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Page 14 1998-1999 Volume 255 [No. 5.] Monday 30th November 1998. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
Alliance and Leicester plc (Group Reorganisation) Bill [Lords].
The Alliance and Leicester plc (Group Reorganisation) Bill [Lords] was read the first time and ordered to be read a second time.
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Local Government Bill be printed [Bill 5–EN].
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. An Amendment was proposed to the Question, at the end, to add the words ‘but humbly regret that the Gracious Speech makes no mention of the Government's determination to remove the right of electors to vote for the candidate of their choice in European Parliamentary Elections; deplore both the Government's plans to turn the House of Lords into an enormous quango and also its intention to legislate prior to the conclusions of its own Royal Commission; and further urge the Government to accept the recommendations of the Neill Committee to introduce new rules for the fair conduct of referendums'.—(Sir Norman Fowler.) And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr John M. Taylor, Mr Tim Collins: 133. Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Hanson, Mr Clive Betts: 350. So the Question was negatived. And it being after Ten o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned. Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-morrow.
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And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty minutes to Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 10.40 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
APPENDIX II Standing Committees
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[No. 6.] Tuesday 1st December 1998. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
(1) Business of the House; (2) Closure of Debate, Proposal of Question and Allocation of Time (including Programme Motions); (3) Sittings of the House; (4) Private Bills and Private Business; (5) Public Bills; (6) Delegated Legislation and Deregulation Orders; (7) European Legislation, &c.; (8) Grand Committees; (9) Chairmen's Panel; and (10) Select Committees.—(The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
City of Westminster Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to make further provision for the control of street trading in the City of Westminster; and for related purposes; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee),—The Lords communicate that they have appointed a Select Committee of seven Lords to join with a Committee appointed by the Commons as the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, with the same orders of reference as were communicated to this House on 20th May 1997, in Session 1997–98; and that they have ordered that the Committee do meet with the Committee appointed by the Commons this day at a quarter past Four o'clock.
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. An Amendment was proposed to the Question, at the end, to add the words ‘but humbly regret that the Gracious Speech contains no proposals to save jobs or help Page 17 Tuesday 1st December 1998 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top businesses, but instead continues the policies that are pushing Britain's economy into a sharper downturn than is forecast for any other major EU economy; call on the Government instead to pursue policies of maintaining Britain's competitiveness by reversing its proposals which increase costs on business and to return to the policies conducted by the previous Government which left a golden economic legacy of low inflation, steady and sustainable growth and falling unemployment; and also urge the Government to make a clear statement of its position on the question of European tax harmonisation.'—(Mr Francis Maude.) And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mrs Caroline Spelman, Sir David Madel: 134. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Mike Hall, Mrs Anne McGuire: 373. So the Question was negatived. Another Amendment was proposed to the Question, at the end, to add the words ‘but humbly regret, while supporting some proposals in the Gracious Speech, such as those which address the issues of ending the voting rights of hereditary peers and improving the administration of the tax and national insurance system, the absence of key measures in the Gracious Speech to modernise the United Kingdom, including a comprehensive package of environmental policies to tackle pollution, reduce car journeys and switch travel to public transport, a second tier pension scheme, a judicial process to replace the Child Support Agency; and the introduction of a parliamentary committee to scrutinise arms exports; believe that additional measures to improve public health, reduce class sizes, abolish tuition fees, widen the provision of early years education and to tackle age discrimination and other forms of inequality should have been brought forward; call for urgent measures to pave the way for Britain's membership of a successful single currency and to grant proper financial independence and a fair and proportional voting system to local government; further regret any delays in introducing a Food Standards Agency; deprecate the absence of rapid progress on measures to ensure a wide-ranging Freedom of Information Act, to pave the way for a referendum on a fair voting system for the House of Commons and to deliver a fully reformed and predominantly elected Second Chamber; and support all possible early steps to speed the passage of the European Parliamentary Elections Bill in order to allow the 1999 European parliamentary elections to be held under a fairer, proportional, voting system'—(Mr A. J. Beith.) And the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 33 (Calling of amendments at end of debate), That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Andrew Stunell, Mr Donald Gorrie: 51. Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Anne McGuire, Mr Mike Hall: 317. So the Question was negatived. Main Question put. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mrs Anne McGuire, Mr Mike Hall: 317. Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Caroline Spelman, Sir David Madel: 168. So the Question was agreed to. Resolved, 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. Address to be presented to Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council or of Her Majesty's Household.
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(1) residents of Wheatfield Lane relating to bus services in Haxby and Wigginton; and (2) Independent Retail News, store owners and their customers relating to bootlegging of tobacco and alcohol were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till eight minutes past Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 11.08 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
(2) Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 1999 [byAct] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
(2) Draft Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Prescribed Proceedings) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Dewar]. Other Papers:
APPENDIX II Standing Committees
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APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Access for All?]; to be printed [No. 57–i] [Mr Malcolm Wicks].
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Conflict Prevention and Post-Conflict Reconstruction]; to be printed [No. 55–i] [Mr Bowen Wells].
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Annual Report of the Health Service Commissioner for 1997–98] [No. 54–i] [Mr Rhodri Morgan].
[No. 7.] Wednesday 2nd December 1998. 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, after a Bill has been under consideration in a Standing Committee, no application for changes in the composition of that Committee in respect of that Bill will be entertained by this Committee except where a Member is incapacitated from attendance by illness or where he has been appointed or ceased to be a member of the Government or has changed Page 20 Wednesday 2nd December 1998 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top his office for another, or has acquired other duties, or ceased to hold or changed such duties. Report to lie upon the Table.
That Motions to alter the membership of Select Committees may be tabled on behalf of the Committee of Selection only if previously approved at a meeting of the Committee of Selection. Report to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Scottish Enterprise Bill be printed [Bill 6–EN].
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Greater London Authority Bill be printed [Bill 7–EN].
Timetable 1. Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at the sitting this day and shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, four hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion. Questions to be put 2. When the Bill has been read a second time— (a) it shall, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put, (b) proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed while the Question is put, in accordance with Standing Order No. 52(1) (Money resolutions and ways and Page 21 Wednesday 2nd December 1998 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top means resolutions in connection with bills), on any financial resolution relating to the Bill,(c) on the conclusion of proceedings on any financial resolution relating to the Bill, proceedings on the Bill shall be resumed and the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an instruction has been given. 3. On the conclusion of 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. 4. For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 the Speaker or Chairman 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. 5. On a Motion 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. Miscellaneous 6. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on the Bill at the sitting this day; and the proceedings shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House. 7. 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 commencement; and Standing Order No. 15(1) shall apply to those proceedings. 8. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to proceedings on the Bill. 9. No Motion shall be made to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken. 10. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to the Bill except by a Minister of the Crown. 11. If at the sitting this day a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 stands over to seven o'clock and proceedings on this Motion have begun before that time, the Motion for the Adjournment shall stand over until the conclusion of proceedings on the Bill. 12. If the House is adjourned at the sitting this day, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of proceedings on the Bill, 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—(Mr Secretary Straw); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Kevin Hughes, Mr David Jamieson: 347. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nigel Waterson, Mr Stephen Day: 124. So the Question was agreed to.
A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; And it being four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion relating to European Parliamentary Elections Bill (Allocation of Time), the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [this day]. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Robert Ainsworth, Mr Clive Betts: 315. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nigel Waterson, Mr Stephen Day: 123. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read a second time and stood committed to a Committee of the whole House. Further proceedings on the Bill stood postponed, pursuant to Order [this day]. Page 22 Wednesday 2nd December 1998 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top
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 European Parliamentary Elections Bill, it is expedient to authorise the charging on and payment out of the Consolidated Fund of— (1) charges to which returning officers are entitled by virtue of that Act, and (2) sums required by the Secretary of State for expenditure on the provision of training relating to functions conferred on returning officers by virtue of that Act—(Mr Keith Hill); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Robert Ainsworth, Mr Clive Betts: 314. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nigel Waterson, Mr Stephen Day: 118. So the Question was agreed to. Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the European Parliamentary Elections Bill, it is expedient to authorise the charging on and payment out of the Consolidated Fund of— (1) charges to which returning officers are entitled by virtue of that Act, and (2) sums required by the Secretary of State for expenditure on the provision of training relating to functions conferred on returning officers by virtue of that Act.
The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill. (In the Committee) The Chairman put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded, pursuant to Order [this day]. Clause No. 1 (Number of MEPs, electoral regions and electoral system). Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Clive Betts, Mr Robert Ainsworth: 312. Tellers for the Noes, Mr John M. Taylor, Mr Tim Collins: 119. Clause No. 2 (Electoral regions in England). Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Jamieson, Mr David Hanson: 311. Tellers for the Noes, Mr John M. Taylor, Mr Tim Collins: 114. Clause No. 3 (Amendments and repeals). Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Jamieson, Mr David Hanson: 289. Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Caroline Spelman, Sir David Madel: 116. Clause No. 4 (Expenses). Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Jamieson, Mr David Hanson: 285. Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Caroline Spelman, Sir David Madel: 115. Clause No. 5 (Commencement). Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill. Page 23 Wednesday 2nd December 1998 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Mike Hall, Mr Keith Hill: 275. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Oliver Heald, Mr James Cran: 116. Clause No. 6 agreed to. Schedule No. 1 (New Schedule 2 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978). Question put, That the Schedule be the First Schedule to the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Mike Hall, Mr Keith Hill: 272. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Oliver Heald, Mr James Cran: 120. Schedule No. 2 (Minor and Consequential Amendments of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978). Question put, That the Schedule be the Second Schedule to the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Robert Ainsworth, Mr Kevin Hughes: 266. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nigel Waterson, Mr Stephen Day: 117. Schedule No. 3 (Minor and Consequential Amendments). Question put, That the Schedule be the Third Schedule to the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Greg Pope, Mr Robert Ainsworth: 262. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nigel Waterson, Mr Stephen Day: 116. Schedule No. 4 (Repeals and Revocations). Question put, That the Schedule be the Fourth Schedule to the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Clive Betts, Mr Keith Hill: 257. Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Caroline Spelman, Sir David Madel: 121. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr David Jamieson reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, without Amendment. Question put, That the Bill be now read the third time. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Mike Hall, Mr David Clelland: 254. Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Caroline Spelman, Sir David Madel: 122. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
Thursday 3rd December 1998 And the Question being put; Resolved, That this House do now adjourn. And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till sixteen minutes past Twelve o'clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till this day. [Adjourned at 12.16 a.m. Page 24 Wednesday 2nd December 1998 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Statute, dated 26th June 1998, made by the Governing Body of King's College, Cambridge, amending the Statutes of the College, and (3) Statute, dated 21st August 1998, made by the University of Cambridge amending the Statutes of the University [by Act] [Margaret Beckett]. Other Papers:
(1) the Petition [4th November] from Mrs Diane Roberts and others relating to benefits for disabled women aged between sixty and sixty-five, and (2) the Petition [10th November] from the British Pensioners and Trade Union Action Association of Coventry in support of the welfare state [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].
Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No. 5) Regulations 1998 (S.I., 1998, No. 2894) [by Standing Order] [The Speaker].
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APPENDIX II Standing Committees
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Mr Edward O'Hara Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr Joe Ashton, Mr David Atkinson, Mr Roy Beggs, Mr Crispin Blunt, Mr Dennis Canavan, Mr Tony Colman, Mr Jim Cousins, Mr James Cran, Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson, Mr Jim Dowd, Mr Stephen Hepburn, Mr Adam Ingram, Mr Malcolm Moss, Mr Peter L. Pike, Mr Syd Rapson and Christine Russell.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Mr Roger Gale Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr Nick Ainger, Sir Sydney Chapman, Mr Nigel Evans, Mr David Hanson, Mr John Horam, Mr Jon Owen Jones, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Dr John Marek, Ms Julie Morgan, Mr Rhodri Morgan, Mr Lembit Opik, Sir Raymond Powell, Mr Ted Rowlands, Mr Chris Ruane, Mr John Wilkinson and Mr Alan W. Williams.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Mr Jim Cunningham Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr Richard Allan, Mr John Austin, Mr James Clappison, Mrs Louise Ellman, Mr Mike Hall, Ms Harriet Harman, Mr George Howarth, Mr Lindsay Hoyle, Dr Julian Lewis, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Mr Andrew Love, Mr Owen Paterson, Mr Dennis Skinner, Sir Michael Spicer, Mr Peter Temple-Morris and Paddy Tipping.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Orders to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Mrs Marion Roe Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr A. J. Beith, Mr Paul Boateng, Mr John Burnett, Mr John Greenway, Mr Mike Hall, Mr Jim Marshall, Mr Michael Mates, Mr Bill O'Brien, Mr Richard Page, Mr Gwyn Prosser, Ms Joan Ruddock, Mr George Stevenson, Ms Gisela Stuart, Ms Claire Ward, Mr Nigel Waterson and Mr James Wray. Grand Committees
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Peter Atkinson Chairman of the Northern Ireland Grand Committee in respect of its meeting on Thursday 10th December; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated twenty-four additional Members to serve on the Northern Ireland Grand Committee, viz.: Mr Harry Barnes, Mr Tony Colman, Mr James Cran, Mr Mike Gapes, Dr Norman A. Godman, Mr Phil Hope, Mr Andrew Hunter, Helen Jackson, Shona McIsaac, Mr Andrew MacKay, Mr Kevin McNamara, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Tony McWalter, Ms Margaret Moran, Mr Malcolm Moss, Mr Bill O'Brien, Mr Lembit Opik, Mrs Sandra Osborne, Mr Stephen Pound, Mr Andrew Robathan, Mr Martin Salter, Mr Roger Stott, Mr Ian Taylor and Mr Gareth R. Thomas.
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Barry Jones Chairman of the Welsh Grand Committee in respect of its meeting on Wednesday 16th December; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated Mr Nigel Evans and Mr Owen Paterson additional Members to serve on the Welsh Grand Committee. APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees 1 Agriculture (1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Agriculture Committee [CAP reform: rural development]; to be printed [No. 61-i]; and Page 26 Wednesday 2nd December 1998 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top (2) Memoranda laid before the Committee [CAP reform: rural development; MAFF/Intervention Board) Departmental Report 1998 and the Comprehensive Spending Review; sea fishing, UK pig industry] [Mr Peter Luff].
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Drafting Guidelines for Community Legislation]; to be printed [No. 71] [Mr Bill Rammell].
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [NIAO Estimates]; to be printed [No. 69-i] [Mr David Davis].
(2) Second Report from the Committee [Strategic Export Controls], together with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee in the last Session of Parliament; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 65] [Mr Martin O'Neill]. [No. 8.] Thursday 3rd December 1998. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
City of Westminster Bill [Lords].
The City of Westminster Bill [Lords] was read the first and second time and ordered to be committed. Page 27 Thursday 3rd December 1998 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Parliamentary Privilege,—The Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee consisting of six Lords to join with a Committee of the Commons as the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege, to review parliamentary privilege and make recommendations thereon; that they have ordered that the Committee have power to agree with the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman; that the Committee have leave to report from time to time; that the Committee have power to appoint Specialist Advisers; that the proceedings of the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege in the last Session of Parliament be referred to the Committee; that the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee from time to time shall, if the Committee think fit, be printed and delivered out; and that the Attorney General, the Lord Advocate, the Solicitor General and the Solicitor General for Scotland, being members of either House, may attend the Committee, may take part in deliberations, may receive Committee papers and may give such other assistance to the Committee as may be appropriate, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.
And it being Ten o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-nine minutes past Ten o'clock, adjourned till Monday 7th December. [Adjourned at 10.29 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
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Other Papers:
Paper withdrawn:
APPENDIX II Standing Committees
European Standing Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(2) Memoranda laid before the Health Committee [Relationship between Health and Social Services] [Mr David Hinchliffe].
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