Commons Journal 254
Chronological Index
Alphabetical Index - Part I
Alphabetical Index - Part II
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[No. 4.] Tuesday 13th May 1997.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
1 | Members take the Oath or make Affirmation,The following Members took and subscribed the Oath, or made and subscribed the Affirmation required by law: |
Anne Begg | for Aberdeen South. |
Right honourable John Morris, Q.C. | Aberavon. |
David Gordon Clelland, Esquire | Tyne Bridge. |
Right honourable Michael Ray Dibden Heseltine | Henley. |
Joseph Kevin McNamara, Esquire | Kingston-upon-Hull North. |
Jeffrey William Rooker, Esquire | Birmingham, Perry Barr. |
Joseph William Ashton, Esquire | Bassetlaw. |
Allan Ralph Rogers, Esquire | Rhondda. |
George Edward Howarth, Esquire | Knowsley North and Sefton East. |
Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Esquire | Hartlepool. |
Right honourable Sir Nicholas Walter Lyell, Q.C. | North East Bedfordshire. |
Right honourable David John Denzil Davies | Llanelli. |
Angela Eagle | Wallasey. |
Edward Rowlands, Esquire | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. |
Michael John Mates, Esquire | East Hampshire. |
Anthony David Steen, Esquire | Totnes. |
Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh. |
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn, Esquire | Islington North. |
Menzies Campbell, Esquire, C.B.E., Q.C. | North East Fife. |
Dr Lewis George Moonie | Kirkcaldy. |
Diane Julie Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington. |
David Charles Jamieson, Esquire | Plymouth, Devonport. |
Helen Lawrie, Mrs Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts. |
Hilary Jane Armstrong | North West Durham. |
Ian Colin Taylor, Esquire, M.B.E. | Esher and Walton. |
David Wilshire, Esquire | Spelthorne. |
Edward O'Hara, Esquire | Knowsley South. |
Brian Harold Donohoe, Esquire | Cunninghame South. |
Janet, Mrs Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen. |
Robert John Blizzard, Esquire | Waveney. |
Andrew Stuart Mackinlay, Esquire | Thurrock. |
Kevin John Barron, Esquire | Rother Valley. |
Llinos, Mrs Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme. |
Tony McWalter, Esquire | Hemel Hempstead. |
Terence Henry Rooney, Esquire | Bradford North. |
Christine McCafferty | Calder Valley. |
Mohammad Sarwar, Esquire | Glasgow, Govan. |
Robert Laxton, Esquire | Derby North. |
Seamus Mallon, Esquire | Newry and Armagh. |
Edward Kevin McGrady, Esquire | South Down. |
Dr Alan Wynne Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. |
Nigel Christopher Waterson, Esquire | Eastbourne. |
Andrew John Bernard Rowe, Esquire | Faversham and Mid Kent. |
John Ernest Townend, Esquire | East Yorkshire. |
Paul Anthony Truswell, Esquire | Pudsey. |
John Timothy Grogan, Esquire | Selby. |
Dr Liam Fox | Woodspring. |
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Christopher Michael Leslie, Esquire | Shipley. |
Timothy Stephen Kenneth Yeo, Esquire | South Suffolk. |
David James Christian Faber, Esquire | Westbury. |
William Nigel Paul Cash, Esquire | Stone. |
Fabian Hamilton, Esquire | Leeds North East. |
Kenneth Robert Livingstone, Esquire | Brent East. |
Marsha Singh, Esquire | Bradford West. |
Colin Pickthall, Esquire | West Lancashire. |
Richard Beecroft Allan, Esquire | Sheffield, Hallam. |
Kerry Patrick Pollard, Esquire | St Albans. |
Caroline Alice, Mrs Spelman | Meriden. |
James Gerald Douglas Howarth, Esquire | Aldershot. |
Humfrey Jonathon Malins, Esquire | Woking. |
John Robert Cryer, Esquire | Hornchurch. |
Michael Cathel Fallon, Esquire | Sevenoaks. |
Michael Roy Wood, Esquire | Batley and Spen. |
James Charles Cann, Esquire | Ipswich. |
George Philip Willis, Esquire | Harrogate and Knaresborough. |
Gerald Edward Bermingham, Esquire | St Helens South. |
Colin Edward Breed, Esquire | South East Cornwall. |
Damian Howard Green, Esquire | Ashford. |
James Whiteside Gray, Esquire | North Wiltshire. |
Wyvill Richard Nicholls Raynsford, Esquire | Greenwich and Woolwich. |
Anthony Brian Baldry, Esquire | Banbury. |
Dr Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon. |
Claire Curtis-Tansley | Crosby. |
George Turner, Esquire | North West Norfolk. |
Cynog Glyndwr Dafis, Esquire | Ceredigion. |
Right honourable Michael Hugh Meacher | Oldham West and Royton. |
Christopher Shaun Ruane, Esquire | Vale of Clwyd. |
Alan Campbell, Esquire | Tynemouth. |
John Patrick Aubone Burnett, Esquire | Torridge and West Devon. |
Steven John Webb, Esquire | Northavon. |
Ashok Kumar, Esquire | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. |
Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston. |
Rosalie Winterton | Doncaster Central. |
Kali Carol Jean Mountford | Colne Valley. |
Brian Iddon, Esquire | Bolton South East. |
Gareth Thomas, Esquire | Clwyd West. |
Ivan Lewis, Esquire | Bury South. |
Gordon Marsden, Esquire | Blackpool South. |
Alan Keen, Esquire | Feltham and Heston. |
David Neil Kidney, Esquire | Stafford. |
Dr Ian Gibson | Norwich North. |
Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale. |
Michael Kevin Moore, Esquire | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. |
Jacqueline Margaret, Mrs Ballard | Taunton. |
Sir Robert Hill Smith, Baronet | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine. |
Teresa Jane Kingham | Gloucester. |
Diana Mary Organ | Forest of Dean. |
Anthony David Wright, Esquire | Great Yarmouth. |
Angela Evans Smith | Basildon. |
Clive Stanley Efford, Esquire | Eltham. |
David Elliott Drew, Esquire | Stroud. |
Roger Mark Casale, Esquire | Wimbledon. |
Helen Rosemary Brinton | Peterborough. |
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Andrew King, Esquire | Rugby and Kenilworth. |
Betty Helena, Mrs Williams | Conwy. |
Henry Baird McLeish, Esquire | Central Fife. |
Constance Ann, Mrs Cryer | Keighley. |
Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South. |
Stephen Hesford, Esquire | Wirral West. |
Michael Jabez Foster, Esquire | Hastings and Rye. |
Michael John Foster, Esquire | Worcester. |
Janet Elizabeth Ann Dean | Burton. |
Michael Thomas Hall, Esquire | Weaver Vale. |
Geoffrey Robinson, Esquire | Coventry North West. |
Karen Patricia Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North. |
Peter Charles Stephen Bradley, Esquire | The Wrekin. |
Stephen James McCabe, Esquire | Birmingham, Hall Green. |
James Dobbin, Esquire | Heywood and Middleton. |
Graham Eric Stringer, Esquire | Manchester, Blackley. |
Keith Ernest Darvill, Esquire | Upminster. |
Patrick Hall, Esquire | Bedford. |
Derek Murray Wyatt, Esquire | Sittingbourne and Sheppey. |
Alan Arthur Hurst, Esquire | Braintree. |
Andrew Henry George, Esquire | St Ives. |
John Ramsay Swinney, Esquire | North Tayside. |
Alastair Neil Morgan, Esquire | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale. |
Barry John Sheerman, Esquire | Huddersfield. |
Mark Fisher, Esquire | Stoke-on-Trent Central. |
Eric Lionel Clarke, Esquire | Midlothian. |
John Henry Hayes, Esquire | South Holland and The Deepings. |
David Leslie Taylor, Esquire | North West Leicestershire. |
Andrew John Reed, Esquire | Loughborough. |
Dari Jean Taylor | Stockton South. |
Philip Ian Hope, Esquire | Corby. |
David Leonard Watts, Esquire | St. Helens North. |
Joseph Edward Benton, Esquire | Bootle. |
Helen Mary Southworth | Warrington South. |
Martin Bell, Esquire | Tatton. |
Nigel David Jones, Esquire | Cheltenham. |
Oliver Letwin, Esquire | West Dorset. |
Peter Temple-Morris, Esquire | Leominster. |
Elizabeth Marion Blackman | Erewash. |
Laura Jean, Mrs Moffatt | Crawley. |
John Yorke Denham, Esquire | Southampton, Itchen. |
Julia Kate Drown | South Swindon. |
Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford. |
John William Patrick Smith, Esquire | Vale of Glamorgan. |
Michael John Gapes, Esquire | Ilford South. |
David Gifford Leathes Prior, Esquire, commonly called the honourable David Gifford Leathes Prior | North Norfolk. |
Nigel Griffiths, Esquire | Edinburgh South. |
Jonathan Rowland Shaw, Esquire | Chatham and Aylesford. |
Vernon Rodney Coaker, Esquire | Gedling. |
James Murphy, Esquire | Eastwood. |
David John Stewart, Esquire | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber. |
Sandra Currie Osborne | Ayr. |
Harry Michael Cohen, Esquire | Leyton and Wanstead. |
Russell Leslie Brown, Esquire | Dumfries. |
Malcolm Kemp Savidge, Esquire | Aberdeen North. |
Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight. |
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Robert Edward Russell, Esquire | Colchester. |
Peter Charles Snape, Esquire | West Bromwich East. |
Crispin Jeremy Rupert Blunt, Esquire | Reigate. |
Elfyn Llwyd, Esquire | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy. |
Tom Levitt, Esquire | High Peak. |
Desmond Browne, Esquire | Kilmarnock and Loudoun. |
Lynda Margaret Clark, Q.C. | Edinburgh, Pentlands. |
Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. |
Andrew Robert George Robathan, Esquire | Blaby. |
Right honourable David Philip Heathcoat-Amory | Wells. |
Archibald John Norman, Esquire | Tunbridge Wells. |
David Stanley Borrow, Esquire | South Ribble. |
Robert John Walter, Esquire | North Dorset. |
Sally Curtis Keeble | Northampton North. |
George Galloway, Esquire | Glasgow, Kelvin. |
Jane Patricia Griffiths | Reading East. |
Martin John Salter, Esquire | Reading West. |
Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove. |
Valerie Davey | Bristol West. |
John Derek Twigg, Esquire | Halton. |
Dennis Turner, Esquire | Wolverhampton South East. |
Kenneth Purchase, Esquire | Wolverhampton North East. |
Bowen Wells, Esquire | Hertford and Stortford. |
Anthony Louis Banks, Esquire | West Ham. |
Siobhain Ann McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden. |
Right honourable Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell, Mrs Bottomley | South West Surrey. |
George Edward Mudie, Esquire | Leeds East. |
Alan James Carter Duncan, Esquire | Rutland and Melton. |
Christopher Robert Chope, Esquire | Christchurch. |
Richard George Caborn, Esquire | Sheffield Central. |
Peter John Viggers, Esquire | Gosport. |
David Lindsay Willetts, Esquire | Havant. |
Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes. |
Ruth Maria Kelly | Bolton West. |
Frank Roy, Esquire | Motherwell and Wishaw. |
Ross Frederick Cranston, Esquire | Dudley North. |
David Michael Chaytor, Esquire | Bury North. |
Anne, Mrs McGuire | Stirling. |
2 | Adjournment,Resolved, That this House do now adjourn till to-morrow at twenty-five minutes past Eleven o'clock.(Mr George Mudie.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-four minutes to Five o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 4.36 p.m.
MEMORANDUM
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills,In pursuance of Standing Order No. 69 relating to Private Business (Appointment of Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills), the Speaker appointed William Angus Proctor, Esquire, to be an Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills.
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[No. 5.] Wednesday 14th May 1997.
The House met at twenty-five minutes past Eleven o'clock. PRAYERS.
1 | Message to attend Her Majesty,A Message from Her Majesty was delivered by the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. |
Madam Speaker,
The Queen commands this Honourable House to attend Her Majesty immediately, in the House of Peers.
Accordingly, Madam Speaker, with the House, went up to attend Her Majesty:And having returned;
Madam Speaker resumed the Chair at a quarter-past Two o'clock.
2 | Members take the Oath or make Affirmation,The following Members took and subscribed the Oath, or made and subscribed the Affirmation required by law: |
John Robert Greenway, Esquire | for Ryedale. |
Tam Dalyell, Esquire | Linlithgow. |
Kenneth Maginnis, Esquire | Fermanagh and South Tyrone. |
Robert Law McCartney, Esquire, Q.C. | North Down. |
Nicholas Barton Harvey, Esquire | North Devon. |
Douglas John Henderson, Esquire | Newcastle upon Tyne North. |
Calum Alasdair Macdonald, Esquire | Western Isles. |
James Mackay Cousins, Esquire | Newcastle upon Tyne Central. |
Austin Vernon Mitchell, Esquire | Great Grimsby. |
Alan John Simpson, Esquire | Nottingham South. |
Sylvia Lloyd, Mrs Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis. |
Michael O'Brien, Esquire | North Warwickshire. |
Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale. |
Dr John Douglas Naysmith | Bristol North West. |
Dan Norris, Esquire | Wansdyke. |
3 | Elections,Ordered, That all Members who are returned for two or more places in any part of the United Kingdom do make their Election for which of the places they will serve, within one week after it shall appear that there is no question upon the Return for that place; and if any thing shall come in question touching the Return or Election of any Member, he is to withdraw during the time the matter is in debate; and that all Members returned upon double Returns do withdraw till their Returns are determined. |
Resolved, That no Peer of the Realm, except a Peer of Ireland, hath any right to give his vote in the Election of any Member to serve in Parliament.
Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person hath been elected or returned a Member of this House, or endeavoured so to be by bribery, or any other corrupt practices, this House will proceed with the utmost severity against all such persons as shall have been wilfully concerned in such bribery or other corrupt practices.
4 | Witnesses,Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person hath been tampering with any Witness, in respect of his evidence to be given to this House, or any Committee thereof, or directly or indirectly hath endeavoured to deter or hinder any person from appearing or giving evidence, the same is declared to be a high crime and misdemeanour, and this House will proceed with the utmost severity against such offender. |
Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person hath given false evidence in any case before this House, or any Committee thereof, this House will proceed with the utmost severity against such offender.
5 | Metropolitan Police,Ordered, That the Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis do take care that during the Session of Parliament the passages through the streets leading to this House be kept free and open and that no obstruction be permitted to hinder the passage of Members to and from this House, and that no disorder be allowed in Westminster Hall, or in the passages leading to this House, during the Sitting of Parliament, and that there be no annoyance therein or thereabouts, and that the Serjeant
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at Arms attending this House do communicate this Order to the Commissioner aforesaid. |
6 | Votes and Proceedings,Ordered, That the Votes and Proceedings of this House be printed, being first perused by the Speaker; and that she do appoint the printing thereof; and that no person but such as she shall appoint do presume to print the same. |
7 | Outlawries,A Bill for the more effectual preventing Clandestine Outlawries was read the first time and ordered to be read a second time. |
8 | Journal,Ordered, That the Journal of this House, from the end of the last Session to the end of the present Session, with an Index thereto, be printed. |
Ordered, That the said Journal and Index be printed by the appointment and under the direction of Donald William Limon, Esquire, C.B., the Clerk of this House.
Ordered, That the said Journal and Index be printed by such person as shall be licensed by the Speaker, and that no other person do presume to print the same.
9 | Accounts and Papers (see Appendix). |
10 | Chairman of Ways and Means and First and Second Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means,Ordered, That Sir Alan Haselhurst be Chairman of Ways and Means and that Mr Michael Martin and Mr Michael Lord be First and Second Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means.(Mrs Ann Taylor.) |
11 | Queen's Speech,Madam Speaker reported Her Majesty's Speech and directed that it be entered in the Journal, as follows: |
My Lords and Members of the House of Commons,
The Duke of Edinburgh and I look forward to receiving State Visits by His Excellency the President of Brazil in December and by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan next year. We also look forward to our visit to Canada and to our State Visits to Pakistan and India.
My Government intends to govern for the benefit of the whole nation.
The education of young people will be my Government's first priority. They will work to raise standards in schools, colleges and universities and to promote lifelong learning at the workplace. They will cut class sizes using money saved as a result of legislation phasing out the assisted places scheme. A further Bill will contain measures to raise educational standards, develop a new role for local education authorities and parents, establish a new framework for the decentralised and equitable organisation of schools, propose reforms to the teaching profession, and respond positively to recommendations from the National Committee of Inquiry into the future of higher education.
The central economic objectives of my Government are high and stable levels of economic growth and employment, to be achieved by ensuring opportunity for all. The essential platform for achieving these objectives is economic stability.
To that end a Bill will be introduced to give the Bank of England operational responsibility for setting interest rates, in order to deliver price stability and support the Government's overall economic policy, within a framework of enhanced accountability. My Government will also ensure that public borrowing is controlled through tough fiscal rules and that the burden of public debt is kept at a stable and prudent level. They will aim to deliver high and sustainable levels of growth and employment by encouraging investment in industry, skills, infrastructure and new technologies; by reducing long-term unemployment, especially among young people; by promoting competition; and by helping to create successful and profitable business. These policies will enhance Britain's position as a leading industrial nation.
My Government has pledged to mount a fundamental attack upon youth and long-term unemployment and will take early steps to implement a welfare-to-work programme to tackle unemployment, financed by a levy on the excess profits of the privatised utilities which will be brought forward in an early Budget.
A new partnership with business will be at the heart of my Government's plans to build a modern and dynamic economy to improve the competitiveness of British industry. They will bring forward legislation to reform and strengthen competition law and introduce a statutory right to interest on late payment of debts. My Government is committed to fairness at work and will introduce a national minimum wage.
Legislation will be brought forward to amend criminal law and to combat crime, including reform of the youth justice system and measures against anti-social behaviour. A Bill will be introduced to prohibit the private possession of handguns.
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My Government will improve the National Health Service, as a service providing care on the basis of need to the whole population. They will bring forward new arrangements for decentralisation and co-operation within the service and for ending the internal market. Legislation will be introduced to clarify the existing powers of NHS Trusts to enter into partnerships with the private sector. A White Paper will be published on measures to reduce tobacco consumption, including legislation to ban tobacco advertising.
My Government will contribute to the achievement of high standards of food safety and protection of public health throughout the food chain, will ensure openness and transparency of information to consumers, and will consult widely on recommendations for a Food Standards Agency.
A Bill will be introduced to ensure that as many people as possible have access to the benefits of the National Lottery including for health and education projects.
Measures will be introduced to enable capital receipts from the sale of council houses to be invested in housebuilding and renovation as part of my Government's determination to deal with homelessness and unemployment.
My Government is committed to open and transparent government. They will introduce a Bill to strengthen data protection controls. They will enhance people's aspirations for better, more accessible and accountable public services, using Information Technology to the full. A White Paper will be published on proposals for a Freedom of Information Bill.
A Bill will be introduced to incorporate into United Kingdom law the main provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Decentralisation is essential to my Government's vision of a modern nation. Legislation will be introduced to allow the people of Scotland and Wales to vote in referendums on my Government's proposals for a devolved Scottish Parliament and the establishment of a Welsh Assembly. If these proposals are approved in the referendums, my Government will bring forward legislation to implement them. Legislation will be introduced to provide for a referendum on a directly elected strategic authority and a directly elected mayor for London. A Bill will be brought forward to establish Regional Development Agencies in England outside London.
In Northern Ireland my Government will seek reconciliation and a political settlement which has broad support, working in co-operation with the Irish Government. They will work to build trust and confidence in Northern Ireland by bringing forward legislation to deal with terrorism and to reduce tension over parades, and other measures to protect human rights, combat discrimination in the workplace, increase confidence in policing and foster economic development.
Members of the House of Commons,
Estimates for the public service will be laid before you.
My Lords and Members of the House of Commons,
In the European Union, my Government will take a leading role. They will seek to promote employment, improve competitiveness, complete the Single Market and opt into the Social Chapter. They will seek further reform of the Common Agricultural Policy to secure lower food prices for consumers and save money, support the rural economy and enhance the environment. They will seek changes to the Common Fisheries Policy to conserve fish stocks in the long-term interest of the UK fishing industry. They will play a full part in the debate about Economic and Monetary Union.
My Government will work for the early and successful enlargement of the European Union. They will pursue an outcome to the Intergovernmental Conference and use their Presidency in the first half of 1998 to strengthen European co-operation while advancing the United Kingdom's interests and to make the Union more open, democratic and efficient. A Bill will be introduced to amend the European Communities Act if necessary.
My Government will ensure a strong defence based on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and promote international peace and security. They will play a major role in decisions to shape NATO's future, including enlargement, and to include Russia in a wider security framework. To ensure that the United Kingdom's defence capabilities are matched to the changing strategic setting, my Government will reassess our essential security interests and defence needs.
My Government will retain strong armed forces, including the nuclear deterrent. Preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction will be a priority.
My Government will work for reforms to make the United Nations more effective and for an early resolution of its funding crisis. My Government will continue to support
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peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They will work for a settlement in Cyprus. They will promote efforts for a durable peace in the Middle East.
My Government will work on behalf of Hong Kong's people to achieve a successful transition which preserves their way of life and promotes their continued stability and prosperity.
Preparations will continue for the G7 Summit to be held in Birmingham and the second Asia-Europe Meeting in London in 1998. My Government will host the meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government in October 1997 and seize the opportunity to increase co-operation between the United Kingdom and other members of the Commonwealth.
My Government has established a Department for International Development. They will publish a White Paper setting out how, through more coherent policies, they will tackle global poverty and promote sustainable development. They will rejoin the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
My Government will promote open markets around the world, while ensuring that the interests of developing countries and the global environment are fairly reflected.
The promotion of human rights worldwide will be a priority, as will the fight against terrorism, organised crime, money laundering and drug misuse and trafficking at home and abroad.
My Government will seek to restore confidence in the integrity of the nation's political system by upholding the highest standards of honesty and propriety in public life. They will consider how the funding of political parties should be regulated and reformed.
They will programme House of Commons business to ensure more effective scrutiny of Bills and better use of the time of Members of the House of Commons. During the course of the session, my Government will also publish in draft for public consultation a number of Bills, which it intends to introduce in subsequent sessions of this Parliament. They will propose the establishment of a new Select Committee of the House of Commons to look at ways of making Parliamentary procedure more effective and efficient.
Other measures will be laid before you.
My Lords and Members of the House of Commons,
I pray that the blessing of Almighty God may rest upon your counsels.
12 | Queen's Speech (Motion for an Address),A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows: |
Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament(Mr Gerald Kaufman);
And it being Ten o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned.
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-morrow.
13 | Adjournment,A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn(Mr Kevin Hughes); |
And the Motion having been made at Ten o'clock, and the Debate having continued for half-an-hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.30 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office during the Prorogation of the last Parliament pursuant to Standing Order No. 158 (Presentation of command papers):
1 | Aid and Trade Provision,Overseas Development Administration Minute concerning a contingent liability relating to a tax indemnity given by the ODA to Barclays Bank in respect of arrangments under the Soft Loan Facility for the financing of the Jiangyin Suspension Bridge Project. |
2 | Canada (No.1, 1997),Convention on Social Security, done at London on 16th January 1997, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Canada, with an explanatory memorandum [Cm. 3582]. |
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3 | European Community,Paper, entitled Developments in the European Union, July to December 1996 [Cm. 3597]. |
4 | Foreign Affairs,(1) Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minute concerning the agreement to an exception to the European Union embargo on Croatia, and |
(2) Observations by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on the Second Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 1996-97, on the organisation and the funding of the BBC World Service.
5 | Miscellaneous (No. 5, 1997),International Convention, done at London on 3rd May 1996 on Liability and Compensation for Damage in connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 [Cm. 3580]. |
6 | Miscellaneous (No. 6, 1997),Protocol of 1996, done at London on 2nd May 1996, to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 [Cm. 3581]. |
7 | Treaty Series (No. 20, 1997),Amendments, Adopted by the Standing Committee at Strasbourg on 6th December 1996, to Appendices I and II to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, done at Berne on 19th September 1979 [Cm. 3583]. |
8 | Treaty Series (No. 21, 1997),United Nations Convention, done at Paris on 17th June 1994, to Combat Desertification in those Countries experiencing serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa, Opened for signature at Paris from 14th to 15th October 1994 and thereafter at the United Nations Headquarters at New York until 13th October 1995 [Cm. 3584]. |
9 | Treaty Series (No. 22, 1997),Notes exchanged at Yaounde on 30th July and 9th December 1996 between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Cameroon concerning Certain Commercial Debts (United Kingdom/Cameroon Debt Agreement No. 4 (1995)) [Cm. 3621]. |
10 | Treaty Series (No. 23, 1997),Convention, done at London on 8th May 1996 between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Latvia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains, and Exchange of Notes [Cm. 3592]. |
11 | Treaty Series (No. 24, 1997),International Labour Convention No. 160 concerning Labour Statistics, Adopted by the Conference at its Seventy-First Session, Geneva 25th June 1985 [Cm. 3594]. |
12 | Treaty Series (No. 25, 1997),International Labour Convention No. 133 concerning Crew Accommodation on Board Ship (Supplementary Provisions), Adopted by the Conference at its fifty-fifth Session, Geneva 30th October 1970 [Cm. 3596]. |
Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the Prorogation of the last Parliament pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments):
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Friday 21st March 1997
13 | Agriculture,Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 990), dated 20th March 1997. |
14 | Customs and Excise,Air Passenger Duty and Other Indirect Taxes (Interest Rate) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1016), dated 20th March 1997. |
15 | Education,(1) Education (Grant-maintained and Grant-maintained Special Schools) (Finance) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 996), and |
(2) Education (New Grant-maintained Schools) (Finance) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 956),
dated 20th March 1997.
16 | Friendly Societies,Friendly Societies (Insurance Business) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 966), dated 18th March 1997. |
17 | Legal Aid and Advice,Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1010), dated 20th March 1997. |
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18 | National Health Service (Scotland),(1) National Health Service (Fund-Holding Practices) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1014), |
(2) National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1013), and
(3) National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1012),
dated 19th March 1997.
Monday 24th March 1997
19 | Customs and Excise,Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1007), dated 22nd March 1997. |
20 | Family Proceedings,Family Proceedings (Amendment No. 2) Rules 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1056), dated 24th March 1997. |
21 | Magistrates' Courts,Magistrates' Courts (Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996) (Tainted Acquittals) Rules 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1055), dated 24th March 1997. |
22 | Road Traffic,London Priority Route (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1011), dated 20th March 1997. |
23 | Supreme Court,(1) Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Preparatory Hearings) Rules 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1051), |
(2) Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Preparatory Hearings) Rules 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1052),
(3) Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Preparatory Hearings) (Interlocutory Appeals) Rules 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1053), and
(4) Crown Court (Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996) (Tainted Acquittals) Rules 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1054),
dated 24th March 1997.
Tuesday 25th March 1997
24 | Betting, Gaming and Lotteries,(1) Gaming (Records of Cheques and Debit Card Payments) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1072), and |
(2) Licensed Betting Offices (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1071),
dated 22nd March 1997.
25 | Consumer Protection,Timeshare Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1081), dated 24th March 1997. |
26 | County Courts,Civil Courts (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1085), dated 24th March 1997. |
27 | Education (Scotland),Education Authority Bursaries and Students' Allowances (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1049), dated 19th March 1997. |
28 | Legal Aid and Advice,(1) Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1079), and |
(2) Legal Aid (Mediation in Family Matters) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1078),
dated 24th March 1997.
29 | National Health Service,Essex and Herts Community National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1083), dated 24th March 1997. |
Wednesday 26th March 1997
30 | Agriculture,(1) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cambrian Mountains) Designation (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 970), |
(2) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cambrian MountainsExtension) Designation (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 971),
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(3) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Clywdian Range) Designation (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 973),
(4) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Lleyn Peninsula) Designation (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 972),
(5) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Preseli) Designation (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 974),
(6) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Radnor) Designation (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 976), and
(7) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Ynys Mo(r)n) Designation (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 975),
dated 19th March 1997.
31 | Betting, Gaming and Lotteries,Licensed Betting Offices (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1095), dated 25th March 1997. |
32 | Children and Young Persons,Reporters (Conduct of Proceedings before the Sheriff) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1084), dated 20th March 1997. |
33 | Local Government,(1) Local Authorities (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Wales) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 999), dated 20th March 1997, and |
(2) Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Daventry District Council) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1092), dated 25th March 1997.
34 | Social Security,(1) Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1004), dated 19th March 1997, and |
(2) Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1045), dated 20th March 1997.
35 | Value Added Tax,Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1086), dated 25th March 1997. |
Thursday 27th March 1997
36 | Food,Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) (Time Limits) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1093), dated 26th March 1997. |
37 | Road Traffic,Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1096), dated 25th March 1997. |
Tuesday 1st April 1997
38 | Road Traffic,New Drivers (Appeals Procedure) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1098), dated 26th March 1997. |
Thursday 3rd April 1997
39 | Broadcasting,Foreign Satellite Service Proscription Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1150), dated 3rd April 1997. |
40 | Sheriff Court (Scotland),Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1118), dated 27th March 1997. |
41 | Plant Health,Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1145), dated 2nd April 1997. |
Friday 4th April 1997
42 | Agriculture,Integrated Administration and Control System (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1148), dated 3rd April 1997. |
43 | Income Tax,Income Tax (Schedule 22 to the Finance Act 1995) (Prescribed Amounts) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1158), dated 3rd April 1997. |
44 | Insurance Premium Tax,Insurance Premium Tax (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1157), dated 4th April 1997. |
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45 | Local Government (Scotland),Local Government Superannuation (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1143), dated 2nd April 1997. |
46 | Social Security,Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1117), dated 1st April 1997. |
Monday 7th April 1997
47 | Dogs,Dangerous Dogs (Fees) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1152), dated 3rd April 1997. |
48 | Education,Worcester College of Agriculture (Dissolution) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1168), dated 4th April 1997. |
49 | Income Tax,(1) Exchange Gains and Losses (Insurance Companies) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1155), and |
(2) Open-ended Investment Companies (Tax) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1154),
dated 3rd April 1997.
50 | National Health Service,(1) South and West Devon Health Authority (Transfers of Trust Property) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1173), |
(2) Southampton Community Health Services National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1172), and
(3) Southampton University Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1171),
dated 7th April 1997.
51 | Taxes,Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Open-ended Investment Companies) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1156), dated 3rd April 1997. |
Tuesday 8th April 1997
52 | National Health Service,Southampton University Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1171), dated 7th April 1997. |
Paper withdrawn:
53 | National Health Service,Southampton University Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1171), dated 7th April 1997 [laid Monday 7th April]. |
Other Papers:
54 | South Atlantic Territories,Falkland Islands Constitution (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 864), dated 19th March 1997. |
Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates on, or after, Wednesday 7th May, the day on which Parliament was appointed to meet, pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments):
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Tuesday 13th May 1997
55 | European Parliament,European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1291), dated 12th May 1997 [Mrs Ann Taylor]. |
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Wednesday 14th May 1997:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
56 | European Communities,European Communities Designation Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1174), dated 8th April 1997 [by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor]. |
57 | Hong Kong,Hong Kong (Extradition) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1178), dated 8th April 1997 [by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor]. |
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58 | Northern Ireland,(1) Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1177), |
(2) Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1180),
(3) Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1182), and
(4) Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1183),
dated 8th April 1997 [by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor].
59 | Road Traffic and Vehicles,Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R.(N.I.), 1997, 206), dated 7th April 1997 [by Act] [Secretary Marjorie Mowlam]. |
60 | Sheriff Courts (Scotland),Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment No. 2) 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1265), dated 25th April 1997 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar]. |
61 | Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,(1) Statute made by the Governing Body of Hertford College, Oxford, on 6th December 1996 amending the Statutes of the College, |
(2) Statute made by the Governing Body of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, on 6th December 1996 amending the Statutes of the Hall,
(3) Statute made by the Governing Body of Merton College, Oxford, on 8th November 1996 amending the Statutes of the College,
(4) Statute made by the Governing Body of New College, Oxford, on 8th October 1996 amending the Statutes of the College, and
(5) Statute made by the University of Oxford on 8th November 1996 amending the Statutes of the University
[by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor].
Other Papers:
62 | Census,1991 Census: Key Statistics for New Health Areas, England and Wales [by Act] [Clerk of the House]. |
63 | Criminal Statistics (Scotland),(1) Costs, Sentencing Profiles and the Scottish Criminal Justice System in 1995, |
(2) Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts in 1995,
(3) Gender, Race and the Scottish Criminal Justice System in 1995,
(4) Recorded Crime in Scotland in 1996, and
(5) Recording of Offending while on Bail in Scotland, 19831995
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar].
64 | Crown Agents,Report and Accounts of the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations for 1996 [by Act] [Secretary Clare Short]. |
65 | Extradition,Brazil (Extradition) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1176), dated 8th April 1997 [by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor]. |
66 | General Medical Council,Accounts of the General Medical Council for 1996 [by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor]. |
67 | Local Government Planning and Land,Accounts of the Bristol Development Corporation for the period 17th to 31st March 1996 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
68 | Local Government (Scotland),Statements of Guarantee given by the Secretary of State for Scotland on 26th March 1997 on borrowing by: |
(1) The East of Scotland Water Authority,
(2) The North of Scotland Water Authority, and
(3) The West of Scotland Water Authority
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar].
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69 | National Audit,Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Charity Commission: Regulation and Support of Charities [by Act]; to be printed [No. 2] [Clerk of the House]. |
70 | Reserve Forces,(1) Amendment No. 17 to the Territorial Army Regulations 1978, and |
(2) Statement by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces under section 54 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the call-out of members of the Royal Fleet Reserve, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve, Army Reserve, Territorial Army, Royal Air Force Reserve and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Robertson].
71 | Statutory Instruments (Notification),Communications declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instruments had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instruments come into operation: |
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment No. 2) 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1265), and
Public Order (Prescribed Form) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R.(N.I.), 1997, 235)
[by Standing Order] [The Speaker].
72 | Training and Enterprise Councils,Accounts of the Training and Enterprise Councils in England for 199596, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
73 | Treaty Series (No. 26, 1997),Notes exchanged at San Jose" on 18th November 1993, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica concerning the United Kingdom/Costa Rica Debt Rescheduling Agreement 1993 [by Command] [Cm. 3651] [Mr Secretary Cook]. |
74 | United Nations,Iraq and Kuwait (United Nations Sanctions) (Dependent Territories) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1175), dated 8th April 1997 [by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor]. |
[No. 6.] Thursday 15th May 1997.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
1 | Members take the Oath or make Affirmation,The following Members took and subscribed the Oath, or made and subscribed the Affirmation required by law: |
Right honourable Thomas Clarke, CBE | for Coatbridge and Chryston. |
Teresa Ellen, Mrs Gorman | Billericay. |
Right honourable John Selwyn Gummer | Suffolk Coastal. |
2 | Accounts and Papers (see Appendix). |
3 | Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill,The Prime Minister, supported by Mr Secretary Prescott, Mr Secretary Dewar, Mr Secretary Davies, Mr Secretary Straw, Mrs Ann Taylor and Mr Henry McLeish, presented a Bill to make provision for the holding of a referendum in Scotland on the establishment and tax-varying powers of a Scottish Parliament and a referendum in Wales on the establishment of a Welsh Assembly; and for expenditure in preparation for the establishment of a Scottish Parliament or a Welsh Assembly: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow and to be printed [Bill 1]. |
4 | Queen's Speech (Motion for an Address),The Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed yesterday, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows: |
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Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament;
And the Question being again proposed:The House resumed the adjourned Debate.
Ordered, That the Debate be now adjourned.(Bridget Prentice.)
Debate to be resumed to-morrow.
5 | Adjournment,A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn(Bridget Prentice); |
And it being Ten o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
6 | Adjournment,Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.(Mr Greg Pope.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till fourteen minutes past Ten o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.14 p.m.
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
1 | Northern Ireland,Draft Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiations, etc) Act 1996 (Revival of Section 3) Order 1997 [by Act] [Secretary Marjorie Mowlam]. |
Other Papers:
2 | National Audit,Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Managing the Millennium Threat [by Act]; to be printed [No. 3] [Clerk of the House]. |
3 | National Health Service (Scotland),Statements of Guarantee given by the Secretary of State for Scotland on loans proposed to be raised by: |
(1) Dumfries & Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals National Health Service Trust,
(2) Dundee Healthcare National Health Service Trust,
(3) Hairmyres & Stonehouse Hospitals National Health Service Trust,
(4) Monklands & Bellshill Hospital National Health Service Trust,
(5) Moray Health Services National Health Service Trust,
(6) Raigmore Hospital National Health Service Trust, and
(7) Stirling Royal Infirmary National Health Service Trust
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar].
4 | Paymaster Agency,Treasury Minute concerning a contingent liability consequent upon privatisation of the Paymaster Agency [by Command] [Mr Geoffrey Robinson]. |
5 | Port of London Authority,Report and Accounts of the Port of London Authority for 1996 [by Act] [Dr Gavin Strang]. |
6 | Public Petitions,Observations by the Ministry of Defence on the Petition [17th March] from residents of Anglesey regarding UFOs [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House]. |
7 | Registration Services,Mortality Statistics for England and Wales by Cause for 1995 [by Act] [Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer]. |
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[No. 7.] Friday 16th May 1997.
The House met at half-past Nine o'clock. PRAYERS.
1 | Accounts and Papers (see Appendix). |
2 | Queen's Speech (Motion for an Address),The Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed [14th May], That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows: |
Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament;
And the Question being again proposed:The House resumed the adjourned Debate.
Ordered, That the Debate be now adjourned.(Mr Clive Betts.)
Debate to be resumed on Monday 19th May.
3 | Adjournment,Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.(Mr Clive Betts.) And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till one minute to Three o'clock, adjourned till Monday 19th May. |
[Adjourned at 2.59 p.m.
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
1 | House of Commons Members' Fund,Accounts of the House of Commons Members' Fund for 1994-95, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 15] [Clerk of the House]. |
2 | Treaty Series (No. 27, 1997),Amendments, adopted at Washington on 12th July 1995, to the Agreement Establishing the Inter-American Development Bank, the Regulations of the Board of Governors and The General Rules Governing Admission of Non-Regional Countries to Membership in the Bank [by Command] [Cm. 3652] [Mr Secretary Cook]. |
3 | Treaty Series (No. 28, 1997),Agreement, done at London on 27th June 1996, on Maritime Delimitation between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic concerning Montserrat and Guadeloupe [by Command] [Cm. 3653] [Mr Secretary Cook]. |
4 | Treaty Series (No. 29, 1997),Agreement, done at London on 27th June 1996, on Maritime Delimitation between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic concerning Anguilla, on the one hand, and Saint Barthelemy, on the other [by Command] [Cm. 3654] [Mr Secretary Cook]. |
Paper withdrawn:
5 | Contracting Out,Draft Contracting Out (Functions of Local Authorities in relation to Income-related Benefits) Order 1997 [laid on 28th February 1997, in the last Session of Parliament]. |
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