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Page 342 1998-1999 Volume 255 [No. 95.] Monday 24th May 1999. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
The Lords have agreed to the Rating (Valuation) Bill, without Amendment. The Lords have agreed to the Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Bill, without Amendment. Draft Local Government (Organisation and Standards) Bill,—The Lords concur with the Commons in their Message [21st May], That it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider the draft Local Government (Organisation and Standards) Bill published in the Command Paper entitled Local Leadership, Local Choice (Cm. 4298), and that the Committee should report by 31st July 1999.
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Road Traffic Regulation (Cycle Parking) Bill [Lords] be printed [Bill 109–EN].
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 Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise— (1) the issuing out of the National Loans Fund of sums required by the Secretary of State for making loans to the Commonwealth Development Corporation or a company associated with it; (2) the charging on and issuing out of the Consolidated Fund of sums required by the Treasury for fulfilling any guarantee given for the discharge of financial obligations of the Corporation; (3) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of— (i) sums required by the Secretary of State for fulfilling any guarantee given for the discharge of financial obligations of companies associated with the Corporation; (ii) sums required by the Secretary of State in connection with the acquisition of, or of rights to subscribe for, securities issued by the Corporation and companies associated with it; (iii) any increase attributable to the Act in the administrative expenses of the Secretary of State or the Treasury; (iv) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under any other Act; (4) the extinguishing of liabilities of the Corporation and of companies associated with it in respect of guarantees under the Act and advances and guarantees under the Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 1978; (5) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund or the National Loans Fund—(Mr Greg Pope):—It was agreed to.
Page 343 Monday 24th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top An Amendment was proposed to the Question, in line 3, at the end to add the words ‘except for paragraphs 17 and 24, and considers that the new sittings should be known as the Commons Committee; that the Wednesday morning sitting devoted to private members' business should not be transferred to Westminster Hall; and that the seating plan to be adopted should be as set out in Appendix 2 of the Report.'.—(Mr Eric Forth.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made. And it being three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion, the Speaker put the Questions necessary to dispose of those proceedings, pursuant to Order [21st May]. Question put, That the Amendment be made. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr David Maclean: 43. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Keith Hill, Mr Kevin Hughes: 144. So the Question was negatived. And the Main Question being put; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Keith Hill, Mr Kevin Hughes: 145. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr David Maclean: 36. So the Question was agreed to. Resolved, That this House approves the Second Report from the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons, on Sittings of the House in Westminster Hall (House of Commons Paper No. 194).
(1) On days on which the House shall sit there shall be a sitting in Westminster Hall— (a) on Tuesdays between Ten o'clock and One o'clock; (b) on Wednesdays between half-past Nine o'clock and Two o'clock; and (c) on Thursdays beginning at half-past Two o'clock and continuing for up to three hours (and in calculating that period no account shall be taken of any period during which the sitting may be suspended owing to a division being called in the House or a committee of the whole House). (2) Any Member of the House may take part in a sitting in Westminster Hall. (3) Subject to paragraph (12) below, the business taken at any sitting in Westminster Hall shall be such as the Chairman of Ways and Means shall appoint. (4) The Chairman of Ways and Means or a Deputy Chairman shall take the chair in Westminster Hall as Deputy Speaker; and the House may appoint not more than four other members of the Chairmen's Panel to sit in Westminster Hall as Deputy Speaker. (5) Any order made or resolution come to at a sitting in Westminster Hall (other than a resolution to adjourn) shall be reported to the House by the Deputy Speaker and shall be deemed to be an order or resolution of the House. (6) If a motion be made by a Minister of the Crown that an order of the day be proceeded with at a sitting in Westminster Hall, the question thereon shall be put forthwith, but such motion may be made only with the leave of the House and may not be made on a Friday. (7) The quorum at a sitting in Westminster Hall shall be three. (8) If at a sitting in Westminster Hall the opinion of the Deputy Speaker as to the decision of a question (other than a question for adjournment) is challenged, that question shall not be decided, and the Deputy Speaker shall report to the House accordingly; and any such question shall be put forthwith upon a motion being made in the House. (9) If any business other than a motion for adjournment is under consideration at a sitting in Westminster Hall, and not fewer than six Members rise in their places and signify their objection to further proceeding, that business shall not be further proceeded with in Westminster Hall, and the Deputy Speaker shall report to the House accordingly, and any order under paragraph (6) above relating thereto shall be discharged. Page 344 Monday 24th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top (10) At the end of each sitting in Westminster Hall, unless a question for adjournment has previously been agreed to, the Deputy Speaker shall adjourn the sitting without putting any question; and proceedings on any business which has been entered upon but not disposed of shall lapse. (11) The provisions of Standing Orders No. 29 (Powers of chair to propose question), No. 36 (Closure of debate), No. 37 (Majority for closure or proposal of question), No. 38 (Procedure on divisions), No. 39 (Voting), No. 40 (Division unnecessarily claimed), No. 41 (Quorum), No. 43 (Disorderly conduct), No. 44 (Order in debate), No. 45 (Members suspended, &c. to withdraw from precincts), No. 45A (Suspension of salary of Members suspended) and No. 163 (Motions to sit in private) shall not apply to sittings in Westminster Hall. (12) The House shall meet on Wednesdays at half-past two o'clock, and paragraphs (1) and (2) of Standing Order No. 9 (Sittings of the House) shall have effect on Wednesdays; and Standing Order No. 10 (Wednesday sittings), so far as it relates to business taken before Two o'clock, shall apply only to sitting in Westminster Hall, and shall have effect as if paragraph (3) were omitted—(Mr David Clelland); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Hanson, Mr Keith Hill: 132. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr David Maclean: 26. So the Question was agreed to. Ordered, That in the next Session of Parliament the Standing Orders and practice of the House shall have effect subject to the modifications set out below: (1) On days on which the House shall sit there shall be a sitting in Westminster Hall— (a) on Tuesdays between Ten o'clock and One o'clock; (b) on Wednesdays between half-past Nine o'clock and Two o'clock; and (c) on Thursdays beginning at half-past Two o'clock and continuing for up to three hours (and in calculating that period no account shall be taken of any period during which the sitting may be suspended owing to a division being called in the House or a committee of the whole House). (2) Any Member of the House may take part in a sitting in Westminster Hall. (3) Subject to paragraph (12) below, the business taken at any sitting in Westminster Hall shall be such as the Chairman of Ways and Means shall appoint. (4) The Chairman of Ways and Means or a Deputy Chairman shall take the chair in Westminster Hall as Deputy Speaker; and the House may appoint not more than four other members of the Chairmen's Panel to sit in Westminster Hall as Deputy Speaker. (5) Any order made or resolution come to at a sitting in Westminster Hall (other than a resolution to adjourn) shall be reported to the House by the Deputy Speaker and shall be deemed to be an order or resolution of the House. (6) If a motion be made by a Minister of the Crown that an order of the day be proceeded with at a sitting in Westminster Hall, the question thereon shall be put forthwith, but such motion may be made only with the leave of the House and may not be made on a Friday. (7) The quorum at a sitting in Westminster Hall shall be three. (8) If at a sitting in Westminster Hall the opinion of the Deputy Speaker as to the decision of a question (other than a question for adjournment) is challenged, that question shall not be decided, and the Deputy Speaker shall report to the House accordingly; and any such question shall be put forthwith upon a motion being made in the House. (9) If any business other than a motion for adjournment is under consideration at a sitting in Westminster Hall, and not fewer than six Members rise in their places and signify their objection to further proceeding, that business shall not be further proceeded with in Westminster Hall, and the Deputy Speaker shall report to the House accordingly, and any order under paragraph (6) above relating thereto shall be discharged. (10) At the end of each sitting in Westminster Hall, unless a question for adjournment has previously been agreed to, the Deputy Speaker shall adjourn the sitting without putting any question; and proceedings on any business which has been entered upon but not disposed of shall lapse. (11) The provisions of Standing Orders No. 29 (Powers of chair to propose question), No. 36 (Closure of debate), No. 37 (Majority for closure or proposal of question), No. 38 (Procedure on divisions), No. 39 (Voting), No. 40 (Division unnecessarily claimed), Page 345 Monday 24th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top No. 41 (Quorum), No. 43 (Disorderly conduct), No. 44 (Order in debate), No. 45 (Members suspended, &c. to withdraw from precincts), No. 45A (Suspension of salary of Members suspended) and No. 163 (Motions to sit in private) shall not apply to sittings in Westminster Hall. (12) The House shall meet on Wednesdays at half-past Two o'clock, and paragraphs (1) and (2) of Standing Order No. 9 (Sittings of the House) shall have effect on Wednesdays; and Standing Order No. 10 (Wednesday sittings), so far as it relates to business taken before Two o'clock, shall apply only to sitting in Westminster Hall, and shall have effect as if paragraph (3) were omitted.
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till seventeen minutes past Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 11.17 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
(1) Procurement in the English Higher Education Sector, and (2) The Millennium Threat: 221 Days and Counting [by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 437 and 436] [Clerk of the House].
APPENDIX II Standing Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
Page 346 Monday 24th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top (2) Seventeenth Report from the Committee [Ministry of Defence: Major Equipment Storage]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 266]; (3) Eighteenth Report from the Committee [Ministry of Defence: Appropriation Accounts 1997–98]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 207]; and (4) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Inland Revenue: Inheritance Tax: A Progress Report]; to be printed [No. 474-i] [Mr David Davis].
[No. 96.] Tuesday 25th May 1999. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
A Bill to amend the law about the national health service; make provision in relation to arrangements and payments between health service bodies and local authorities with respect to health and health-related functions; confer power to regulate any professions concerned (wholly or partly) with the physical or mental health of individuals; and for connected purposes. Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 110]. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 483].
And it being Ten o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
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(1) the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the names of Margaret Beckett or Mrs Marion Roe relating to— (a) Line of Route not later than two hours after the Motion has been entered upon; (b) Financial Assistance to Opposition Parties not later than one and a half hours after the Motion has been entered upon; and the second Motion may be entered upon and proceeded with, though opposed, after Ten o'clock; (2) the Questions referred to in paragraph (1) shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; and (3) the Motion in the name of Margaret Beckett relating to Select Committees (Quorum) may be entered upon and proceeded with, though opposed, after Ten o'clock.—(Mr David Clelland.)
And the Motion having being 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 twenty-eight minutes to Eleven o'clock, till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 10.32 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
APPENDIX II Standing Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
Page 348 Tuesday 25th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top (2) Memoranda laid before the Environment Sub-Committee [Town and Country Parks]; to be printed [No. 477-II] [Mr Andrew F. Bennett].
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 18th May and 25th May [The Bank of England May Inflation Report]; to be printed [Nos. 480-i and -ii] [Mr Giles Radice].
(2) Second Special Report from the Committee [Government Response to the First Report from the Committee on the Closure of the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum]; to be printed [No. 481] [Mr Martyn Jones]. [No. 97.] Wednesday 26th 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.
(1) The Receipts and Payments in connection with the Fund in the year ended the 31st day of March 1998; (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.—(Jim Dowd.)
Scottish Enterprise Act 1999 Rating (Valuation) Act 1999 Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Act 1999. Page 349 Wednesday 26th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top
An Amendment was proposed to the Question, in line 1, to leave out from the word ‘House' to the end of the Question, and to add the words ‘declines to approve the First Report from the Administration Committee (House of Commons Paper No. 394) on the proposal to re-open the Line of Route during the Summer Adjournment until the full implications for entry into the Houses of Parliament at other times of the year, and other options for making these arrangements, are examined and costed.', instead thereof.—(Mr Paul Tyler.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Heath, Mr Adrian Sanders: 119. Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Marion Roe, Dr Nick Palmer: 36. So the Question was agreed to. Main Question, as amended, agreed to. Resolved, That this House declines to approve the First Report from the Administration Committee (House of Commons Paper No. 394) on the proposal to re-open the Line of Route during the Summer Adjournment until the full implications for entry into the Houses of Parliament at other times of the year, and other options for making these arrangements, are examined and costed.
That, in the opinion of this House, provision should be made as from 1st April 1999 for reimbursing Members in respect of the cost of travelling on parliamentary duties between the United Kingdom and any European Union institution in Brussels, Luxembourg or Strasbourg or the national parliament of another European Union member state and any additional expenses necessarily incurred in such travelling, subject to the limit that (1) the amount payable to a Member in any year, beginning with 1st April, shall not exceed the aggregate of— (a) the cost of a return business class airfare for the journey on the assumption that the journey begins and ends at a London airport and that the destination is any of the three cities mentioned above or the location of the national parliament of a European Union member state; and (b) twice the corresponding civil service class A standard subsistence rate for the time being in operation; and (2) expenditure in pursuance of this Resolution within financial year 1999–2000 shall not exceed the total currently planned for expenditure on travel by Members to European Union institutions within that year—(Margaret Beckett); An Amendment (k) was proposed to the Question, in line 16, at the end, to insert the words ‘(1A) A Member must submit in advance to the Fees Office a statement of the visit's purpose, location and duration and the persons or organisations to be met'.—(Mr David Davis.) Question put, That the Amendment be made:—It was agreed to. Main Question, as amended, put. Page 350 Wednesday 26th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Hanson, Mr Keith Hill: 108. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Eric Forth, Mr David Maclean: 5. So the Question was agreed to. Resolved, That the Resolution of 6th December 1991 relating to travel by Members to European Community Institutions be rescinded. Resolved, That, in the opinion of this House, provision should be made as from 1st April 1999 for reimbursing Members in respect of the cost of travelling on parliamentary duties between the United Kingdom and any European Union institution in Brussels, Luxembourg or Strasbourg or the national parliament of another European Union member state and any additional expenses necessarily incurred in such travelling, subject to the limit that (1) the amount payable to a Member in any year, beginning with 1st April, shall not exceed the aggregate of— (a) the cost of a return business class airfare for the journey on the assumption that the journey begins and ends at a London airport and that the destination is any of the three cities mentioned above or the location of the national parliament of a European Union member state; and (b) twice the corresponding civil service class A standard subsistence rate for the time being in operation; (2) a Member must submit in advance to the Fees Office a statement of the visit's purpose, location and duration and the persons or organisations to be met; and (3) expenditure in pursuance of this Resolution within financial year 1999–2000 shall not exceed the total currently planned for expenditure on travel by Members to European Union institutions within that year.
1.—(1) Financial assistance to assist an opposition party in carrying out its Parliamentary Business shall be available under this paragraph at any time on or after 1st April 1999 if at that time one of the following conditions is satisfied with respect to the party, that is to say (a) there are at that time at least two Members of this House who are members of the party and who were elected at the previous General Election after contesting it as candidates for the party; or (b) there is at that time one such Member who was so elected and the aggregate of the votes cast in favour of all the party's candidates at that Election was at least 150,000. (2) The amount of financial assistance which may be given under this paragraph to any party in respect of the expenses incurred by it in any period shall be the aggregate of (a) the first relevant amount for that period multiplied by the number of seats won by its candidates at the Election; and (b) the second relevant amount for that period multiplied by one two-hundredth of the number of votes cast for its candidates at that Election (rounded down to the nearest whole number). (3) For the period of one year beginning with 1st April 1999 (a) the first relevant amount shall be £10,732.69; and (b) the second relevant amount shall be £21.44. (4) For any subsequent period of one year beginning with 1st April (a) the first relevant amount shall be that amount for the previous period but increased by the appropriate percentage for the subsequent period; and (b) the second relevant amount shall be that amount for the previous period but increased by the appropriate percentage for the subsequent period. (5) The appropriate percentage for any period is the percentage by which the retail prices index for the month of March immediately preceding that period has increased compared with the retail prices index for the previous March. Page 351 Wednesday 26th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top (6) The references in sub-paragraph (5) above to the retail prices index is a reference to the general index of retail prices (for all items) published by the Office for National Statistics, and if that index is not published for a month which is relevant for the purposes of this paragraph those references in that sub-paragraph shall be construed as references to any substituted index or index figure published by that Office. (7) In consequence of this paragraph, the Resolution of 4th November 1993 shall not have effect with respect to any time after 31st March 1999. (8) Financial assistance provided under the terms of this paragraph shall be paid in arrears, at intervals of not less than one month. 2.—(1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 1 above, financial assistance towards travelling and associated expenses necessarily incurred by an opposition party's spokesmen in relation to the party's parliamentary business shall be available under this paragraph if at any time on or after 1st April 1999 one of the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1 above is satisfied with respect to the party. (2) The maximum amount of financial assistance which may be given under this paragraph to any party in respect of the expenses incurred in any period shall be such of the available amount for that period as may be allocated to the party in accordance with any apportionment under sub-paragaph (3) below. (3) The available amount for any period shall be apportioned between each of the opposition parties in the same proportion as the amount of financial assistance which may be given to each of them under paragraph 1 above for that period or for any period forming part of that period. (4) Any reference in this paragraph to the available amount for a period is a reference (a) in the case of the period of one year beginning with 1st April 1999, to the sum of £117,896.00; and (b) in the case of each subsequent period of one year beginning with 1st April, to the available amount for the previous period but increased by the appropriate percentage for the subsequent period. (5) Sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) of paragraph 1 above shall apply for the purposes of this paragraph as they apply for the purposes of that paragraph. 3.—(1) Financial assistance shall be available for the costs necessarily incurred in the running of the Leader of the Opposition's Office. (2) For the period of one year beginning with 1st April 1999, the amount of financial assistance which may be given under this paragraph in respect of expenses incurred in that period shall be £500,000. (3) For any subsequent period of one year beginning with 1st April the relevant amount shall be that amount for the previous period but increased by the appropriate percentage in accordance with paragraph 1(5). (4) Sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) of paragraph 1 above shall apply for the purposes of this paragraph as they apply for the purposes of that paragraph. (5) Financial assistance provided under the terms of this paragraph shall be paid in arrears, at intervals of not less than one month. 4. Any claims for financial assistance towards travelling expenses under paragraph 2 are to be made to the Accounting Officer of the House; and a party claiming such assistance shall (a) furnish that Officer with a statement of the facts on which the claim is based; (b) certify to that Officer that the expenses which are claimed have been incurred exclusively in relation to the party's parliamentary business in accordance with this resolution. 5.—(1) As soon as practicable, but no later than nine months after 31st March each year, a party claiming financial assistance under this resolution, shall furnish the Accounting Officer of the House with the certificate of an independent professional auditor, in a form determined by the Accounting Officer, to the effect that all expenses in respect of which the party received financial assistance during the period ending with that day were incurred exclusively in relation to the party's parliamentary business under this resolution. (2) If an audit certificate under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph has not been furnished within the time specified no further financial assistance under this resolution shall be paid until such a certificate is so furnished. Page 352 Wednesday 26th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top 6.—(1) in the case of any year in which there is a General Election (a) the period ending immediately before the date of the Election and (b) the period beginning with that date shall be treated for the purposes of paragraph 1(1) and (2), 2(1) to (3) and 3 above as separate periods. (2) In relation to any such separate period (a) the first relevant amount and the second relevant amount for the period ending immediately before the date of the General Election shall be apportioned according to the number of days in that period as a proportion of the total number of days in the year in question; and (b) the available amount for the period beginning with the date of the General Election shall be a proportionate part of the available amount for the year in question. (3) In relation to any such separate period ending immediately before the date of the Election, paragraph 5(1) above shall have effect as if the 31st March referred to were a reference to the day immediately before the date of the Election. (4) In this paragraph “year” means a year beginning with 1st April. (5) The cost of providing financial assistance shall be borne on the House of Commons: Members' salaries etc. Vote.—(Margaret Beckett.)
‘(4A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (4) above, where more than two committees or sub-committees appointed under this order meet concurrently in accordance with paragraph (4)(e) above, the quorum of each such committee or sub-committee shall be two.'.—(Paddy Tipping.)
Ordered, That three be the quorum of the Committee; Ordered, That the Committee shall have power— (i) to send for persons, papers and records; (ii) to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House; (iii) to report from time to time; (iv) to appoint specialist advisers; (v) to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom; and (vi) to communicate to any Select Committee appointed by either House its evidence and any documents of common interest; Ordered, That the Committee shall report by 31st July 1999; Ordered, That Sir Paul Beresford, Mr Paul Burstow, Mr Robin Corbett, Mr James Gray, Ms Margaret Moran, Mr Peter L. Pike, Mr Graham Stringer and Dr Alan Whitehead be members of the Committee. Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
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And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till five minutes past Nine o'clock, adjourned till Tuesday 8th June, pursuant to Resolution [30th April and 21st May]. [Adjourned at 9.05 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
(2) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999, (3) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (Adaptation of Functions etc.) Order 1999, (4) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 1999, (5) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999, (6) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 1999, (7) draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999, and (8) draft Scottish Parliament (Assistance for Registered Political Parties) Order 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid].
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1403), dated 17th May 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Straw].
(2) Education (Inspection of Nursery Education) (Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1441), dated 24th May 1999, (3) Education (School Inspection) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1440), dated 24th May 1999, and (4) Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) (Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1442), dated 23rd May 1999 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Michael].
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Other Papers:
APPENDIX II Standing Committees
(1) The Speaker has appointed Dr Michael Clark Chairman of the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order; and (2) the Committee of Selection has discharged Dr George Turner from the Committee (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and has nominated in substitution Shona McIsaac.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Mr Peter Atkinson Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr Tony Clarke, Mr Tony Colman, Mr James Cran, Jim Dowd, Mr Michael Foster, Dr Ian Gibson, Mr John Grogan, Mr Adam Ingram, Mr Stephen McCabe, Mr Tony McWalter, Mr Ken Maginnis, Mr Malcolm Moss, Mr Lembit Opik, Ms Debra Shipley, Sir Michael Spicer and Mr John Wilkinson.
Page 355 Wednesday 26th May 1999 1998-1999 Volume 255 Back to top (1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Orders of Council to the Eleventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Mr Barry Jones Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Ms Diane Abbott, Mr Clive Betts, Dr Peter Brand, Mr Terry Davis, Mr John Denham, Mr Paul Goggins, Mr Patrick Hall, Mr Philip Hammond, Dr Evan Harris, Mr Ivan Henderson, Dr Stephen Ladyman, Mr Peter Luff, Mr Kevin McNamara, Sir David Madel, Mr Richard Shepherd and Mr Marsha Singh. European Standing Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The Strategic Defence Review: Defence Medical Services]; to be printed [No. 447-ii] [Mr Bruce George].
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [UK Climate Change Programme]; to be printed [No. 171-viii]; (3) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Revision of PPG3: Housing]; to be printed [No. 490-II] [Mr Andrew F. Bennett]; and (4) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Sub-Committee [Tendered Bus Services]; to be printed [No. 429-iii] [Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody].
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The Contributory Principle]; to be printed [No. 485-i]. [Mr Archy Kirkwood].
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