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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings Tuesday 13th July 1999

The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1	Deregulation Committee,—Mr Peter L. Pike reported from the Deregulation Committee the following Resolutions:
	That the draft Deregulation (Millennium Licensing) Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 5th July, should be approved.
	That the draft Deregulation (Casinos) Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 5th July, should be approved.
The Committee came to these Resolutions without a Division.
2	Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr George Stevenson reported from the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1999.
	Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
3	Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:
	Baxi Partnership Limited Trusts Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to confirm the validity of and vary the trusts of a settlement created by Baxi Partnership Limited for the benefit of employees of Baxi Partnership Limited; to modify certain provisions of the settlement; to confer powers on the trustees of that settlement; and for other purposes; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
4	Baxi Partnership Limited Trusts Bill [Lords],—The Baxi Partnership Limited Trusts Bill [Lords] was read the first time.
	Bill referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
5	Broadcasting (Religious Programming),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to remove restrictions on the ownership by religious bodies of broadcasting licences and to clarify the role of the Radio Authority and the Independent Television Commission in relation to the religious content of programmes—(Mr Edward Leigh);
	And the Motion being opposed, after a brief explanatory statement from the Member who made the Motion and from a Member who opposed it, the Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business).
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr James Gray, Mr John Bercow: 138.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr Desmond Swayne, Mr Tim Loughton: 9.
	So the Question was agreed to.
	Ordered, That Mr Edward Leigh, Mr Mark Fisher, Mr Donald Anderson, Frank Cook, Steve Webb, Mr Colin Breed, Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson, The Reverend Martin Smyth, Mr Gary Streeter, Mr Laurence Robertson, Mr Gerald Howarth and Mr Christopher Chope do prepare and bring in the Bill.
6	Broadcasting (Religious Programming) Bill,—Mr Edward Leigh accordingly presented a Bill to remove restrictions on the ownership by religious bodies of broadcasting licences and to clarify the role of the Radio Authority and the Independent Television Commission in relation to the religious content of the programmes: 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 138].
7	Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill;
	A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 56 (Consolidated Fund Bills), That the Bill be now read a second time:—It was agreed to.
	And the Question being put forthwith, That the Bill be now read the third time:—It was agreed to.
	The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
8	Northern Ireland Bill (Programme),—Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to proceedings on the Northern Ireland Bill:—
Timing of proceedings
	1.—(1) Proceedings on the Bill shall be completed at today's sitting.
	(2) Proceedings on Second Reading shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion.
	(3) In Committee—
	(a) proceedings on any new clause which may be selected relating to the operation of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 shall be taken first and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion five hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion; and
	(b) remaining proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion seven and a half hours after that commencement.
	(4) Remaining proceedings on the Bill shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion eight hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion.
	2.—(1) When the Bill has been read a second time—
	(a) it shall, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put,
	(b) proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed while the Question is put, in accordance with Standing Order No. 52(1) (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), on any financial resolution relating to the Bill,
	(c) on the conclusion of proceedings on any financial resolution relating to the Bill, proceedings on the Bill shall be resumed and the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an instruction has been given.
	(2) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question; and if he reports the Bill with Amendments the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.
Questions to be put
	3.—(1) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)—
	(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
	(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
	(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;
	(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded; and on a Motion for a new Clause or Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
	(2) If two or more Questions would fall to be put by the Chairman under sub-paragraph (1)(d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions.
Lords Amendments
	4.—At the sitting on Thursday 15 July—
	(a) any message received from the Lords relating to the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and
	(b) proceedings on any message shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, one hour after commencement.
	5.—(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of concluding in accordance with paragraph 4 any proceedings on any message received from the Lords relating to the Bill.
	(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
	(3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith—
	(a) the Question on any further amendment of the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and
	(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
	(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith—
	(a) the Question on any Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and
	(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
	(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House disagrees to a Lords Amendment.
	(6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments.
	(7) As soon as the House has agreed or disagreed to a Lords Amendment, or disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to, the Speaker shall put forthwith a separate Question on any other Amendment which is moved by a Minister of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment.
	(8) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chairman.
	(9) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of that day's sitting.
Miscellaneous
	6. If at the sitting today or on Thursday 15 July—
	(a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) stands over to Seven o'clock, and
	(b) proceedings on the Bill have begun before that time,
	the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings in accordance with paragraph 1 or 4 shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion.
	7.—(1) No Motion shall be made to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken.
	(2) No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, proceedings on the Bill shall be made except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
	(3) No debate shall be permitted on any Motion to recommit the Bill (whether as a whole or otherwise), and the Speaker shall put forthwith any Question necessary to dispose of the Motion, including the Question on any amendment.
	8. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to this Order.
	9.—(1) The Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall be put forthwith; and Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill at the sittings today and on Thursday 15 July.
	(2) If at the sitting today or on Thursday 15 July the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the time at which any proceedings are to be brought to a conclusion under paragraph 1 or 4, no notice shall be required of a Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.
	10. Proceedings on the Bill shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.—(Mr Paul Murphy.)
9	Northern Ireland Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Northern Ireland Bill;
	And a Motion being made, That the Bill be now read a second time;
	Mr Paul Murphy acquainted the House, That he had it in command from the Queen to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Bill, has consented to place Her prerogative and interest, so far as they are affected by the Bill, at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the Bill.
	And the Question being put;
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Jamieson, Mr David Clelland: 312.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr William Ross, The Reverend Martin Smyth: 19.
	So the Question was agreed to.
	The Bill was accordingly read a second time, and stood committed to a Committee of the whole House, pursuant to Order [this day].
	Further proceedings stood postponed, pursuant to Order.
10	Northern Ireland Bill [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Northern Ireland Bill [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 Northern Ireland Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of the Act—(Mrs Anne McGuire):—It was agreed to.
11	Northern Ireland Bill,—The House, pursuant to Order, immediately resolved itself into a Committee.
	(In the Committee)
	A Clause (Suspension of prisoner releases)—(Mr Andrew MacKay)—brought up and read the first time.
	Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
	And it being five hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion on Northern Ireland Bill (Programme), the Chairman put the Question necessary to dispose of proceedings to be concluded at that hour, pursuant to Order.
	Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
	The Committee divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mrs Eleanor Laing, Mr Stephen Day: 147.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr Mike Hall, Jane Kennedy: 349.
	Clause No. 1 (Suspension of devolved government etc.).
	Amendment (No. 1) proposed, in page 1, line 13, to leave out from the word 'Commission' to the end of line 16.—(Mr David Trimble.)
	Question put, That the Amendment be made.
	The Committee divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mrs Eleanor Laing, Mr Stephen Day: 145.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Hanson, Mr Keith Hill: 352.
	Another Amendment (No. 8) proposed, in page 1, line 19, to leave out from the word 'Assembly' to the end of line 21.—(Mr Andrew MacKay.)
	Question put, That the Amendment be made.
	The Committee divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Mr Stephen Day: 144.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Hanson, Mr Keith Hill: 340.
	And it being seven and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion on Northern Ireland Bill (Programme), the Chairman put the Question necessary to dispose of remaining proceedings in Committee.
	Question, That Clauses Nos. 1 to 6 stand part of the Bill, and that Schedules Nos. 1 and 2 be the Schedules to the Bill, put and agreed to.
	Whereupon the Chairman left the Chair to report the Bill to the House.
	The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr Jim Dowd reported, That the Committee had gone though the Bill and directed him to report the same, without Amendment.
	A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time;
	And it being eight hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion on Northern Ireland Bill (Programme), the Deputy Speaker put the Question necessary to bring to a conclusion remaining proceedings on the Bill.
	Question put, That the Bill be now read the third time.
	The House proceeded to a Division.
Wednesday 14th June 1999
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Hanson, Mr Keith Hill: 343.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr William Ross, The Reverend Martin Smyth: 24.
	So the Question was agreed to.
	The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
12	Northern Ireland,—Resolved, That the draft Northern Ireland Act 1974 (Interim Period Extension) Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 7th July, be approved.—(Mr Paul Murphy.)
13	Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from patients, parents, relatives and supporters of patients and residents within the catchment area served by the Poole Hospital Cleft Team against the relocation of services provided by the Team was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
14	Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jane Kennedy.)
	And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till five minutes to Two o'clock, adjourned till this day.
[Adjourned at 1.55 a.m.
Betty Boothroyd Speaker
Madam 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	Merchant Shipping,—Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) (Rate of Interest) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1922), dated 6th July 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
Other Papers:
2	Betting, Gaming and Lotteries,—Reports and Accounts of the Horserace Betting Levy Board and the Horserace Totalisator Board for 1998-99 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw].
3	Broadcasting,—Review, Report and Financial Statements of the Broadcasting Standards Commission for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith].
4	Civil Aviation,—Report and Accounts of Highlands and Islands Airports Limited for 1998-99 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid].
5	Data Protection,—Report and Statement of Account of the Data Protection Registrar for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 575] [Mr Secretary Straw].
6	Defence Executive Agencies,—Report and Accounts of the Defence Bills Agency for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 414] [Mr Secretary Robertson].
7	Development of Tourism,—Accounts of the English Tourist Board for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 713] [Clerk of the House].
8	Education,—Accounts of the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 715] [Clerk of the House].
9	Further and Higher Education,—Accounts of the Further and Higher Education Funding Councils for Wales for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 712] [Clerk of the House].
10	Government Trading Funds,—Report and Accounts of the Meteorological Office for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 685] [Clerk of the House].
11	National Heritage,—Report and Accounts of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 499] [Mr Secretary Smith].
12	National Lottery,—Strategic Plan of the New Opportunities Fund [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith].
13	Police,—Report and Accounts of the Police Information Technology Organisation for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 516] [Mr Secretary Straw].
14	Science and Technology,—Accounts of the Economic and Social Research Council for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 714] [Clerk of the House].
15	Social Exclusion,—Report by the Social Exclusion Unit on Bridging the Gap: New opportunities for 16-18 year olds not in education, employment or training [by Command] [Cm. 4405] [The Prime Minister].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1	Draft North South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) (Amendment) Northern Ireland Order 1999,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Andrew Dismore from the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Roger Stott.
2	Draft Aeroplane Noise (Amendment) Regulations 1999,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Graham Allen, Mr Paul Truswell and Mr Derek Twigg from the Twelfth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations); and nominated in substitution Charlotte Atkins, Mr Mike Hall and Mr Ivan Henderson.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1	Agriculture,—Memoranda laid before the Agriculture Committee [Sea Fishing; The Marketing of Milk] [Mr Peter Luff].
2	Deregulation,—Fourth Report from the Deregulation Committee [The draft Deregulation (Millennium Licensing) Order 1999, and the draft Deregulation (Casinos) Order 1999]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee Relating to the Report [No. 710] [Mr Peter L. Pike].
3	Education and Employment,—(1) Fifth Report from the Education and Employment Committee [Role of School Governors], 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. 509]; and
	(2) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Role of School Governors]
	[Mr Malcolm Wicks].
4	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environment Sub-Committee of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee [Town and Country Parks]; to be printed [No. 477-vi] [Mr Andrew F. Bennett].
5	Foreign Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee [Kosovo]; to be printed [No. 188-v] [Mr Donald Anderson].
6	Home Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee [Drugs and Prisons]; to be printed [No. 363-v] [Mr Chris Mullin].
7	International Development,—Part of the Minutes of Evidence taken before the International Development Committee [The Future of Sanctions]; to be printed [No. 454-vi] [Mr Bowen Wells].
8	Local Government (Organisation and Standards),—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Joint Committee on Local Government (Organisation and Standards); to be printed [No. 542-viii] [Mr Peter L. Pike].
9	Public Administration,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration [Freedom of Information Draft Bill]; to be printed [Nos. 570-vii and -viii] [Dr Tony Wright].
10	Statutory Instruments,—Twenty-fifth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 50-xxv] [Mr David Tredinnick].
11	Treasury,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Treasury Committee [Demutualisation]; to be printed [No. 605-iii] [Mr Giles Radice].
MEMORANDUM
Tuesday 13th July 1999
	REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES ACT 1998
	The Speaker has appointed Mr Humfrey Malins to replace Sir Alastair Goodlad for the duration of the present Parliament on the Advisory Committee on the Registration of Political Parties, established under section 10 of the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.

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