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Page 325 1998-1999 Volume 255 [No. 90.] Monday 17th May 1999. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be considered in the following order, namely: New Clauses; Amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 1 to 6, Schedule No. 1, Clauses Nos. 7 to 16, Schedule No. 2, Clause No. 17, Schedule No. 3, Clauses Nos. 18 and 19, Schedule No. 4, Clauses Nos. 20 to 29, Schedule No. 5, Clauses Nos. 30 to 44, Schedule No. 6, Clauses Nos. 45 to 50, Schedule No. 7, Clauses Nos. 51 to 61, Schedule No. 8, Clauses Nos. 62 to 64, Schedule No. 9, Clause No. 65, Schedule No. 10, Clauses Nos. 66 to 70, Schedule No. 11 and Clause No. 71; New Schedules; Amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 72 and 73, Schedule No. 12, Clauses Nos. 74 to 76, Schedule No. 13 and Clauses Nos. 77 to 79.—(Jim Dowd.) A Clause (Extension of entitlement to state maternity allowance)—(Mr Hugh Bayley)—brought up, and read the first time. Question put, That the Clause be read a second time. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Greg Pope, Jim Dowd: 365. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tim Collins, Sir David Madel: 130. Clause added to the Bill. Another Clause (Optional work-focused interviews)—(Mr Andrew Smith)—brought up, and read the first and second time. Amendment (a) proposed to the proposed Clause, to leave out lines 22 and 23.—(Mr Iain Duncan Smith.) Question put, That the Amendment to the proposed Clause be made. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr John M. Taylor, Mr Tim Collins: 133. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Mike Hall, Mrs Anne McGuire: 409. Clause added to the Bill. Another Clause (Excessive pension contributions made by persons who have become insolvent)—(Mr Stephen Timms)—brought up, and read the first time. Question put, That the Clause be read a second time. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Jamieson, Jane Kennedy: 415. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tim Collins, Mr John M. Taylor: 138. Clause added to the Bill. Another Clause (Excessive pension contributions made by persons who have become insolvent: Scotland)—(Mr Kevin Hughes)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill. Another Clause (Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc.)—(Mr Stephen Timms)—brought up, and read the first time. Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time; And it being Ten o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned.
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Question again proposed, That the Clause (Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc.) be read a second time:—The House resumed the adjourned Debate. Question put. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Hanson, Mr Keith Hill: 375. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Oliver Heald, Mr Tim Collins: 182. Clause added to the Bill. Another Clause (Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc.: Northern Ireland)—(Mr Kevin Hughes)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill. Another Clause (Additional bereavement allowance)—(Mr Eric Pickles)—brought up, and read the first time. Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time:— Tuesday 18th May 1999 Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Another Clause (Age additions)—(Steve Webb)—brought up, and read the first time. Question put, That the Clause be read a second time. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Heath, Mr Andrew Stunell: 41. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Graham Allen, Mrs Anne McGuire: 361. Another Clause (Income support premiums payable upon termination of bereavement allowance)—(Mr David Rendel)—brought up, and read the first time. Question put, That the Clause be read a second time. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Andrew Stunell, Mr David Heath: 41. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Graham Allen, Mrs Anne McGuire: 360. A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That further consideration of the Bill be now adjourned—(Mr Keith Bradley); Mr Keith Bradley 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 House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Mike Hall, Mr Keith Hill: 318. Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Eleanor Laing, Mr Tim Collins: 34. So the Question was agreed to. And the Question being accordingly put, That further consideration of the Bill be now adjourned; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Mike Hall, Mr Keith Hill: 314. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Desmond Swayne, Mr Roger Gale: 21. So the Question was agreed to. Bill to be further considered this day.
Page 327 Monday 17th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top And the Motion having been made after Ten o'clock on Monday evening, 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 twenty-seven minutes past Five o'clock on Tuesday morning, till this day. [Adjourned at 5.27 a.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
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Page 328 Monday 17th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top [No. 91.] Tuesday 18th May 1999. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
Bill, as amended in the Special Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 104]. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 457].
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
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 to-morrow. [Adjourned at 10.29 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
(2) draft Professions Supplementary to Medicine (Paramedics Board) Order of Council 1999, and (3) draft Professions Supplementary to Medicine (Speech and Language Therapists Board) Order of Council 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Dobson]. Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
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(2) First Report from the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 456-i] [Mr David Tredinnick].
Page 330 Tuesday 18th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top [No. 92.] Wednesday 19th May 1999. 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.
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered on Friday 11th June; and to be printed [Bill 106]. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 461].
Bill, not amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered on Friday 23rd July. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 463].
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 5263/99, a draft Council Regulation on the provision of assistance to economic reform and recovery in the Newly Independent States and Mongolia; and supports the Government's position that the proposed Regulation is broadly acceptable, that the Government will work with Member States to secure a Regulation which will ensure greater emphasis on social and environmental issues, maintain TACIS as a technical assistance instrument, improve procedures and incorporate a dialogue-driven approach to programming. Report, together with Resolution, to lie upon the Table.
Road Traffic Regulation (Cycle Parking) Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill to amend section 63 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; and for connected purposes; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11th June.
And the Motion being opposed, after a brief explanatory statement from the Member who made the Motion and from a Member who opposed it, the Speaker put the Question, Page 331 Wednesday 19th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business):—It was agreed to. Ordered, That Dr Nick Palmer, Mr Andrew F. Bennett, Mr Andrew Dismore, Mr Kelvin Hopkins, Ms Margaret Moran and Mr Alan Simpson do prepare and bring in the Bill.
Fraud in the European Union Budget,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House notes that for four successive years the European Court of Auditors has declined to provide assurance that the transactions underlying payments from the European budget are legal and regular; regrets the failure of the UK Presidency to achieve any concrete measures to tackle fraud and mismanagement in the EU budget; congratulates Mr Paul Van Buitenen on his courageous action in exposing the incompetence and unwillingness of the European Commission to tackle fraud; condemns the action of Labour MEPs, urged on by the British Government, in seeking to protect the Commission from censure; notes that, despite the vote in the European Parliament to censure the Commission, no Commissioner has yet left office; believes that confidence will only be restored if all existing Commissioners are replaced forthwith; and calls on the Government to ensure that genuine and effective measures to tackle fraud in all of the institutions of the European Union are taken as a matter of urgency—(Mr Francis Maude); An Amendment was proposed to the Question, in line 2, to leave out from the word ‘House' to the end of the Question and add the words ‘welcomes the efforts of the Government to work with fellow Member States and European institutions to crack down on fraud against the EU budget; notes the real practical progress made in this regard by the Government during the United Kingdom Presidency of the EU; welcomes the Chancellor's initiative for a strong head of fraud investigations heading an independent fraud prevention office; welcomes the role played by Labour MEPs in securing the establishment of the Committee of Independent Experts; joins the Government in calling for recent events to be used as an opportunity for root and branch reform of the Commission; calls on Romano Prodi, following his recent nomination as President-elect of the European Commission, to place the fight against fraud at the top of the new Commission's agenda; and believes that the only way of reforming Europe is the Government's strong leadership and constructive engagement rather than the Opposition's weak leadership, division and isolationism', instead thereof.—(Mr Alan Milburn.) And the Question being put, That the original words stand part of the Question; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Sir David Madel, Mrs Caroline Spelman: 178. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Kevin Hughes, Jane Kennedy: 326. So the Question was negatived. And the Question, That the proposed words be there added, being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments):—It was agreed to. The Deputy Speaker forthwith declared the Main Question, as amended, to be agreed to. Resolved, That this House welcomes the efforts of the Government to work with fellow Member States and the European institutions to crack down on fraud against the EU budget; notes the real practical progress made in this regard by the Government during the United Kingdom Presidency of the EU; welcomes the Chancellor's initiative for a strong head of fraud investigations heading an independent fraud prevention office; welcomes the role played by Labour MEPs in securing the establishment of the Committee of Independent Experts; joins the Government in calling for recent events to be used as an opportunity for root and branch reform of the Commission; calls on Romano Prodi, following his recent nomination as President-elect of the European Commission, to place the fight against fraud at the top of the new Commission's agenda; and believes that the only way of reforming Europe is the Government's strong leadership and constructive engagement rather than the Opposition's weak leadership, division and isolationism. Conditions of Service of NHS Personnel,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House notes the proposal of Her Majesty's Government to Page 332 Wednesday 19th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top raise the agreed working hours of junior doctors to 65 per week; notes also its failure to deliver to nurses the pay increases which were promised to be implemented in full from April 1999; notes further the anxiety and disappointment caused to consultants by its failure to implement the recommendations of the Pay Review Body; notes the concerns of Professions Allied to Medicine; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to recognise that increased expectations followed by disappointment have profoundly damaged morale among loyal and hardworking NHS staff—(Miss Ann Widdecombe); An Amendment was proposed to the Question, in line 2, to leave out from the word ‘House' to the end of the Question and add the words ‘recognises and applauds the massive contribution the staff make to providing the fairest and most efficient healthcare system in the world; regrets the shambles in the NHS that the Government inherited which was demoralising to staff and damaging to patients; welcomes the action the new Government has taken to make things better for staff and patients alike, including £21 billion extra for the NHS over the next three years, record capital investment in new buildings, equipment and facilities to enable the staff to provide top-quality care, the biggest real-terms pay rise for nurses for 10 years paid nationally in full, proposals for radical pay reform to give fairer rewards to staff who extend their roles, widen their skills and work in teams to care for patients, negotiations on a new consultants' contract to ensure rewards go to those who contribute most to the NHS, ambitious targets to improve the quality of the working lives of NHS staff, including tough action to crack down on violence and racism at work, the promotion of family-friendly employment policies and investment in training and continuing professional development; welcomes the Government's commitment to reducing junior doctors' hours in line with the draft European Working Time Directive vehemently opposed by the Conservative Party and carefully planned so as not to damage improvements in patient care; and accepts no lectures about conditions of service for NHS personnel from a Party that did more in Government to demoralise the staff than any other in living memory and which spends most of its time in Opposition running down the achievements of the NHS staff and saying the Health Service can no longer cope', instead thereof.—(Mr Secretary Dobson.) And the Question being proposed, That the original words stand part of the Question; Sir Peter Emery rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put, but the Deputy Speaker withheld his assent and declined then to put that Question. Mr James Arbuthnot 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:—It was agreed to. And the Question being accordingly put; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mrs Caroline Spelman, Sir David Madel: 167. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Robert Ainsworth, Mr David Hanson: 339. So the Question was negatived. And the Question, That the proposed words be there added, being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Hanson, Mr Robert Ainsworth: 338. Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Caroline Spelman, Sir David Madel: 163. So the Question was agreed to. The Deputy Speaker forthwith declared the Main Question, as amended, to be agreed to. Resolved, That this House recognises and applauds the massive contribution the staff make to providing the fairest and most efficient healthcare system in the world; regrets the shambles in the NHS that the Government inherited which was demoralising to staff and damaging to patients; welcomes the action the new Government has taken to make things better for staff and patients alike, including £21 billion extra for the NHS over the next three years, record capital investment in new buildings, equipment and facilities to enable the staff to provide top-quality care, the biggest real-terms pay rise for nurses for 10 years paid nationally in full, proposals for radical pay reform to give fairer rewards to staff who extend their roles, widen their skills and work in teams to care for patients, negotiations on a new consultants' contract to ensure rewards go to those who contribute most to the NHS, ambitious targets to improve the quality of the working lives of NHS staff, including tough action to crack down on violence and racism at work, the promotion of family-friendly employment policies and investment in training and continuing professional development; welcomes the Government's commitment to reducing junior doctors' hours in line with the draft European Working Time Directive vehemently opposed by the Conservative Party and carefully planned so as not to damage Page 333 Wednesday 19th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top improvements in patient care; and accepts no lectures about conditions of service for NHS personnel from a Party that did more in Government to demoralise the staff than any other in living memory and which spends most of its time in Opposition running down the achievements of the NHS staff and saying the Health Service can no longer cope.
The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Hanson, Mr David Jamieson: 340. Tellers for the Noes, Sir David Madel, Mrs Caroline Spelman: 121. So the Question was agreed to. Resolved, That this House takes note with approval of the Government's assessment as set out in the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1999–2000 and the Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report 1999–2000 for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993.
The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Hanson, Mr David Jamieson: 330. Tellers for the Noes, Sir David Madel, Mrs Caroline Spelman: 112. So the Question was agreed to. Resolved, That the draft Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 28th April, be approved.
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And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-eight minutes past Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 11.28 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
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(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee E; and (2) the Committee of Selection has appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr Paul Boateng, Mr James Clappison, Mr Harry Cohen, Mr Stephen Day, Julia Drown, Caroline Flint, Mr John Greenway, Mr Mike Hall, Mr George Howarth, Ms Beverley Hughes, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Ms Margaret Moran, Bob Russell, Angela Smith, Gisela Stuart and Mr Robert Syms.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and (2) the Committee of Selection has appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr Menzies Campbell, Mr Robin Corbett, Mr Terry Davis, Mrs Linda Gilroy, Mr Mike Hancock, Mr Doug Henderson, Mr Robert Key, Mrs Anne McGuire, Gillian Merron, Mr Jim Murphy, Mr Anthony Steen, Mr Ian Taylor, Mr John M. Taylor, Mr Gareth Thomas, Mr Mark Todd and Joan Walley.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Order to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and Page 335 Wednesday 19th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top (2) the Committee of Selection has appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee; viz.: Mr Robert Ainsworth, Mr Graham Brady, Dr Vincent Cable, Mr Ronnie Campbell, Mr Jim Cousins, Mr Edward Davey, Mr Howard Flight, Mr Nick Gibb, Mr Oliver Heald, Mr Alan Johnson, Mr Martin Linton, Alice Mahon, Dawn Primarolo, Mr Phil Sawford, Mr Dennis Skinner and Mr Paul Stinchcombe. APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [UK Climate Change Programme]; to be printed [No. 171-vii] [Mr Andrew F. Bennett]; and (3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Sub-Committee [Tendered Bus Services]; to be printed [No. 429-ii] [Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody].
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Pre-Council Scrutiny: Justice and Home Affairs Council 27–28 May 1999]; to be printed [No. 464] [Mr Bill Rammell].
(2) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Freemasonry in Public Life] [Mr Chris Mullin].
(2) Fourth Report from the Committee [The Procedural Consequences of Devolution]; together with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 185] [Mr Nicholas Winterton].
(2) Part of the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 18th May [Complaint against Mrs Teresa Gorman]; to be printed [No. 458-i] [Mr Robert Sheldon]. Page 336 Wednesday 19th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top [No. 93.] Thursday 20th May 1999. The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock. PRAYERS.
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 108]. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 471].
Pollution Prevention and Control Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill to make provision for implementing Council Directive 96/61/EC and for otherwise preventing and controlling pollution; and for connected purposes; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Pollution Prevention and Control Bill [Lords] be printed [Bill 107–EN].
Order of consideration 1. The Bill, as amended, shall be further considered in the following order, namely amendments relating to Clauses 53 to 56; remaining New Clauses; amendments relating to Clauses 1 to 6, Schedule 1, Clauses 7 to 16, Schedule 2, Clause 17, Schedule 3, Clauses 18 and 19, Schedule 4, Clauses 20 to 29, Schedule 5, Clauses 30 to 44, Schedule 6, Clauses 45 to 50, Schedule 7, Clauses 51 and 52, Clauses 57 to 61, Schedule 8, Clauses 62 to 64, Schedule 9, Clause 65, Schedule 10, Clauses 66 to 70, Schedule 11 and Clause 71; New Schedules; amendments relating to Clauses 72 and 73, Schedule 12, Clauses 74 to 76, Schedule 13 and Clauses 77 to 79. Timetable 2.—(1) Proceedings on Consideration in respect of amendments relating to Clauses 53 to 56 shall be completed at today's sitting and, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion four and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion. (2) The remaining proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed at today's sitting and, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion six hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion. Questions to be put 3.—(1) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 2(1) the 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 that any remaining amendments to Clauses 53 to 56 standing in the name of a Minister of the Crown be made to the Bill; (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded. (2) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 2(2) the 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 that all remaining amendments standing in the name of a Minister of the Crown be made to the Bill; (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded. Page 337 Thursday 20th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top Miscellaneous 4. Standing Order 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on the Bill at today's sitting, and the proceedings shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to sittings of the House. 5. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to proceedings on the Bill. 6. No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to recommit the Bill; and if a Minister makes any such Motion, the Question on the Motion shall be put forthwith. 7. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to the Bill except by a Minister of the Crown; and if a Minister makes any such Motion, the Question on the Motion shall be put forthwith. 8. 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; and Standing Order No. 15(1) shall apply to those proceedings. 9. If at today's sitting a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (as that Standing Order has effect in accordance with the Order of the House [16th December 1998]) stands over to Four 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. 10. If the House is adjourned at today's sitting, 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 Darling.) The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Hanson, Jane Kennedy: 377. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Oliver Heald, Sir David Madel: 145. So the Question was agreed to.
Amendment (No. 12) proposed to the Bill, in page 52, line 18, to leave out Clauses 53 and 54.—(Mr Roger Berry.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Bill Michie, Mr Jim Cousins: 270. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Mike Hall, Mr Clive Betts: 310. And it being four and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion on Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill (Allocation of Time), the Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Order [this day], put the Question he was directed to put at that time. Amendment (No. 31) made to the Bill. Another Clause (Duty as an employer to offer payroll deduction facility)—(Mr Quentin Davies)—brought up, and read the first time. Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time. And it being six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion on Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill (Allocation of Time), the Deputy Speaker put the Question already proposed from the Chair. Question put, That the Clause be read a second time. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tim Collins, Mr Oliver Heald: 128. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Mike Hall, Mr Clive Betts: 420. The Deputy Speaker then put forthwith the remaining Questions he was directed to put to bring proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading to a conclusion. Question put, That all the remaining Amendments standing in the name of a Minister of the Crown be made to the Bill. Page 338 Thursday 20th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Mike Hall, Mr Clive Betts: 381. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tim Collins, Mr Oliver Heald: 153. Amendments (Nos. 42 to 44, 28, 29, 53 to 62, 66, 67, 46, 32 to 39, 13, 15, 14, 63 to 65, 16, 17, 78, 92 to 105, 40, 91, 30, 47, 106, 9, 41, 48, 68, 69, 108, 49, 109, 111, 112, 18, 70, 71, 10, 11, 19, 51, 50, 72 to 77, 107, 52 and 110) accordingly made to the Bill. A Motion being made, That the Bill be now read the third time; Mr Secretary Darling, by Her Majesty's Command, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives her Consent, as far as Her Majesty's interest is concerned, That the House may do therein as it shall think fit. And the Question being put; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Mike Hall, Mr Robert Ainsworth: 360. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Oliver Heald, Mr Stephen Day: 142. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-three minutes past Eight o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 8.23 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Breckland) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1364), (3) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Clun) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1369), (4) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Exmoor) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1371), (5) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Lake District) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1363), (6) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (North Kent Marshes) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1366), (7) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (North Peak) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1367), (8) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (South Wessex Downs) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1370), (9) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Suffolk River Valleys) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1372), (10) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Test Valley) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1365), dated 13th May 1999 [by Act] [Mr Nicholas Brown].
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(2) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Sea Fishing] [Mr Peter Luff].
[No. 94.] Friday 21st May 1999. The House met at half-past Nine o'clock. PRAYERS.
A Clause (Information on accidents involving uncertificated vehicles)—(Mr Andrew Miller)—brought up and read the first time. Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time; And it being Eleven o'clock, the Deputy Speaker interrupted proceedings, pursuant to Standing Order No. 11 (Friday sittings). And the Question being again proposed, That the Clause be read a second time:—Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment (No. 1), proposed to the Bill, in page 2, line 36, to leave out the words ‘application or'.—(Dr Nick Palmer.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Another Amendment (No. 2) proposed to the Bill, in page 4, line 14, to leave out subsection (6).—(Dr Nick Palmer.) Page 340 Friday 21st May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Bill read the third time, and passed.
A Clause (Commencement (No. 2))—(Mr Andrew Miller)—brought up and read the first time. Question put, That the Clause be read a second time. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Andrew Miller, Mr Tony McNulty, 3. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Andrew Dismore, Dr Alan Whitehead, 0. And it appearing on the report of the Division that fewer than forty Members had taken part in the Division, the Deputy Speaker declared that the Question was not decided, and the business under consideration stood over until the next Sitting of the House.
Which Amendment was, in page 2, line 20, at the end, to insert the words ‘(c) in Northern Ireland, to the Crown Court'; Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Friday 11th June.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 11th June.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 11th June.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 23rd July.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 11th June.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 11th June.
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Friday 11th June.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 11th June.
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Friday 11th June.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 11th June.
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Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Friday 11th June.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 11th June.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 11th June.
To be communicated to the Lords, and their concurrence desired thereto.
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till one minute past Three o'clock, adjourned till Monday 24th May. [Adjourned at 3.01 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
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