution shall be paid until such a certificate is so furnished. |
| | 6.—(1) in the case of any year in which there is a General Election |
| | (a) the period ending immediately before the date of the Election and
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| | (b) the period beginning with that date shall be treated for the purposes of paragraph 1(1) and (2), 2(1) to (3) and 3 above as separate periods.
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| | (2) In relation to any such separate period |
| | (a) the first relevant amount and the second relevant amount for the period ending immediately before the date of the General Election shall be apportioned according to the number of days in that period as a proportion of the total number of days in the year in question; and
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| | (b) the available amount for the period beginning with the date of the General Election shall be a proportionate part of the available amount for the year in question.
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| | (3) In relation to any such separate period ending immediately before the date of the Election, paragraph 5(1) above shall have effect as if the 31st March referred to were a reference to the day immediately before the date of the Election. |
| | (4) In this paragraph "year" means a year beginning with 1st April. |
| | (5) The cost of providing financial assistance shall be borne on the House of Commons: Members' salaries etc. Vote.—(Margaret Beckett.) |
| 9 | Select Committees (Quorum),—Ordered, That, for the remainder of the present Session of Parliament, Standing Order No. 152 (Select Committees related to government departments) shall have effect subject to the following modification: in line 48, at the end to add the words— |
| | '(4A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (4) above, where more than two committees or sub-committees appointed under this order meet concurrently in accordance with paragraph (4)(e) above, the quorum of each such committee or sub-committee shall be two.'.—(Paddy Tipping.) |
| 10 | Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund,—Ordered, That, in pursuance of section 1(2) of the Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1987, Mr Eric Martlew be appointed a Managing Trustee of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund in the room of Paddy Tipping.—(Paddy Tipping.) |
| 11 | Draft Local Government (Functions and Standards) Bill,—Ordered, That a Select Committee of eight Members be appointed to join with a committee to be appointed by the Lords to consider the draft Local Government (Functions and Standards) Bill published in the Command Paper entitled Local Leadership, Local Choice (Cm. 4298); |
| | Ordered, That three be the quorum of the Committee. |
| | Ordered, That the Committee shall have power— |
| | (i) to send for persons, papers and records;
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| | (ii) to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;
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| | (iii) to report from time to time;
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| | (iv) to appoint specialist advisers;
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| | (v) to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom; and
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| | (vi) to communicate to any Select Committee appointed by either House its evidence and any documents of common interest;
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| | Ordered, That the Committee shall report by 31st July 1999; |
| | Ordered, That Sir Paul Beresford, Mr Paul Burstow, Mr Robin Corbett, Mr James Gray, Ms Margaret Moran, Mr Peter L. Pike, Mr Graham Stringer and Dr Alan Whitehead be members of the Committee. |
| | Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith. |
| 12 | Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from residents of Purbeck in Dorset calling for improved road access to Purbeck was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
| 13 | Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from residents of the constituency of Ross, Skye and Inverness West and others concerning the price of fuel in the Highlands of Scotland was presented; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
| 14 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr David Jamieson.) |
| | And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till five minutes past Nine o'clock, adjourned till Tuesday 8th June, pursuant to Resolution [30th April and 21st May]. |
| [Adjourned at 9.05 p.m. |
Betty Boothroyd
Speaker |
Madam Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock on Tuesday 8th June.
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| APPENDIX I |
| Papers presented or laid upon the Table: |
| Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution: |
| 1 | Constitutional Law,—(1) Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Border Rivers) Order 1999, |
| | (2) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999, |
| | (3) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (Adaptation of Functions etc.) Order 1999, |
| | (4) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 1999, |
| | (5) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999, |
| | (6) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 1999, |
| | (7) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999, and |
| | (8) draft Scottish Parliament (Assistance for Registered Political Parties) Order 1999 |
| | [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid]. |
| 2 | Contracting Out,—Draft Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Highway Functions) Order 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| Papers subject to Negative Resolution: |
| 3 | Dangerous Drugs,—(1) Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1404), and |
| | (2) Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1403), |
| | dated 17th May 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
| 4 | Disabled Persons,—Rail Vehicle Accessibility (LTS Rail Class 357 Vehicles) Exemption Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1448), dated 23rd May 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 5 | Education,—(1) Education Development Plans (Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1439), dated 19th May 1999, |
| | (2) Education (Inspection of Nursery Education) (Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1441), dated 24th May 1999, |
| | (3) Education (School Inspection) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1440), dated 24th May 1999, and |
| | (4) Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) (Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1442), dated 23rd May 1999 |
| | [by Act] [Mr Secretary Michael]. |
| 6 | Social Security,—Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1411), dated 20th May 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 7 | Supreme Court of England and Wales,—Adoption (Amendment) Rules 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1477), dated 25th May 1999 [by Act] [Mr Keith Vaz]. |
| 8 | Taxes,—Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Open-ended Investment Companies) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1467), dated 26th May 1999 [by Act] [Ms Patricia Hewitt]. |
| 9 | Transport,—Railways Act 1993 (Consequential Modifications) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1443), dated 23rd May 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 10 | Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,—Statute, dated 21st January 1999, made by the Governing Body of Wadham College, Oxford, amending the Statutes of the College [by Act] [Margaret Beckett]. |
| Other Papers: |
| 11 | Bank of England,—Report and Accounts of the Bank of England for the year ending 28th February 1999 [by Command] [Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer]. |
| 12 | Contingencies Fund, 1997-98,—Accounts of the Contingencies Fund for 1997-98, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [pursuant to Order this day]; to be printed [No. 486] [Mrs Barbara Roche]. |
| 13 | Environment, Transport and the Regions,—Government Response to the Fourth Report from the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee, Session 1998-1999, on the Countryside Agency [by Command] [Cm. 4359] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 14 | National Heritage,—Report of the Board of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum for April 1995 to March 1998 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith]. |
| 15 | Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors,—Account of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for 1997-1998, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 433] [Mr Secretary Dobson]. |
| 16 | Treaty Series (No. 33, 1999),—Protocol No. 11, done at Strasbourg on 11th May 1994, to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, restructuring the control machinery established thereby [by Command] [Cm. 4353] [Mr Secretary Cook]. |
| 17 | Treaty Series (No. 34, 1999),—Exchange of Notes, done at London on 2nd and 30th December 1993, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Peru concerning Certain Commercial Debts (United Kingdom/Peru Debt Agreement No. 4 (1993) ) [by Command] [Cm. 4356] [Mr Secretary Cook]. |
| 18 | Treaty Series (No. 35, 1999),—Exchange of Notes, done at Lima on 4th November 1996, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Peru concerning Certain Commercial Debts (United Kingdom/Peru Debt Agreement No. 5 (1996) ) [by Command] [Cm. 4357] [Mr Secretary Cook]. |
| APPENDIX II |
| Standing Committees |
| 1 | Draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 1999: |
| | (1) The Speaker has appointed Dr Michael Clark Chairman of the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order; and |
| | (2) the Committee of Selection has discharged Dr George Turner from the Committee (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and has nominated in substitution Shona McIsaac. |
| 2 | Draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Kuwait) Order 1999,—The Speaker has nominated Mr Barry Jones Chairman of the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
| 3 | Draft Northern Ireland (Emergency and Prevention of Terrorism Provisions) (Continuance) Order 1999: |
| | (1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Mr Peter Atkinson Chairman; and |
| | (2) the Committee of Selection has appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr Tony Clarke, Mr Tony Colman, Mr James Cran, Jim Dowd, Mr Michael Foster, Dr Ian Gibson, Mr John Grogan, Mr Adam Ingram, Mr Stephen McCabe, Mr Tony McWalter, Mr Ken Maginnis, Mr Malcolm Moss, Mr Lembit Öpik, Ms Debra Shipley, Sir Michael Spicer and Mr John Wilkinson. |
| 4 | Draft Professions Supplementary to Medicine (Clinical Scientists Board) Order of Council 1999, the draft Professions Supplementary to Medicine (Speech and Language Therapists Board) Order of Council 1999 and the draft Professions Supplementary to Medicine (Paramedics Board) Order of Council 1999: |
| | (1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Orders of Council to the Eleventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Mr Barry Jones Chairman; and |
| | (2) the Committee of Selection has appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Ms Diane Abbott, Mr Clive Betts, Dr Peter Brand, Mr Terry Davis, Mr John Denham, Mr Paul Goggins, Mr Patrick Hall, Mr Philip Hammond, Dr Evan Harris, Mr Ivan Henderson, Dr Stephen Ladyman, Mr Peter Luff, Mr Kevin McNamara, Sir David Madel, Mr Richard Shepherd and Mr Marsha Singh. |
| European Standing Committees |
| 5 | The Speaker has appointed Mr Humfrey Malins Chairman of European Standing Committee A in respect of European Union Document No. 6528/99, relating to the Commission Communication entitled Galileo—involving Europe in a new generation of satellite navigation services. |
| 6 | European Union Documents Nos. 12756/97 and 12791/98, relating to incineration of hazardous and non-hazardous waste, have been referred to European Standing Committee A. |
| 7 | European Union Document No. SEC (1999) 600, relating to 2000 Preliminary Draft Budget—Overview, has been referred to European Standing Committee B. |
| APPENDIX III |
| Reports from Select Committees |
| 1 | Defence,—(1) Fifth Report from the Defence Committee [Security of Supply and the Future of Royal Ordnance Factory Bishopton], 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. 274]; and |
| | (2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The Strategic Defence Review: Defence Medical Services]; to be printed [No. 447-ii] |
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| 2 | Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs,—(1) Twelfth Report from the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee [Future of the UK Shipping Industry], with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Sub-Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 172]; |
| | (2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [UK Climate Change Programme]; to be printed [No. 171-viii]; |
| | (3) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Revision of PPG3: Housing]; to be printed [No. 490-II] [Mr Andrew F. Bennett]; and |
| | (4) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Sub-Committee [Tendered Bus Services]; to be printed [No. 429-iii] [Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody]. |
| 3 | European Scrutiny,—Twenty-First Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 34-xxi] [Mr Jimmy Hood]. |
| 4 | Northern Ireland Affairs,—Second Special Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee [Further Response by the Government to the Second Report from the Committee, Session 1997-98, on Electoral Malpractice in Northern Ireland]; to be printed [No. 484] [Mr Peter Brooke]. |
| 5 | Science and Technology,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Science and Technology Committee [National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts]; to be printed [No. 472-i] [Dr Michael Clark]. |
| 6 | Social Security,—(1) Third Special Report from the Social Security Committee [Unauthorised Receipt of Draft Report], together with Appendices; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 482]; and |
| | (2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The Contributory Principle]; to be printed [No. 485-i]. |
| 7 | Treasury,—Memoranda laid before the Treasury Sub-Committee [Inland Revenue] [Mr Giles Radice]. |
