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[No. 31.] Monday 30th June 1997.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Accounts and Papers (see Appendix). |
| 2 | Welsh Grand Committee,—Mr Barry Jones reported from the Welsh Grand Committee, That it had considered the Matter of the Government's programme for Wales, referred to it on 12th June, and had directed him to report accordingly to the House. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 96].
| 3 | Scottish Grand Committee (Business and Sittings),—Ordered, That— |
(1) during the present Parliament, Standing Orders Nos. 99 (Scottish Grand Committee (substantive motions for the adjournment)) and 100 (Scottish Grand Committee (sittings)) shall have effect subject to the following modifications—
(i) in paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 99, for lines 19 to 30 there shall be substituted—
“(3) The days specified for the consideration of motions for the adjournment of the committee under this order shall be allocated as follows—
(a) four at the disposal of the government;
(b) two at the disposal of the leader of the largest Opposition party in Scotland; and
(c) two at the disposal of the leader of the next largest Opposition party in Scotland:”; and
(ii) in paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 100 there shall be substituted for the word “twelve” in line 21 the word “eight”.
(2) the Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion to vary the provisions of this Order, and proceedings thereon may be disposed of after the time for opposed business.—(Mr Henry McLeish.)
| 4 | Northern Ireland,—Resolved, That the draft Northern Ireland Act 1974 (Interim Period Extension) Order 1997, which was laid before this House on 17th June, be approved.—(Secretary Marjorie Mowlam.) |
| 5 | Broadcasting,—Resolved, That the draft Satellite Television Service Regulations 1997, which were laid before this House on 18th June, be approved.—(Mr Secretary Smith.) |
| 6 | Contracting Out,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Contracting Out (Functions in relation to the provision of Guardians Ad Litem and Reporting Officers Panels) Order 1997, which was laid before this House on 6th June, be approved—(Mr Jim Dowd):—It was agreed to. |
| 7 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Jim Dowd.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till nine minutes to Eight o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.51 p.m.
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolutions:
| 1 | Contracting Out,—Draft Contracting Out (Metropolitan Police and Civil Staffs Pensions) Order 1997 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 2 | Criminal Law,—Transfer of Prisoners (Isle of Man) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1579), dated 26th June 1997 [by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor]. |
| 3 | Hong Kong,—Hong Kong (Colonial Probates Act) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1572), dated 26th June 1997 [by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor]. |
| 4 | Value Added Tax,—(1) Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1525), |
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(2) Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1524), and
(3) Value Added Tax (Reverse Charge) (Anti-avoidance) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1523),
dated 30th June 1997 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo].
Other Papers:
| 5 | Education and Employment,—Government Response to the Third Report of the Education and Employment Committee, Session 1996–97: The Operation of the Nursery Education Voucher Scheme [by Command] [Cm. 3698] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
| 6 | National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Value for Money Review of Performance Measurement [by Act]; to be printed [No. 64] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 7 | Pensions,—Report of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority for 1996–97 [by Act] [Secretary Harriet Harman]. |
| 8 | Trade Union and Labour Relations,—Reports of the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members and for Protection against Unlawful Industrial Action for 1996–97 [by Act] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
[No. 32.] Tuesday 1st July 1997.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | King's College London Bill [Lords],—The Order of the day being read, for the Third Reading of the King's College London Bill [Lords]; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time on Tuesday 8th July.
| 2 | Lever Park Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Lever Park Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Tuesday 8th July.
| 3 | Accounts and Papers (see Appendix I). |
| 4 | Select Committees (see Appendix II). |
| 5 | Local Government (Contracts) Bill,—Mr Edward O'Hara reported from Standing Committee B, That it had gone through the Local Government (Contracts) Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. |
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 36].
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 106].
| 6 | First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Jimmy Hood reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Amendment Regulations 1997. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 7 | Public House Names Bill,—Mr Nicholas Winterton presented a Bill to amend the law relating to the names of public houses; and for related purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 28th November and to be printed [Bill 32]. |
| 8 | Representation of Gibraltar at Westminster and in the European Union Bill,—Mr Andrew Mackinlay, supported by Dr John Marek and Mr Nicholas Winterton, presented a Bill to provide for the representation of Gibraltar by a Member of Parliament, subject to limitations, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; for the inclusion of Gibraltar in a European parliamentary constituency; for the right of the Chief Minister to petition the House of Commons at the bar of the House; and for related purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 28th November and to be printed [Bill 33]. |
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| 9 | Representation of Dependencies at Westminster Bill,—Mr Andrew Mackinlay, supported by Dr John Marek and Mr Nicholas Winterton, presented a Bill to provide for limited representation for dependencies other than Gibraltar at the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by a non-voting delegate and for the right of the Chief Ministers to petition the House of Commons at the bar of the House, to improve for elected members of the Legislative Councils access to and communications with Members of the House of Commons; and for related purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 28th November and to be printed [Bill 34]. |
| 10 | School Absenteeism,—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to place duties upon schools, local education authorities and parents to identify promptly and act as necessary in cases of child absenteeism from school, to ensure attendance or attention to the absent child's educational needs; and for related purposes: And that Mr Harry Cohen, Charlotte Atkins, Mr Richard Burden, Ms Judith Church, Mr Tony Colman, Miss Melanie Johnson, Mr David Kidney, Ms Oona King, Judy Mallaber, Mr Chris Pond, Christine Russell, and Mr Paddy Tipping do prepare and bring it in. |
| 11 | School Absenteeism Bill,—Mr Harry Cohen accordingly presented a Bill to place duties upon schools, local education authorities and parents to identify promptly and act as necessary in cases of child absenteeism from school, to ensure attendance or attention to the absent child's needs; and for related purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 28th November and to be printed [Bill 35]. |
| 12 | Adjournment (Review of international development policies),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Jim Dowd); |
And it being Ten o'clock, the Motion for the Adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
| 13 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Greg Pope); |
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 presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Licensing,—Licensing (Conditions for Mixed Trading) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R.(N.I.), 1997, No. 277), dated 12th June 1997 [by Act] [Secretary Marjorie Mowlam]. |
| 2 | Police,—Police Act 1997 (Provisions in relations to the NCIS Service Authority) (No. 1) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1585), dated 25th June 1997 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
| 3 | Salaries,—Salaries (Comptroller and Auditor General) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. (N.I.), 1997, No. 306), dated 16th June 1997 [by Statutory Instrument] [Secretary Marjorie Mowlam]. |
| 4 | Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,—(1) Statute, dated 5th March 1997, made by the Governing Body of Somerville College, Oxford, amending the Statutes of the College, and |
(2) Statute, dated 26th February 1997, made by the Governing Body of St Hilda's College, Oxford, amending the Statutes of the College
[by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor].
Other Papers:
| 5 | Appropriation Accounts, 1996–97,—Appropriation Accounts of the sums granted by Parliament for 1996–97 for Class XVIII, B (National Audit Office) [by Act]; to be printed [No. 37] [Mr Robert Sheldon]. |
| 6 | Education (Scotland),—Report and Summary Financial Statements of the Scottish Examination Board, with Examination Statistics, for 1996 [by Statutory Instrument] [Mr Secretary Dewar]. |
| 7 | Housing,—Report and Accounts of the Castle Vale Housing Action Trust for 1996–97 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
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| 8 | Insurance,—Report on Insurance pursuant to the Insurance Companies Act 1982 for 1996 [by Act] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
| 9 | Police,—Account of the Police Complaints Authority for 1996–97, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 105] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 10 | Roads,—Report for 1996 under section 18 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
APPENDIX II
Reports from Select Committees
| Statutory Instruments,—(1) Fifth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 33-v]; and |
(2) First Report from the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 34-i]
[Mr David Tredinnick].
[No. 33.] Wednesday 2nd July 1997.
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 Clive Betts); |
And it being Two o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.
| 2 | Accounts and Papers (see Appendix I). |
| 3 | Selection (see Appendix II). |
| 4 | Select Committees (see Appendix III). |
| 5 | Financial Statement and Budget Report, July 1997,—Ordered, That there be laid before this House a copy of the Financial Statement and Budget Report, July 1997, as laid before this House by Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when opening the Budget.—(Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer.) |
| 6 | Ways and Means,—Provisional Collection of Taxes,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 51 (Ways and means motions), That, pursuant to section 5 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968, provisional statutory effect shall be given to the following Motion:— |
Hydrocarbon oil (rates of duties and rebates) (Motion No. 7)—(Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer):—It was agreed to.
| 7 | Ways and Means,—The windfall tax,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That provision may be made for imposing a tax on the amount of the windfall from which a company was benefitting on 2nd July 1997 in any case where— |
(a) an undertaking whose privatisation involved the imposition of economic regulation has been privatised by means of a flotation; and
(b) the profits of the undertaking in the period after the flotation show that the company was benefitting on that date from a windfall from that flotation—(Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer);
And it being Ten o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned.
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-morrow.
| 8 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-nine minutes past Ten o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.29 p.m.
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APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
| 1 | Insurance Premium Tax,—Insurance Premium Tax (Taxable Insurance Contracts) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997, No. 1627), dated 2nd July 1997 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 2 | Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,—Statute made by the Governing Body of Trinity College, Cambridge, on 14th March 1997, amending the Statutes of the College [by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor]. |
| 3 | Value Added Tax,—(1) Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1614), |
(2) Value Added Tax (Cars) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1615),
(3) Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1628), and
(4) Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1616),
dated 2nd July 1997 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo].
Other Papers:
| 4 | Church Commissioners,—Report and Accounts of the Church Commissioners for 1996 [by Measure] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
| 5 | Defence,—Ministry of Defence Minute, dated 2nd July 1997, conceerning the proposed gifting of equipment to the Royal Artillery Museum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Robertson]. |
| 6 | Financial Statement and Budget Report, July 1997,—Financial Statement and Budget Report, July 1997 [pursuant to Order this day]; to be printed [No. 85] [Dawn Primarolo]. |
| 7 | Public Petitions,—Observations by the Secretary of State for Scotland on the Petitions [4th March, in the last Session of Parliament] from residents of Tweedale, Ettrick and Lauderdale and Roxburgh and Berwickshire regarding Scottish Borders Council's financial settlement for 1997–98 [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House]. |
APPENDIX II
Committee of Selection
| 1 | Committee on Unopposed Bills (Panel),—Mr John McWilliam reported from the Committee of Selection, That it had appointed thirteen Members to be the Panel of Members to serve on the Committee on Unopposed Bills under Standing Order 111 relating to Private Business (Reference to committees of opposed and unopposed bills), viz.: Mr Peter Bottomley, Mr John Butterfill, Mr Philip Hammond, Mr Brian Jenkins, Mr Andrew Mackinlay, Mr David Marshall, Mr Nick St. Aubyn, Mr Andrew Stunell, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Mr Jon Trickett, Mr Robert Walter, Mrs Ann Winterton and Audrey Wise. |
| 2 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr John McWilliam reported from the Committee, That it had nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997. viz.: Mr Richard Allan, Mrs Liz Blackman, Mr John Burnett, Mr Ivor Caplin, Mr David Chaytor, Mr Edward Garnier, Mr Dominic Grieve, Mr Oliver Heald, Mr Geoffrey Hoon, Jane Kennedy, Mr Humfrey Malins, Judy Mallaber, Dan Norris, Mr Gareth Thomas, Mr Mike Wood and Dr Tony Wright. |
| 3 | Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr John McWilliam reported from the Committee, That it had nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Scottish Seed Potato Development Council (Dissolution) Order 1997, viz.: Mr Peter Atkinson, Miss Anne Begg, Mr Dennis Canavan, Mr Malcolm Chisholm, Dr Lynda Clark, Dr Liam Fox, Mr Thomas Graham, Mr John Hayes, Mr Oliver Heald, Mr Calum Macdonald, Mr John McFall, Mrs Ray Michie, Mr Jim Murphy, Mrs Sandra Osborne, Mr Frank Roy and Mr John Swinney. |
| 4 | Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr John McWilliam reported from the Committee, That it had nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Framework Co-operation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Republic of Chile) Order 1997, the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
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Establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco) Order 1997 and the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Inter-regional Framework Co-operation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Southern Common Market and its Party States) Order 1997, viz.: Mr David Borrow, Mr Quentin Davies, Mr James Dobbin, Mr Mike Hancock, Mr David Heath, Mr Doug Henderson, Mrs Joan Humble, Mrs Tess Kingham, Dr Stephen Ladyman, Mr Bob Laxton, Mr Malcolm Moss, Mr Greg Pope, Mr Ken Purchase, Debra Shipley, Mrs Caroline Spelman and Mr Gary Streeter. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| Standards and Privileges,—First Report from the Committee on Standards and Privileges [Complaints from Mr Mohamed Al Fayed, The Guardian and others against Twenty-five Members and former Members], together with an Appendix (Memorandum by the Commissioner for Standards with Appendices including minutes of oral hearings); to be printed, together with the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report [No. 30-I to III] [Mr Robert Sheldon]. |
MEMORANDA
| 1 | Constitution of Standing Committees,—In pursuance of Standing Order No. 84 (Constitution of standing committees), the Speaker allocated— |
(1) the draft Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation;
(2) the draft Scottish Seed Potato Development Council (Dissolution) Order 1997 to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(3) the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Framework Co-operation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Republic of Chile) Order 1997; the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Euro-Mediterranean Agreement Establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco) Order 1997; and the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Inter-regional Framework Co-operation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Southern Common Market and its Party States) Order 1997 to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.
| 2 | Chairmen of Standing Committees,—In pursuance of Standing Order No. 85 (Chairmen of standing committees), the Speaker appointed– |
(1) Dr Michael Clark Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997;
(2) Mrs Ann Winterton Chairman of the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Scottish Seed Potato Development Council (Dissolution) Order 1997; and
(3) Mr Roger Gale Chairman of the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Europen Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Framework Co-operation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Republic of Chile) Order 1997; the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco) Order 1997; and the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Inter-regional Framework Co-operation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Southern Common Market and its Party States) Order 1997.
[No. 34.]
Thursday 3rd July 1997.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock.
PRAYERS.
| 1 | Accounts and Papers (see Appendix). |
| 2 | Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows: |
National Health Service (Private Finance) Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to make provision about the powers of National Health Service trusts to enter into agreements; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
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The Lords have agreed to the Southampton International Boat Show Bill, without Amendment.
| 3 | National Health Service (Private Finance) Bill [Lords],—The National Health Service (Private Finance) Bill [Lords] was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow and to be printed [Bill 38]. |
| 4 | Ways and Means,—The windfall tax,—The Order of the Day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed [yesterday], That provision may be made for imposing a tax on the amount of the windfall from which a company was benefitting on 2nd July 1997 in any case where— |
(a) an undertaking whose privatisation involved the imposition of economic regulation has been privatised by means of a flotation; and
(b) the profits of the undertaking in the period after the flotation show that the company was benefiting on that date from a windfall from that flotation;
And the Question being again proposed:—The House resumed the adjourned Debate.
Ordered, That the Debate be now adjourned.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.)
Debate to be resumed to-morrow.
| 5 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Robert Ainsworth); |
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 Robert Ainsworth.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-two minutes past Ten o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.22 p.m.
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Northern Ireland,—Draft Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 [by Act] [Secretary Marjorie Mowlam]. |
| 2 | Social Security,—Draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Workskill Courses) Pilot (No. 2) Regulations 1997 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 3 | Pensions,—(1) Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1612), and |
(2) Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1613),
dated 30th June 1997 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
| 4 | Sea Fisheries,—(1) Fishing Boats (Specified Countries) Designation (Variation) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1630), and |
(2) Third Country Fishing (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1629),
dated 2nd July 1997 [by Act] [Dr John Cunningham].
| 5 | Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,—Statute, dated 22nd January 1997, made by the Governing Body of All Souls College, Oxford, amending the Statutes of the College [by Act] [Mrs Ann Taylor]. |
Other Papers:
| 6 | Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland),—Summary of Health and Personal Social Services and Northern Ireland Health Promotion Agency Accounts for 1995–96, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland thereon [by Command] [Cm. 3690] [Secretary Marjorie Mowlam]. |
| 7 | Housing,—Report and Accounts of Tai Cymru Housing for Wales for 1996–97 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Davies]. |
| 8 | Legal Aid and Advice (Scotland),—Report and Accounts of the Scottish Legal Aid Board for 1996–97 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar]. |
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| 9 | Police,—Report and Accounts of the Police Complaints Authority for 1996–97, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 95] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
| 10 | Public Expenditure,—Public Expenditure, 1996–97, Provisional Outturn [by Command] [Cm. 3696] [Mr Alistair Darling]. |
[No. 35.]
Friday 4th July 1997.
The House met at half-past Nine o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Accounts and Papers (see Appendix). |
| 2 | Ways and Means,—The windfall tax,—The Order of the Day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed [2nd July], That provision may be made for imposing a tax on the amount of the windfall from which a company was benefiting on 2nd July 1997 in any case where— |
(a) an undertaking whose privatisation involved the imposition of economic regulation has been privatised by means of a flotation; and
(b) the profits of the undertaking in the period after the flotation show that the company was benefiting on that date from a windfall from that flotation;
And the Question being again proposed:—The House resumed the adjourned Debate.
Ordered, That the Debate be now adjourned.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.)
Debate to be resumed on Monday 7th July.
| 3 | Standards and Privileges,—Ordered, That the Minutes of Evidence taken before, and the Memoranda submitted to, the Committee on Standards and Privileges in the last Parliament be referred to the Committee on Standards and Privileges.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.) |
| 4 | Finance Bill,—Ordered, That, in respect of the Finance Bill, notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.) |
| 5 | National Health Service (Private Finance) Bill [Lords],—Ordered, That, in respect of the National Health Service (Private Finance) Bill [Lords], notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.) |
| 6 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Robert Ainsworth.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till nine minutes to Three o'clock, adjourned till Monday 7th July.
[Adjourned at 2.51 p.m.
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Education (Scotland),—Grants for School Education (Early Intervention and Alternatives to Exclusion) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1638), dated 30th June 1997 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar]. |
| 2 | Housing,—Housing (Change of Landlord) (Payment of Disposal Cost by Instalments) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1621), dated 30th June 1997 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Davies]. |
| 3 | Lands Tribunal,—Lands Tribunal (Salaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R.(N.I.), 1997, No. 296), dated 17th June 1997 [by Act] [Secretary Majorie Mowlam]. |
| 4 | Local Government (Scotland),—Local Authorities Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1631), dated 1st July 1997 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar]. |
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