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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 4th November 1999

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

PRAYERS.

1 Alliance & Leicester plc (Group Reorganisation) Bill [Lords],—Ordered, That the Promoters of the Alliance & Leicester plc (Group Reorganisation) Bill [Lords] shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament, provided that the Agents for the Bill give notice to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office of their intention to suspend further proceedings not later than the day before the close of the present Session and that all Fees due on the Bill up to that date be paid;

    That, if the Bill is brought from the Lords in the next Session, the Agents for the Bill shall deposit in the Private Bill Office a declaration signed by them, stating that the Bill is the same, in every respect, as the Bill which was brought from the Lords in the present Session;

    That, as soon as a certificate by one of the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, that such a declaration has been so deposited, has been laid upon the Table of the House, the Bill shall be read the first and second time and committed (and shall be recorded in the Journal of this House as having been so read and committed);

    That since no Petitions remain against the Bill no Petitioners shall be heard before any committee on the Bill save those who complain of any amendment as proposed in the filled up Bill or of any matter which arises during the progress of the Bill before the committee;

    That no further Fees shall be charged in respect of any proceedings on the Bill in respect of which Fees have already been incurred during the present Session;

    That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.—(The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

    Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.

2 United Reformed Church Bill [Lords],— Ordered, That the Promoters of the United Reformed Church Bill [Lords] shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament, provided that the Agents for the Bill give notice to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office not later than the day before the close of the present Session of their intention to suspend further proceedings and that all Fees due on the Bill up to that date be paid;

    That, if the Bill is brought from the Lords in the next Session, the Agents for the Bill shall deposit in the Private Bill Office a declaration signed by them, stating that the Bill is the same, in every respect, as the Bill which was brought from the Lords in the present Session;

    That, as soon as a certificate by one of the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, that such a declaration has been so deposited, has been laid upon the Table of the House, the Bill shall be read the first time and shall be ordered to be read the second time (and shall be recorded in the Journal of this House as having been so read);

    That, no Petitions against the Bill having been presented within the time limited during the present Session, no Petitioners shall be heard before any committee on the Bill save those who complain of any amendment as proposed in the filled up Bill or of any matter which arises during the progress of the Bill before the committee;

    That no further Fees shall be charged in respect of any proceedings on the Bill in respect of which Fees have already been incurred during the present Session;

    That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.—(The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

    Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.

3 Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Roger Gale reported from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1877).

    Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.

4 Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:

    Private Bills (Suspension),—The Lords concur with the Commons in their Message [3rd November] relating to the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill.

    Private Bills [Lords] (Suspension),—The Lords communicate that they have come to the following Resolution in respect of the Kent County Council Bill [Lords], the Medway Council Bill [Lords] and the City of Newcastle upon Tyne Bill [Lords], to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House, viz.:

    That the promoters of each Bill have leave to suspend any further proceedings thereon in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament, provided that notice of their intention to do so is lodged in the Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments not later than 12 noon on Tuesday 9th November and that all fees due on or before that day have been paid;

    That such Bill be deposited in the Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments not later than 12 noon on the second sitting day in the next Session with a declaration annexed, signed by the agent, stating that the Bill is the same in every respect as the Bill at the last stage of the proceedings thereon in this House in the present Session;

    That the proceedings on such Bill in the next Session of Parliament be pro forma in regard to every stage through which the Bill has passed in the present Session, and that no new fees be charged to such stages;

    That the Private Business Standing Orders apply to such Bill in the next Session only in regard to any stage through which the Bill has not passed during the present Session.

5 Greater London Authority Bill [Money] (No. 2),—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Greater London Authority Bill [Money] (No. 2):

    Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Greater London Authority Bill, it is expedient to authorise—

    (a) the payment out of the National Loans Fund of any sums required to enable the Public Works Loans Commissioners to make loans to the Greater London Authority or any functional body, within the meaning of the Act; and

    (b) the payment of sums into the National Loans Fund.—(Mr Keith Hill.)

6 Greater London Authority Bill (Ways and Means) (No. 2),—Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Greater London Authority Bill, it is expedient to authorise the making of provision for or in connection with the imposition of charges to corporation tax (including corporation tax on chargeable gains) on bodies or persons to which property, rights or liabilities are transferred or granted by or under the Act.—(Mr Nick Raynsford.)

7 Greater London Authority Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Lords Amendments to the Greater London Authority Bill.

    Lords Amendment No. 1.

    A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House disgrees with the Lords in their Amendment—(Mr Nick Raynsford);

    The House divided.

    Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Kevin Hughes: 306.

    Tellers for the Noes, Mr John M. Taylor, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 151.

    So the Question was agreed to.

    The Lords Amendment was accordingly disagreed to.

    Lords Amendment No. 2.

    A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House agrees with the Lords in their Amendment—(Mr Nick Raynsford);

    The House divided.

    Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Kevin Hughes, Mr Tony McNulty: 322.

    Tellers for the Noes, Mr John M. Taylor, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 119.

    So the Question was agreed to.

    The Lords Amendment was accordingly agreed to.

    Lords Amendments Nos. 3 to 5 were agreed to.

    Lords Amendment No. 6 was disagreed to.

    Lords Amendments Nos. 7 to 40 were agreed to, the Commons being willing to waive their privileges in respect of Lords Amendments Nos. 10 and 12 to 14.

    And it being Seven o'clock, further consideration of the Lords Amendments stood adjourned.

    Ordered, That the Lords Amendments be further considered to-morrow.

8 Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mrs Anne McGuire.)

    And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-three minutes to Eight o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[Adjourned at 7.37 p.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 Affirmative Resolution:

1 Northern Ireland,—Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Mandelson].

2 Terms and Conditions of Employment,—Draft Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers].

Other Papers:

3 Miscellaneous Financial Provisions,—Report and Financial Statements of East Midlands Development Company for 1998-99 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers].

4 National Lottery,—Report and Accounts of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland National Lottery Fund for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith].

5 Regulatory Impact Assessments,—List of Regulatory Impact Assessments for 1st January to 30th June 1999 [by Command] [Marjorie Mowlam].

6 Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation,—Report and Accounts of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation for 1998 [by Command] [Mr Secretary Straw].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

1 Draft Jobseeker's Allowance Amendment (New Deal) Regulations 1999, the draft Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1999 and the draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999;—The Speaker has appointed Mr Nicholas Winterton Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations.

2 Value Added Tax (Input Tax) (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999, No. 2930)—

    (1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Edward O'Hara Chairman of the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Order.

    (2) The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Kevin McNamara from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order); and nominated in substitution Kali Mountford.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

1 Culture, Media and Sport,—Sixth Special Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee [Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, on The Department for Culture, Media and Sport and its Quangos]; to be printed [No. 888] [Mr Gerald Kaufman].

2 Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs,—(1) Twenty-First Report from the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee [Railways Bill]; together 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. 827]; and

    (2) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Rural White Paper]; to be printed [No. 887]

[Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody].

3 Health,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee [Cost and Availability of Generic Drugs to the NHS]; to be printed [No. 889] [Mr David Hinchliffe].

The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.
PRAYERS.
1	Alliance & Leicester plc (Group Reorganisation) Bill [Lords],—Ordered, That the Promoters of the Alliance & Leicester plc (Group Reorganisation) Bill [Lords] shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament, provided that the Agents for the Bill give notice to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office of their intention to suspend further proceedings not later than the day before the close of the present Session and that all Fees due on the Bill up to that date be paid;
	That, if the Bill is brought from the Lords in the next Session, the Agents for the Bill shall deposit in the Private Bill Office a declaration signed by them, stating that the Bill is the same, in every respect, as the Bill which was brought from the Lords in the present Session;
	That, as soon as a certificate by one of the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, that such a declaration has been so deposited, has been laid upon the Table of the House, the Bill shall be read the first and second time and committed (and shall be recorded in the Journal of this House as having been so read and committed);
	That since no Petitions remain against the Bill no Petitioners shall be heard before any committee on the Bill save those who complain of any amendment as proposed in the filled up Bill or of any matter which arises during the progress of the Bill before the committee;
	That no further Fees shall be charged in respect of any proceedings on the Bill in respect of which Fees have already been incurred during the present Session;
	That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.—(The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).
	Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
2	United Reformed Church Bill [Lords],— Ordered, That the Promoters of the United Reformed Church Bill [Lords] shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament, provided that the Agents for the Bill give notice to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office not later than the day before the close of the present Session of their intention to suspend further proceedings and that all Fees due on the Bill up to that date be paid;
	That, if the Bill is brought from the Lords in the next Session, the Agents for the Bill shall deposit in the Private Bill Office a declaration signed by them, stating that the Bill is the same, in every respect, as the Bill which was brought from the Lords in the present Session;
	That, as soon as a certificate by one of the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, that such a declaration has been so deposited, has been laid upon the Table of the House, the Bill shall be read the first time and shall be ordered to be read the second time (and shall be recorded in the Journal of this House as having been so read);
	That, no Petitions against the Bill having been presented within the time limited during the present Session, no Petitioners shall be heard before any committee on the Bill save those who complain of any amendment as proposed in the filled up Bill or of any matter which arises during the progress of the Bill before the committee;
	That no further Fees shall be charged in respect of any proceedings on the Bill in respect of which Fees have already been incurred during the present Session;
	That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.—(The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).
	Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
3	Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Roger Gale reported from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1877).
	Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
4	Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:
	Private Bills (Suspension),—The Lords concur with the Commons in their Message [3rd November] relating to the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill.
	Private Bills [Lords] (Suspension),—The Lords communicate that they have come to the following Resolution in respect of the Kent County Council Bill [Lords], the Medway Council Bill [Lords] and the City of Newcastle upon Tyne Bill [Lords], to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House, viz.:
	That the promoters of each Bill have leave to suspend any further proceedings thereon in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament, provided that notice of their intention to do so is lodged in the Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments not later than 12 noon on Tuesday 9th November and that all fees due on or before that day have been paid;
	That such Bill be deposited in the Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments not later than 12 noon on the second sitting day in the next Session with a declaration annexed, signed by the agent, stating that the Bill is the same in every respect as the Bill at the last stage of the proceedings thereon in this House in the present Session;
	That the proceedings on such Bill in the next Session of Parliament be pro forma in regard to every stage through which the Bill has passed in the present Session, and that no new fees be charged to such stages;
	That the Private Business Standing Orders apply to such Bill in the next Session only in regard to any stage through which the Bill has not passed during the present Session.
5	Greater London Authority Bill [Money] (No. 2),—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Greater London Authority Bill [Money] (No. 2):
	Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Greater London Authority Bill, it is expedient to authorise—
	(a) the payment out of the National Loans Fund of any sums required to enable the Public Works Loans Commissioners to make loans to the Greater London Authority or any functional body, within the meaning of the Act; and
	(b) the payment of sums into the National Loans Fund.—(Mr Keith Hill.)
6	Greater London Authority Bill (Ways and Means) (No. 2),—Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Greater London Authority Bill, it is expedient to authorise the making of provision for or in connection with the imposition of charges to corporation tax (including corporation tax on chargeable gains) on bodies or persons to which property, rights or liabilities are transferred or granted by or under the Act.—(Mr Nick Raynsford.)
7	Greater London Authority Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Lords Amendments to the Greater London Authority Bill.
	Lords Amendment No. 1.
	A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House disgrees with the Lords in their Amendment—(Mr Nick Raynsford);
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Kevin Hughes: 306.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr John M. Taylor, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 151.
	So the Question was agreed to.
	The Lords Amendment was accordingly disagreed to.
	Lords Amendment No. 2.
	A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House agrees with the Lords in their Amendment—(Mr Nick Raynsford);
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Kevin Hughes, Mr Tony McNulty: 322.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr John M. Taylor, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 119.
	So the Question was agreed to.
	The Lords Amendment was accordingly agreed to.
	Lords Amendments Nos. 3 to 5 were agreed to.
	Lords Amendment No. 6 was disagreed to.
	Lords Amendments Nos. 7 to 40 were agreed to, the Commons being willing to waive their privileges in respect of Lords Amendments Nos. 10 and 12 to 14.
	And it being Seven o'clock, further consideration of the Lords Amendments stood adjourned.
	Ordered, That the Lords Amendments be further considered to-morrow.
8	Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mrs Anne McGuire.)
	And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-three minutes to Eight o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.37 p.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 Affirmative Resolution:
1	Northern Ireland,—Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Mandelson].
2	Terms and Conditions of Employment,—Draft Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers].
Other Papers:
3	Miscellaneous Financial Provisions,—Report and Financial Statements of East Midlands Development Company for 1998-99 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers].
4	National Lottery,—Report and Accounts of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland National Lottery Fund for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith].
5	Regulatory Impact Assessments,—List of Regulatory Impact Assessments for 1st January to 30th June 1999 [by Command] [Marjorie Mowlam].
6	Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation,—Report and Accounts of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation for 1998 [by Command] [Mr Secretary Straw].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
1	Draft Jobseeker's Allowance Amendment (New Deal) Regulations 1999, the draft Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1999 and the draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999;—The Speaker has appointed Mr Nicholas Winterton Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations.
2	Value Added Tax (Input Tax) (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999, No. 2930)—
	(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Edward O'Hara Chairman of the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Order.
	(2) The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Kevin McNamara from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order); and nominated in substitution Kali Mountford.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1	Culture, Media and Sport,—Sixth Special Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee [Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, on The Department for Culture, Media and Sport and its Quangos]; to be printed [No. 888] [Mr Gerald Kaufman].
2	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs,—(1) Twenty-First Report from the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee [Railways Bill]; together 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. 827]; and
	(2) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Rural White Paper]; to be printed [No. 887]
	[Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody].
3	Health,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee [Cost and Availability of Generic Drugs to the NHS]; to be printed [No. 889] [Mr David Hinchliffe].



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