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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday 10th November 1999

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 David Clelland);

    And it being Two o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.

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

    The Lords do not insist on certain of their Amendments to the Greater London Authority Bill to which this House has disagreed; they do not insist on a further Amendment to which this House has disagreed and agree, without Amendment, to the Amendment proposed by this House in lieu thereof; they agree, without Amendment, to the Amendments proposed by this House to their remaining Amendments; and they agree, without Amendment, to the consequential Amendments made by this House to the Bill.

    The Lords do not insist on their Amendments to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill, to which this House has disagreed; and they agree, without Amendment, to the remaining Amendment made by this House to the words restored to the Bill.

    The Lords agree, without Amendment, to the Amendments proposed by this House to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill.

    The Lords agree, without Amendment, to the Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill.

    The Lords do not insist on their Amendment to the Immigration and Asylum Bill to which this House has disagreed; and they agree, without Amendment, to the Amendment proposed by this House to the remaining Amendment.

3 European Standing Committee A,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of European Standing Committee A be printed [No. 935].

4 European Standing Committee B,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of European Standing Committee B be printed [No. 936].

5 European Standing Committee C,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of European Standing Committee C be printed [No. 937].

6 Scottish Grand Committee,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of the Scottish Grand Committee be printed [No. 941].

7 House of Lords Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Lords Amendments to the House of Lords Bill.

    Lords Amendment No. 1.

    An Amendment (f) was proposed to the Lords Amendment, in line 4, after the word 'time' to insert the words "no more than"—(Mr Andrew Mackinlay.)

    Question proposed, That the Amendment to the Lords Amendment be made:—

    Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

    A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment—(Margaret Beckett);

    The House divided.

    Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Jim Dowd, Mrs Anne McGuire: 438.

    Tellers for the Noes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr Andrew Tyrie: 22.

    So the Question was agreed to.

    The Lords Amendment was accordingly agreed to.

    Lords Amendment No. 2.

    A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment—(Mr Paddy Tipping);

    And it being Ten o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned.

8 Business of the House,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business), That, at this day's sitting, consideration of Lords Amendments to the House of Lords Bill, the Motion in the name of Margaret Beckett relating to Business of the House, and consideration of any Messages from the Lords relating to the House of Lords Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour—(Mr David Jamieson):—It was agreed to.

9 House of Lords Bill,—The House again proceeded to consider the Lords Amendments to the House of Lords Bill.

    Lords Amendment No. 2.

    The House resumed the adjourned debate on the Question, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

    Question put;

    The House divided.

    Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe: 353.

    Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Jacqui Lait, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 133.

    So the Question was agreed to.

    The Lords Amendment was accordingly disagreed to.

    Lords Amendment No. 3 was agreed to.

    Lords Amendment No. 4.

    A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment—(Mr Paddy Tipping);

    The House divided.

    Tellers for the Ayes: Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Mr Tony McNulty: 355.

    Tellers for the Noes: Mrs Eleanor Laing, Mr John M. Taylor: 130.

    So the Question was agreed to.

    The Lords Amendment was accordingly disagreed to.

    Lords Amendment Nos. 5 to 12 were agreed to.

    Lords Amendment No. 13 was disagreed to.

    A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That a Committee be appointed to draw up reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendments Nos. 2, 4 and 13.

    That Margaret Beckett, Mr Ivor Caplin, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mrs Eleanor Laing and Mrs Anne McGuire be members of the Committee;

    That Margaret Beckett be Chairman of the Committee;

    That three be the quorum of the Committee;

    That the Committee do withdraw immediately—(Mr David Clelland);

    The House divided.

    Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe: 331.

    Tellers for the Noes, Mr Crispin Blunt, Mr John Randall: 28.

    So the Question was agreed to.

    Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendments Nos. 2, 4 and 13.

    Ordered, That Margaret Beckett, Mr Ivor Caplin, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mrs Eleanor Laing and Mrs Anne McGuire be members of the Committee;

    Ordered, That Margaret Beckett be Chairman of the Committee;

    Ordered, That three be the quorum of the Committee;

    Ordered, That the Committee do withdraw immediately.

10 House of Lords Bill,—Margaret Beckett reported from the Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their Amendments to the House of Lords Bill, That it had drawn up the following Reasons, which it had directed her to report to the House:

    The Commons disagree to Lords Amendments Nos. 2 and 13 for the following Reason:—

Because it is not appropriate to make statutory provision for an Appointments Commission.

    The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 4 for the following Reason:—

Because it is unnecessary to protect further the position of the Septennial Act 1715.

    The Reasons were agreed to.

    Message to the Lords to communicate the said Reasons, with the Bill.

11 Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from the Senior Citizens' Forum for Better Pensions, seeking restoration of the link between pensions and wages, 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 Clive Betts);

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    And the Question being put;

    Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.

    And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till eighteen minutes past Twelve o'clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till this day.

[Adjourned at 12.18 a.m.

Betty Boothroyd
Speaker

Madam Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Eleven o'clock.

APPENDIX I

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Building Societies,—(1) Building Societies (Members' Requisitions) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3031), dated 9th November 1999,

    (2) Building Societies (Members' Resolutions) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3033), dated 5th November 1999, and

    (3) Building Societies (Nominations for Directors' Election) (S.I., 1999, No. 3032), dated 5th November 1999,

[by Act] [Miss Melanie Johnson].

2 Education,—(1) Dudley Partnership for Achievement Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3016),

    (2) East Manchester Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3015),

    (3) Hackney Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3025),

    (4) Hastings and St Leonards Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3020),

    (5) Heart of Slough Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3018),

    (6) New Horizons Kent-Somerset Virtual Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3023),

    (7) North East Derbyshire Coalfields Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3022),

    (8) Preston Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3021),

    (9) Southend Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3019),

    (10) Telford and Wrekin Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3017),

    (11) Wednesbury Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3013),

    (12) Widening Horizons—North Islington Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3024), and

    (13) Wythenshawe Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3014),

dated 4th November 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].

3 Magistrates' Courts,—Magistrates' Courts (Forms) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3039), dated 5th November 1999 [by Act] [Mr David Lock].

4 Supreme Court of England and Wales,—Crown Court (Forms Amendment) Rules 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3040), dated 9th November 1999 [by Act] [Mr David Lock].

Other Papers:

5 Biological Standards,—Accounts of the National Biological Standards Board for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 939] [Clerk of the House].

6 Coroners,—Devon (Coroners' Districts) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 2980), dated 2nd November 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw].

7 House of Commons Members' Fund,—Report by the Government Actuary on the Valuation of the House of Commons Members' Fund as at 30th September 1997 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 813] [Clerk of the House].

8 Public Petitions,—Observations by the Secretary of State for Health on the Petition [27th July] from the Evening Gazette and residents of Colchester and surrounding areas of Essex against closure of cancer services in Colchester and for the provision of a centre of excellence for the treatment of cancer in Colchester [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].

9 Regional Development Agencies,—Reports and Financial Statements of

    (1) Advantage West Midlands—The Development Agency,

    (2) East Midlands Development Agency,

    (3) East of England Development Agency,

    (4) North West Development Agency,

    (5) One North East (North East Development Agency),

    (6) South East England Development Agency,

    (7) South West of England Regional Development Agency, and

    (8) Yorkshire Forward—Yorkshire & Humber Regional Development Agency

for the period 14th December 1998 to 31st March 1999, with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].

10 Treaty Series (No. 69, 1999),—Exchange of Notes, done at Amman on 13th August and 9th September 1997, between the Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan concerning Certain Commercial Debts (The United Kingdom/Jordan Debt Agreement No. 4 (1997)) [by Command] [Cm. 4472] [Mr Secretary Cook].

11 Treaty Series (No. 70, 1999),—Agreement, done at Dublin on 27th April 1999, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland establishing the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains [by Command] [Cm. 4473] [Mr Secretary Cook].

12 Treaty Series (No. 71, 1999),—Amendments, done at Rome on 26th January 1995, to Articles 3.3, 3.4, 4.2, 4.5, 5.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 12 (a) and 13.3 and Schdules I and II effected by Resolution 86/XVIII, to the Agreement, done at Rome on 13th June 1976, establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development [by Command] [Cm. 4474] [Mr Secretary Cook].

13 Treaty Series (No. 72, 1999),—WEU Security Agreement, done at Brussels on 28th March 1995 [by Command] [Cm. 4475] [Mr Secretary Cook].

APPENDIX II

European Standing Committees

European Union Documents Nos. 10705/99, 10497/99, 11203/99 together with the unnumbererd Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Department for International Development on 5th November 1999, all relating to EC's Humanitarian and Development Aid, have been referred to European Standing Committee B.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

1 Defence,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Defence Committee [The OCCAR Convention]; to be printed [No. 940-i] [Mr Bruce George].

2 Education and Employment,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education Sub-Committee of the Education and Employment Committee [School Meals]; to be printed [No. 676-ii] [Valerie Davey].

3 European Scrutiny,—(1) Thirty-First Report from the European Scrutiny Commitee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 34-xxxi]; and

    (2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Inquiry into The Forthcoming Inter-Governmental Conference]; to be printed [No. 942]

[Mr Jimmy Hood].

4 Northern Ireland Affairs,—(1) Sixth Special Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee [Response to the Second Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Session 1998-99 on Electricity Supplies in Northern Ireland: Impact of the 26 December 1998 storm]; to be printed [No. 923]; and

    (2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Current problems relating to the livestock industry in Northern Ireland]; to be printed [No. 897-i]

[Mr Peter Brooke].

5 Social Security,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Social Security Committee [The Contributory Principle]; to be printed [No. 485-v] [Mr Archy Kirkwood].

6 Trade and Industry,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Trade and Industry Committee [Insolvency: Draft Clauses]; to be printed [No. 938-i] [Mr Martin O'Neill].

7 Treasury,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee of the Treasury Committee [Customs and Excise]; to be printed [No. 885-ii] [Mr Giles Radice].

CORRIGENDUM

In the Votes and Proceedings of 21st October 1999, in item 5 of Appendix I (Papers presented or laid upon the Table), entry 1 (Accounts of the National Gallery) should have House of Commons Paper No. 932.

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 David Clelland);
	And it being Two o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.
2	Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:
	The Lords do not insist on certain of their Amendments to the Greater London Authority Bill to which this House has disagreed; they do not insist on a further Amendment to which this House has disagreed and agree, without Amendment, to the Amendment proposed by this House in lieu thereof; they agree, without Amendment, to the Amendments proposed by this House to their remaining Amendments; and they agree, without Amendment, to the consequential Amendments made by this House to the Bill.
	The Lords do not insist on their Amendments to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill, to which this House has disagreed; and they agree, without Amendment, to the remaining Amendment made by this House to the words restored to the Bill.
	The Lords agree, without Amendment, to the Amendments proposed by this House to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill.
	The Lords agree, without Amendment, to the Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill.
	The Lords do not insist on their Amendment to the Immigration and Asylum Bill to which this House has disagreed; and they agree, without Amendment, to the Amendment proposed by this House to the remaining Amendment.
3	European Standing Committee A,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of European Standing Committee A be printed [No. 935].
4	European Standing Committee B,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of European Standing Committee B be printed [No. 936].
5	European Standing Committee C,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of European Standing Committee C be printed [No. 937].
6	Scottish Grand Committee,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Proceedings of the Scottish Grand Committee be printed [No. 941].
7	House of Lords Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Lords Amendments to the House of Lords Bill.
	Lords Amendment No. 1.
	An Amendment (f) was proposed to the Lords Amendment, in line 4, after the word 'time' to insert the words "no more than"—(Mr Andrew Mackinlay.)
	Question proposed, That the Amendment to the Lords Amendment be made:—
	Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
	A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment—(Margaret Beckett);
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Jim Dowd, Mrs Anne McGuire: 438.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr Andrew Tyrie: 22.
	So the Question was agreed to.
	The Lords Amendment was accordingly agreed to.
	Lords Amendment No. 2.
	A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment—(Mr Paddy Tipping);
	And it being Ten o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned.
8	Business of the House,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business), That, at this day's sitting, consideration of Lords Amendments to the House of Lords Bill, the Motion in the name of Margaret Beckett relating to Business of the House, and consideration of any Messages from the Lords relating to the House of Lords Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour—(Mr David Jamieson):—It was agreed to.
9	House of Lords Bill,—The House again proceeded to consider the Lords Amendments to the House of Lords Bill.
	Lords Amendment No. 2.
	The House resumed the adjourned debate on the Question, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.
	Question put;
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe: 353.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Jacqui Lait, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 133.
	So the Question was agreed to.
	The Lords Amendment was accordingly disagreed to.
	Lords Amendment No. 3 was agreed to.
	Lords Amendment No. 4.
	A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment—(Mr Paddy Tipping);
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes: Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Mr Tony McNulty: 355.
	Tellers for the Noes: Mrs Eleanor Laing, Mr John M. Taylor: 130.
	So the Question was agreed to.
	The Lords Amendment was accordingly disagreed to.
	Lords Amendment Nos. 5 to 12 were agreed to.
	Lords Amendment No. 13 was disagreed to.
	A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That a Committee be appointed to draw up reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendments Nos. 2, 4 and 13.
	That Margaret Beckett, Mr Ivor Caplin, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mrs Eleanor Laing and Mrs Anne McGuire be members of the Committee;
	That Margaret Beckett be Chairman of the Committee;
	That three be the quorum of the Committee;
	That the Committee do withdraw immediately—(Mr David Clelland);
	The House divided.
	Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe: 331.
	Tellers for the Noes, Mr Crispin Blunt, Mr John Randall: 28.
	So the Question was agreed to.
	Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendments Nos. 2, 4 and 13.
	Ordered, That Margaret Beckett, Mr Ivor Caplin, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mrs Eleanor Laing and Mrs Anne McGuire be members of the Committee;
	Ordered, That Margaret Beckett be Chairman of the Committee;
	Ordered, That three be the quorum of the Committee;
	Ordered, That the Committee do withdraw immediately.
10	House of Lords Bill,—Margaret Beckett reported from the Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their Amendments to the House of Lords Bill, That it had drawn up the following Reasons, which it had directed her to report to the House:
	The Commons disagree to Lords Amendments Nos. 2 and 13 for the following Reason:—
	Because it is not appropriate to make statutory provision for an Appointments Commission.
	The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 4 for the following Reason:—
	Because it is unnecessary to protect further the position of the Septennial Act 1715.
	The Reasons were agreed to.
	Message to the Lords to communicate the said Reasons, with the Bill.
11	Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from the Senior Citizens' Forum for Better Pensions, seeking restoration of the link between pensions and wages, 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 Clive Betts);
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	And the Question being put;
	Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.
	And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till eighteen minutes past Twelve o'clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till this day.
[Adjourned at 12.18 a.m.
*Betty Boothroyd* *Speaker*
Madam Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Eleven o'clock.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1	Building Societies,—(1) Building Societies (Members' Requisitions) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3031), dated 9th November 1999,
	(2) Building Societies (Members' Resolutions) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3033), dated 5th November 1999, and
	(3) Building Societies (Nominations for Directors' Election) (S.I., 1999, No. 3032), dated 5th November 1999,
	[by Act] [Miss Melanie Johnson].
2	Education,—(1) Dudley Partnership for Achievement Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3016),
	(2) East Manchester Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3015),
	(3) Hackney Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3025),
	(4) Hastings and St Leonards Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3020),
	(5) Heart of Slough Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3018),
	(6) New Horizons Kent-Somerset Virtual Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3023),
	(7) North East Derbyshire Coalfields Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3022),
	(8) Preston Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3021),
	(9) Southend Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3019),
	(10) Telford and Wrekin Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3017),
	(11) Wednesbury Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3013),
	(12) Widening Horizons—North Islington Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3024), and
	(13) Wythenshawe Education Action Zone Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3014),
	dated 4th November 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
3	Magistrates' Courts,—Magistrates' Courts (Forms) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3039), dated 5th November 1999 [by Act] [Mr David Lock].
4	Supreme Court of England and Wales,—Crown Court (Forms Amendment) Rules 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 3040), dated 9th November 1999 [by Act] [Mr David Lock].
Other Papers:
5	Biological Standards,—Accounts of the National Biological Standards Board for 1998-99, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 939] [Clerk of the House].
6	Coroners,—Devon (Coroners' Districts) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 2980), dated 2nd November 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw].
7	House of Commons Members' Fund,—Report by the Government Actuary on the Valuation of the House of Commons Members' Fund as at 30th September 1997 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 813] [Clerk of the House].
8	Public Petitions,—Observations by the Secretary of State for Health on the Petition [27th July] from the Evening Gazette and residents of Colchester and surrounding areas of Essex against closure of cancer services in Colchester and for the provision of a centre of excellence for the treatment of cancer in Colchester [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].
9	Regional Development Agencies,—Reports and Financial Statements of
	(1) Advantage West Midlands—The Development Agency,
	(2) East Midlands Development Agency,
	(3) East of England Development Agency,
	(4) North West Development Agency,
	(5) One North East (North East Development Agency),
	(6) South East England Development Agency,
	(7) South West of England Regional Development Agency, and
	(8) Yorkshire Forward—Yorkshire & Humber Regional Development Agency
	for the period 14th December 1998 to 31st March 1999, with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
10	Treaty Series (No. 69, 1999),—Exchange of Notes, done at Amman on 13th August and 9th September 1997, between the Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan concerning Certain Commercial Debts (The United Kingdom/Jordan Debt Agreement No. 4 (1997)) [by Command] [Cm. 4472] [Mr Secretary Cook].
11	Treaty Series (No. 70, 1999),—Agreement, done at Dublin on 27th April 1999, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland establishing the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains [by Command] [Cm. 4473] [Mr Secretary Cook].
12	Treaty Series (No. 71, 1999),—Amendments, done at Rome on 26th January 1995, to Articles 3.3, 3.4, 4.2, 4.5, 5.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 12 (a) and 13.3 and Schdules I and II effected by Resolution 86/XVIII, to the Agreement, done at Rome on 13th June 1976, establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development [by Command] [Cm. 4474] [Mr Secretary Cook].
13	Treaty Series (No. 72, 1999),—WEU Security Agreement, done at Brussels on 28th March 1995 [by Command] [Cm. 4475] [Mr Secretary Cook].
APPENDIX II
European Standing Committees
	European Union Documents Nos. 10705/99, 10497/99, 11203/99 together with the unnumbererd Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Department for International Development on 5th November 1999, all relating to EC's Humanitarian and Development Aid, have been referred to European Standing Committee B.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
1	Defence,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Defence Committee [The OCCAR Convention]; to be printed [No. 940-i] [Mr Bruce George].
2	Education and Employment,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education Sub-Committee of the Education and Employment Committee [School Meals]; to be printed [No. 676-ii] [Valerie Davey].
3	European Scrutiny,—(1) Thirty-First Report from the European Scrutiny Commitee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 34-xxxi]; and
	(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Inquiry into The Forthcoming Inter-Governmental Conference]; to be printed [No. 942]
	[Mr Jimmy Hood].
4	Northern Ireland Affairs,—(1) Sixth Special Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee [Response to the Second Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Session 1998-99 on Electricity Supplies in Northern Ireland: Impact of the 26 December 1998 storm]; to be printed [No. 923]; and
	(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Current problems relating to the livestock industry in Northern Ireland]; to be printed [No. 897-i]
	[Mr Peter Brooke].
5	Social Security,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Social Security Committee [The Contributory Principle]; to be printed [No. 485-v] [Mr Archy Kirkwood].
6	Trade and Industry,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Trade and Industry Committee [Insolvency: Draft Clauses]; to be printed [No. 938-i] [Mr Martin O'Neill].
7	Treasury,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee of the Treasury Committee [Customs and Excise]; to be printed [No. 885-ii] [Mr Giles Radice].

CORRIGENDUM
	In the Votes and Proceedings of 21st October 1999, in item 5 of Appendix I (Papers presented or laid upon the Table), entry 1 (Accounts of the National Gallery) should have House of Commons Paper No. 932.



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