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Tuesday 20th July 1999 |
PRAYERS. | |
1 | Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (Amendment of Rules) Bill,The House proceeded to consider the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (Amendment of Rules) Bill, as amended in the Committee. |
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2 | City of London (Ward Elections) Bill,The Order of the day being read, for further consideration of the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill, as amended in the Committee; |
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3 | Standing Orders,The Chairman of Ways and Means reported from the Standing Orders Committee the following Resolution: |
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4 | Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,Mr Bill O'Brien reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Films (Modification of the Definition of 'British Film') Order 1999. |
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5 | Message from the Lords,A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows: |
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6 | Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries (Amendment),Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Government to consult interested parties on whether to designate the coastal waters off Berwickshire as Scottish internal waters and to report to Parliament; and for connected purposes: And that Mr Archy Kirkwood, Mr Michael Moore, Mrs Ray Michie, Mr Donald Gorrie and Sir Robert Smith do prepare and bring it in. |
7 | Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries (Amendment) Bill,Mr Archy Kirkwood accordingly presented a Bill to require the Government to consult interested parties on whether to designate the coastal waters off Berwickshire as Scottish internal waters and to report to Parliament; and for connected 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 145]. |
8 | Opposition Day [19th allotted day],It being an allotted day at the disposal of the Leader of the Opposition in pursuance of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business), the House proceeded to consider Opposition business. |
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9 | Proposal to Extend the Working Time Directive to Excluded Sectors,A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 13526/98, the unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Department of Trade and Industry on 18th May 1999 and the unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Department of Trade and Industry on 21st June 1999, all on the extension of the Working Time Directive to excluded sectors; supports the Government's view that the proposal agreed by Member States at the Social Affairs Council on 25th May will ensure that workers who were previously excluded will now enjoy the benefit of working time protection; and agrees that all workers should have the right to minimum standards in the workplace and that the extension of the working time directive to the excluded sectors supports the Government's aim of promoting family friendly employment(Jim Dowd); |
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10 | Deregulation,A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 18 (Consideration of draft deregulation orders), That the draft Deregulation (Millennium Licensing) Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 5th July, be approved(Jim Dowd); |
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11 | Deregulation,A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 18 (Consideration of draft deregulation orders), That the draft Deregulation (Casinos) Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 5th July, be approved(Jim Dowd); |
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12 | Public Petitions,A Public Petition from the Crawley Observer and residents of Crawley in West Sussex against plans to downgrade Crawley Hospital was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
13 | Public Petitions,A Public Petition from customers of Oliver's Wholefood Store, Kew, and the Holland and Barratt Store, Sheen, against the proposal to give the Medicines Control Agency power to classify natural health products as medicines was presented; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
14 | Adjournment,Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.(Mr Graham Allen.) |
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[Adjourned at 11.30 p.m. | |
Betty Boothroyd Speaker | |
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution: | |
1 | Value Added Tax,Value Added Tax (Sport, Sports Competitions and Physical Education) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1994), dated 14th July 1999 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution: | |
2 | Education,Education (Grants in respect of Voluntary Aided Schools) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 2020), dated 25th June 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
3 | Food,(1) Animal Feedingstuffs from Belgium (Control) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 2026), and |
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Other Papers: | |
4 | British Library,Accounts of the British Library Board for 1997-98, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 755] [Clerk of the House]. |
5 | Competition Commission,Report by the Competition Commission on the proposed merger of British Airways plc and CityFlyer Express Limited [by Command] [Cm. 4346] [Mr Secretary Byers]. |
6 | Coroners,West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1990), dated 12th July 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
7 | Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster,Revenue and Capital Accounts of the Duchy of Lancaster for 1998-99 [by Act] [Mrs Barbara Roche]. |
8 | Education,Account of the Funding Agency for Schools for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 752] [Clerk of the House]. |
9 | Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland),Accounts of Scottish Enterprise for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 753] [Clerk of the House]. |
10 | Environment, Transport and the Regions Executive Agencies,Report and Accounts of Ordnance Survey for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 568] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
11 | Further and Higher Education,Accounts of the |
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12 | Housing (Scotland),Accounts of Scottish Homes for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 751] [Clerk of the House]. |
13 | Law Commission,Report by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission on Trustees' Powers and Duties [by Act]; to be printed [No. 538] [Mr Keith Vaz]. |
14 | National Audit,Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Further Education in Wales [by Act]; to be printed [No. 641] [Clerk of the House]. |
15 | National Lottery,Report of the National Lottery Commission for 1998-99 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 624] [Mr Secretary Smith]. |
16 | Northern Ireland,Report of the Sentence Review Commissioners for the period 30th July 1998 to 31st March 1999 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 659] [Secretary Marjorie Mowlam]. |
17 | Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors,Account of the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 673] [Mr Secretary Dobson]. |
18 | Radiological Protection,Accounts of the National Radiological Protection Board for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 754] [Clerk of the House]. |
19 | Science and Technology,Report and Summary Financial Statement of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council for 1998-99 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers]. |
20 | Scottish Executive Agencies,Report and Accounts of the Scottish Court Service for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 623] [Mr Secretary Reid]. |
21 | Transport,Report and Accounts of British Waterways for1998-99 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
22 | Welsh Development Agency,(1) Accounts of the Welsh Development Agency for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 758] [Clerk of the House]; and |
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23 | Financial Services,Draft Financial Services Act 1986 (Restriction of Exemptions) Order 1999 [laid 8th July]. |
1 | Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1877),The Speaker has appointed Mr John McWilliam Chairman of the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Regulations). |
2 | Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 48) on 1999-2000 Special Grant for developing new approaches to commissioning services for drug misusers (HC 513),The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr David Crausby, Lynne Jones and Miss Geraldine Smith from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Special Grant Report); and nominated in substitution Mr Bill Etherington, Mr David Lepper and Laura Moffatt. |
3 | Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 50) on Children's Services (Quality Protects) Special Grants for 1998-99 and 1999-2000 (HC 617),The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Paul Goggins from the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Special Grant Report); and nominated in substitution Mr Jeff Ennis. |
4 | Draft Northern Ireland Act Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 1999,The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Eric Illsley and Mr Peter Mandelson from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Rules); and nominated in substitution Dr Stephen Ladyman and Mrs Diana Organ. |
1 | Education and Employment and Social Security,(1) Sixth Report from the Education and Employment Committee, and |
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2 | Education and Employment,(1) Seventh Report from the Education and Employment Committee [The Performance and Future Role of the Employment Service], 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. 197]; and |
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3 | Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs,(1) Fifteenth Report from the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee [Departmental Annual Report 1999 and Expenditure Plans 1999-2002], together with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environment Sub-Committee and the Transport Sub-Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 440]; and |
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4 | Environmental Audit Committee,(1) Seventh Report from the Environmental Audit Committee [Energy Efficiency], 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. 159]; and |
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5 | Foreign Affairs,(1) Sixth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee [South Caucasus and Central Asia], 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. 349]; |
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6 | Home Affairs,Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee [Drugs and Prisons]; to be printed [No. 363-vi] [Mr Chris Mullin]. |
7 | International Development,Fifth Report from the International Development Committee [The Department for International Development: Departmental Report 1999]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 567] [Mr Bowen Wells]. |
8 | Procedure,Sixth Report from the Procedure Committee [Procedure for Debate on the Government's Expenditure Plans], 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. 295] [Mr Nicholas Winterton]. |
9 | Public Administration,Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration [Freedom of Information Draft Bill]; to be printed [Nos. 570-x and -xi] [Dr Tony Wright]. |
10 | Social Security,Minutes of Evidence taken before the Social Security Committee [DSS Departmental Report 1999]; to be printed [No. 749-i] [Mr Archy Kirkwood]. |
11 | Standards and Privileges,Tenth Report from the Committee on Standards and Privileges [Unauthorised Receipt of a Draft Report of the Social Security Committee], together with Appendices and the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 13th July; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 747] [Mr Robert Sheldon]. |
12 | Statutory Instruments,Twenty-Sixth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 50-xxvi] [Mr David Tredinnick]. |
13 | Treasury,(1) Eighth Report from the Treasury Committee [the Monetary Policy CommitteeTwo Years On], 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. 505]; and |
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Item 1 in Appendix II to the Votes and Proceedings for 19th July 1999 should have read as follows: | |
Draft Financial Services Act 1986 (Restriction of Exemptions) Order 1999,The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Keith Darvill, Mr Neil Gerrard, Ms Oona King and Dr Doug Naysmith from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Tom Cox, Mrs Ann Cryer, Mr Kelvin Hopkins and Mr David Stewart. |
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