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Page 36 1997-1998 Volume 254 [No. 12.] Monday 2nd June 1997. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, That the Bill be now read a second time; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Kevin Hughes, Mr Graham Allen: 413. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Richard Ottaway, Mr Bowen Wells: 153. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read a second time. A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills), That the Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House(Mr Stephen Byers):It was agreed to. Committee to-morrow.
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Education (Schools) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenses incurred by the Secretary of State under the Act(Mr David Jamieson); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Kevin Hughes, Mr Graham Allen: 398. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Richard Ottaway, Mr Bowen Wells: 152. So the Question was agreed to. Resolved, That for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Education (Schools) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenses incurred by the Secretary of State under the Act.
Tuesday 3rd June 1997 And the Question being put:It was agreed to.
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-eight minutes past One o'clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. [Adjourned at 1.28 a.m. APPENDIX Papers presented by Her Majesty's Command and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office during the Adjournment pursuant to Standing Order No. 158 (Presentation of command papers):
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Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the Adjournment pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments): Papers subject to Negative Resolution: 23rd May 1997
(2) Novel Foods and Novel Food Ingredients (Fees) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1336), dated 22nd May 1997 [by Act] [Dr Jack Cunningham]. 28th May 1997
29th May 1997
30th May 1997
(2) Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1317), and (3) Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (Designated Countries and Territories) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1318), dated 20th May [by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor].
Other Papers: 30th May 1997
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 2nd June 1997 Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
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(1) Bridgend & District National Health Service Trust, (2) Carmarthen and District Health Service Trust, (3) Glan Clwyd National Health Service Trust, (4) Llanelli/Dinefwr National Health Service Trust, and (5) North Glamorgan National Health Service Trust [by Act] [Mr Secretary Davies].
(1) the Petition [18th March, in the last Session of Parliament] from the National Local Government Forum Against Poverty and the North Wales Anti-Poverty Forum concerning the use of pre-payment devices as a means of payment for water and sewerage services, and (2) the Petition [19th March, in the last Session of Parliament] from residents of Cambridgeshire concerning Cambridgeshire's standard spending assessment [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House]. Paper withdrawn:
[No. 13.] Tuesday 3rd June 1997. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
I have received with great satisfaction the loyal and dutiful expression of your thanks for the speech with which I opened the present Session of Parliament.
(1) Business of the House; (2) Closure of Debate and Allocation of Time; (3) Private Bills and Private Business; (4) Public Bills; (5) Sittings of the House; (6) Special Procedure Orders; (7) Standing Committees; (8) Select Committees; and (9) Delegated Legislation and Deregulation Proposals, &c. in the same terms as the Orders made on 29th October 1996.(The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)
Page 39 Tuesday 3rd June 1997 1997-1998 Volume 254 Back to top (1) The Receipts and Payments in connection with the Fund in the year ended the 31st day of March 1996. (2) The Distribution of the Capital of the Fund at the commencement and close of the year, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.(Mr Graham Allen.)
Committee 1.(1) Proceedings in Committee shall be completed at the sittings this day and tomorrow. (2) At the sitting this day, proceedings on any amendments to Clause 1 (a) which may be selected, and (b) which would amend that Clause at any place before the word Scotland' at line 6 of page 1 of the Bill, shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at half past Seven o'clock. (3) At the sitting this day, proceedings on any amendment to Clause 1 (a) which may be selected, and (b) which would leave out the word Scotland' at line 6 of page 1 of the Bill and insert other words in its place, shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at half past Eight o'clock. (4) At the sitting tomorrow, proceedings on any amendment to Clause 1 (a) which may be selected, and (b) which would leave out the words and tax-varying powers of a Scottish Parliament' at lines 6 and 7 of page 1 of the Bill and insert other words in their place, shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at half past Four o'clock. (5) At the sitting tomorrow, proceedings on any amendment to Clause 1 (a) which may be selected, and (b) which would leave out only the words tax-varying powers' at line 6 of page 1 of the Bill and insert other words in their place, shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at Six o'clock. (6) At the sitting tomorrow, the remaining proceedings on Clause 1 and proceedings on any amendments to Clause 2 (a) which may be selected, and (b) which would amend the Bill at any place before the word propositions' at line 7 of page 2 of the Bill, shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at a quarter past Six o'clock. (7) At the sitting tomorrow, proceedings on any amendment to Clause 2 (a) which may be selected, and (b) which would leave out the word propositions' at line 7 of page 2 of the Bill, shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at Eight o'clock. (8) At the sitting tomorrow, the remaining proceedings in Committee shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at half past Eight o'clock. (9) On the conclusion of the proceedings in Committee the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question and, if he reports the Bill with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put. Report and Third Reading 2. The proceedings on Consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at the sitting tomorrow and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock. Page 40 Tuesday 3rd June 1997 1997-1998 Volume 254 Back to top Conclusion of proceedings 3.(1) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2, the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others) (a) any Question already proposed from the Chair; (b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed; (c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown; (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded; and on a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill. (2) If, apart from this sub-paragraph, two or more Questions would fall to be put by the Chairman under sub-paragraph (1)(d) in relation to successive Clauses and Schedules, the Chairman shall instead put a single Question in relation to those Clauses and Schedules. (3) If at the sitting tomorrow (a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) stands over to Seven o'clock, and (b) proceedings to which this Order applies have begun before that time, the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings at that sitting in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion; and paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to remaining proceedings that day on the Bill then being considered. Order of proceedings 4. No Motion shall be made to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken. Dilatory motions 5. No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, proceedings on the Bill shall be made except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith. Extra time 6. The following business shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House and may be decided, though opposed, at any hour (a) proceedings under paragraph 3(1) or (2); (b) proceedings to which paragraph 3(3) applies; (c) proceedings under paragraph 8(1). Business Committee 7. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to this Order. Supplemental orders 8.(1) The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after they have been commenced. (2) If at the sitting this day or tomorrow the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the time at which any proceedings are to be brought to a conclusion under paragraph 1 or 2, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order. Recommittal 9.(1) References in this Order to proceedings on Consideration or proceedings on Third Reading include references to proceedings at those stages, respectively, for, on or in consequence of recommittal. (2) No debate shall be permitted on any Motion to recommit the Bill (whether as a whole or otherwise), and the Speaker shall put forthwith any Question necessary to dispose of the Motion, including the Question on any amendment moved to the Question(Mr Secretary Dewar); Page 41 Tuesday 3rd June 1997 1997-1998 Volume 254 Back to top The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Ms Bridget Prentice, Mr Greg Pope: 420. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Peter Ainsworth, Mr Bowen Wells: 154. So the Question was agreed to.
(In the Committee.) Clause No. 1 (Referendum in Scotland). Amendment (No. 2) proposed, in page 1, line 6, to leave out the word Scotland' and insert the words the United Kingdom', instead thereof.(Mr William Cash.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made; And it being half past Eight o'clock, the Chairman proceeded, pursuant to Order this day, to put forthwith the Question already proposed from the Chair. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Peter Luff, Mr Christopher Gill: 80. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Clive Betts, Mr Jim Dowd: 411. Another Amendment (No. 87) proposed, in page 1, line 6, to leave out the words and tax-varying powers of a Scottish Parliament' and insert the words of a Scottish Parliament with tax-raising powers', instead thereof.(Mr James Wallace.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made; And it being Ten o'clock, the Chairman left the Chair to report progress and ask leave to sit again. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr Jon Owen Jones reported, That the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and moved, That the Committee may have leave to sit again. Committee again to-morrow.
Lords Message considered accordingly. Resolved, That this House doth concur with the Lords in their Resolution relating to the said Joint Committee.(Mr Jon Owen Jones.) Ordered, That the said Committee do meet with any committee appointed by the Lords on Thursday 5th June at half-past Four o'clock. Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-nine minutes to Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 10.31 pm. APPENDIX Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
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Other Papers:
(2) Irvine Development Corporation Dissolution Accounts for 1st January to 21st March 1997, and (3) Livingston Development Corporation Realisation Statement for 1st January 1997 to 21st March 1997 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar].
[No. 14.] Wednesday 4th June 1997. The House met at half-past Nine o'clock. PRAYERS.
And it being Two o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.
That the members of the Committee of Selection nominated this day shall continue to be members of the Committee for the remainder of this Parliament. That this Order be a Standing Order of the House.(Mr David Clelland.)
Page 43 Wednesday 4th June 1997 1997-1998 Volume 254 Back to top (In the Committee) Clause No. 1 (Referendum in Scotland); Another Amendment (No. 87), proposed, in page 1, line 6, to leave out the words and tax varying powers of a Scottish Parliament' and insert the words of a Scottish Parliament with tax-raising powers', instead thereof; Question again proposed, That the Amendment be made. And it being half-past Four o'clock, the Chairman, pursuant to Order yesterday, put forthwith the Question already proposed from the Chair The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Andrew Stunell, Mr Donald Gorrie: 70. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Greg Pope, Mr John McFall: 344. Another Amendment (No. 71) proposed, in page 1, line 6, to leave out the words tax-varying powers' and insert the words constitutional status', instead thereof.(Mr Alex Salmond.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made; And it being Six o'clock, the Chairman put forthwith the Question already proposed from the Chair. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Mr Andrew Welsh: 45. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Jon Owen Jones, Ms Bridget Prentice: 405. And it being after a quarter past Six o'clock, the Chairman put forthwith the Question necessary for the disposal of business to be concluded at that hour. Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Jon Owen Jones, Ms Bridget Prentice: 360. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Andrew Stunell, Mr Donald Gorrie: 66. Clause No. 2 (Referendum in Wales). Amendment (No. 68) proposed, in page 2, line 7, to leave out the word propositions' and insert the word options', instead thereof.(Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones.) Question put, That the Amendment be made; The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Mr Dafydd Wigley: 20. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Graham Allen, Jane Kennedy: 330. Clause agreed to. It being half-past Eight o'clock, the Chairman put forthwith the Question necessary to bring to a conclusion the remaining proceedings in Committee. Clauses Nos. 3 to 6 and Schedules Nos. 1 and 2 agreed to. And it being after half-past Eight o'clock, the Chairman left the Chair to report the Bill to the House. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair and Mr Jon Owen Jones reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, without Amendment. A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That the Bill be now read the third time; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Graham Allen, Mr Clive Betts: 339. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Patrick McLoughlin, Mr Peter Ainsworth: 148. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
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That the Committee shall seek to make a first Report to the House before the summer adjournment with its initial conclusions on ways in which the procedure for examining legislative proposals could be improved; That five be the Quorum of the Committee; That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records; to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House; to report from time to time; and to appoint specialist advisers; That Mr Joe Ashton, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mr Huw Edwards, Sir Peter Emery, Mr Alastair Goodlad, Mr Mike Hall, Helen Jackson, Mr Peter L. Pike, Mr Clive Soley, Rachel Squire, Dr Phyllis Starkey, Mr Andrew Stunell, Mrs Ann Taylor, Mr Paul Tyler and Mr Nicholas Winterton be members of the Committee; That this Order be a Standing Order of the House until the end of the present Parliament.(Mrs Ann Taylor.)
And the Motion having been made after 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, it being then two minutes to Twelve o'clock, till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 11.58 p.m. APPENDIX Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 2) 1997 (S.R. (N.I.), 1997, No. 265), dated 2nd June 1997 [by Act] [Mr Geoff Hoon]. Other Papers:
CHAIRMEN'S PANEL
Page 45 Wednesday 4th June 1997 1997-1998 Volume 254 Back to top [No. 15.] Thursday 5th June 1997. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
(1) Every instrument which is laid before each House of Parliament and upon which proceedings may be or might have been taken in either House of Parliament, in pursuance of an Act of Parliament; being (a) a statutory instrument, or a draft of a statutory instrument; (b) a scheme, or an amendment of a scheme, or a draft thereof, requiring approval by statutory instrument; (c) any other instrument (whether or not in draft), where the proceedings in pusuance of an Act of Parliament are proceedings by way of an affirmative resolution; or (d) an order subject to special parliamentary procedure; but excluding any Order in Council or draft Order in Council made or proposed to be made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 and any draft order proposed to be made under section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994. (2) Every general statutory instrument not within the foregoing classes, and not required to be laid before or to be subject to proceedings in the Commons only, but not including Measures under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and instruments made under such Measures; with a view to determining whether the special attention of the House should be drawn to it on any of the following grounds (i) that it imposes a charge on the public revenues or contains provisions requiring payments to be made to the Exchequer or any government department or to any local or public authority in consideration of any licence or consent or of any services to be rendered, or prescribes the amount of any such charge or payments; (ii) that it is made in pursuance of any enactment containing specific provisions excluding it from challenge in the courts, either at all times or after the expiration of a specific period; (iii) that it purports to have retrospective effect where the parent statute confers no express authority so to provide; (iv) that there appears to have been unjustifiable delay in the publication or in the laying of it before Parliament; (v) that there appears to have been unjustifiable delay in sending a notification under the proviso to subsection (1) of section 4 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, where an instrument has come into operation before it has been laid before Parliament; (vi) that there appears to be a doubt whether it is intra vires or that it appears to make some unusual or unexpected use of the powers conferred by the statute under which it is made; (vii) that for any special reasons its form or purport call for elucidation; (viii) that its drafting appears to be defective; or on any other ground which does not impinge on its merits or on the policy behind it, and to report their decision with the reasons thereof in any particular case; The Lords have come to the following Resolutions, viz: That two be the quorum of the Committee. Page 46 Thursday 5th June 1997 1997-1998 Volume 254 Back to top That the Committee have power to agree with any Committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman. That the Committee have power to appoint one or more Sub-Committees severally to join with any Sub-Committee or Sub-Committees appointed by any Committee appointed by the Commons; and to refer to such Sub-Committee or Sub-Committees any of the matters referred to the Committee. That it be an instruction to the Committee that they do not consider any instrument which is directed by Act of Parliament to be laid before and to be subject to proceedings in the Commons only; and that the Committee do not join with any Committee appointed by the Commons in considering any such instrument. That it be a further instruction to the Committee that, before reporting that the special attention of the House be drawn to any instrument, the Committee do afford to any government department concerned therewith an opportunity of furnishing orally or in writing to them or to any Sub-Committee of the Committee such explanations as the department think fit. That the Joint Committee have leave to report from time to time. That the Committee do meet this day at half-past Four o'clock.
(In the Committee) Clause No. 1 (Abolition of assisted places scheme in England and Wales). Amendment (No. 7) proposed, in page 1, line 20, to leave out 199697' and insert 19992000', instead thereof.(Mrs Cheryl Gillan.) Question put, That the Amendment be made; The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Richard Ottaway, Mr Peter Ainsworth: 138. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Greg Pope, Jane Kennedy: 353. Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill. Mr David Jamieson rose in his place, and claimed to move, That the Question be now put. And the Question being put, That the Question be now put; The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Jim Dowd, Mr Graham Allen: 306. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Richard Ottaway, Mr Peter Ainsworth: 52. So the Question was agreed to. And the Question being accordingly put; The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Graham Allen, Mr Greg Pope: 306. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Richard Ottaway, Mr Peter Ainsworth: 39. Clause No. 2 (Transitional arrangements for existing assisted pupils). Amendment (No. 9) proposed, in page 1, line 24, after the word school', to insert the words and their siblings'.(Mrs Cheryl Gillan.) And it being Ten o'clock, the Chairman left the Chair to report progress and ask leave to sit again. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr David Jamieson reported, That the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and moved, That the Committee may have leave to sit again.
Page 47 Thursday 5th June 1997 1997-1998 Volume 254 Back to top The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Jim Dowd, Jane Kennedy: 302. Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Lidington, Mr David Wilshire: 39. So the Question was agreed to.
(In the Committee) Clause No. 2 (Transitional arrangements for existing assisted pupils). Amendment (No. 9) proposed, in page 1, line 24, after the word school', to insert the words and their siblings'. Question proposed, That the Amendment be made. Friday 6th June 1997 Ms Bridget Prentice rose in her place, and claimed to move, That the Question be now put. And the Question being put, That the Question be now put; The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Jim Dowd, Mr Clive Betts: 246. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Peter Luff, Mr David Lidington: 32. So the Question was agreed to. And the Question being accordingly put; The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Peter Luff, Mr David Lidington: 29. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Jim Dowd, Mr Clive Betts: 245. Another Amendment (No. 11) proposed, in page 2, line 1, to leave out subsection (2).(Mr Eric Forth.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made. To report progress and ask leave to sit again.(Mr Nicholas Brown.) The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr David Jamieson reported, That the Committee had made progress in the Bill and that he was directed to move, That the Committee may have leave to sit again. Committee again this day.
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till fifteen minutes to Two o'clock, adjourned till this day. [Adjourned at 1.45 a.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1413), dated 4th June 1997 [by Act] [Dr Jack Cunningham].
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(2) Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1367), (3) Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1365), and (4) Road Traffic (Special Parking Area) (City of Westminster) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1369), dated 28th May 1997 [by Act] [Dr Gavin Strang]. Other Papers:
(2) Report of the Chairman of the Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board for 1996 [by Act] [Secretary Clare Short].
APPENDIX II Reports from Select Committees
[No. 16.] Friday 6th June 1997. The House met at half-past Nine o'clock. PRAYERS.
And it being Eleven o'clock, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings, pursuant to Standing Order No. 11 (Friday sittings). And the Question being again proposed, That this House do now adjourn; The Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn.
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And the Motion having been made at half-past Two 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, it being then Three o'clock, till Monday 9th June. [Adjourned at 3 p.m. APPENDIX Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
(2) Report and Accounts of the Forth River Purification Board for 199596, (3) Report and Accounts of the Highland River Purification Board for 199596, (4) Report and Accounts of the North East River Purification Board for 199596, (5) Report and Accounts of the Solway River Purification Board for 199596, (6) Report and Accounts of the Tay River Purification Board for 199596, and (7) Report and Accounts of the Tweed River Purification Board for 199596 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar].
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