4. PRIVATE BILLS AND PRIVATE BUSINESS
Information and statistics relating to Private Bills,
Private Business and Special Procedure Orders.
A. Private Bills, Private Business and
Special Procedure Orders: General
Number of Private Bills:
introduced into the House of Commons (including suspended
and revived Bills) 11
brought from the House of Lords (including suspended
and revived Bills) 6
Number of Bills:
confirming Provisional Orders introduced into the
House of Commons 0
confirming Provisional Orders brought from the House
of Lords 0
for the confirmation of Orders under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936
introduced into the House of Commons 2
for the confirmation of Orders under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 brought from the House of Lords 0
Number of Hybrid Bills:
introduced into the House of Commons (including suspended
Bills) 0
brought from the House of Lords (including suspended
Bills) 0
Number of Special Procedure Orders
laid 2
withdrawn 0
annulled 0
against which Petitions or copies of Petitions were
deposited 1
| Private Bills | Provisional Order Bills | Hybrid Bills | Bills for the Confirmation of Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 | Total |
Number of Bills which received the Royal Assent | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Number of Bills passed in the House of Commons but not in the House of Lords | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of Bills rejected in the House of Commons
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of Bills rejected in Committee in the House of Commons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of Bills withdrawn or not proceeded with by parties in the House of Commons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Number of Bills suspended in the House of Commons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Number of Bills not passed by the Standing Orders Committee
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Number of Bills reported by Committees on Opposed Bills
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of Bills reported by other Committees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of Bills reported by Committees on Unopposed Bills
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
TOTAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
B. Dates of the House's consideration
of the several stages of Private Bills
1. Bills presented on or before 27th November
1997
Name of Bill | Bill read first time | Bill read second time | Bill committed | Committee to which Bill is referred | Bill reported | Bill, as amended, considered
| Bill read third time | Royal Assent |
Alliance & Leicester plc (Group Re-organisation) [Lords] (changed from Girobank plc (Transfer) [Lords]) | 19th June 1998 | . | . | . | . | . | .
| . |
Bodmin Moor Commons [Lords]* | 19th June 1997 | 19th June 1997 | 19th June 1997
| | 19th June 1997 | | | |
City Of Westminster [Lords] |
20th October 1998 | 5th November 1998 |
5th November 1998 | . | . | . | . | . |
Hailsham Cattle Market [Lords]* |
| | |
| | | | |
Imperial College | 18th June 1997 | 18th June 1997 | |
| | |
18th June 1997 | 15th July 1997 |
King's College London [Lords] |
19th June 1997 | 19th June 1997 |
| | |
| 29th July 1997 | 31st July 1997 |
Lever Park* | 18th June 1997 | | | | | |
| |
Lloyds TSB [Lords] |
19th January 1998 | 20th April 1998 at Seven o'clock
| 20th April 1998 | Unopposed | 14th May 1998 | |
28th June 1998 | 31st July 1998 |
London Local Authorities [Lords] |
. | . | . | . | . | . | . |
. |
Southampton International Boat Show |
18th June 1997 | 18th June 1997 |
| | |
| 18th June 1997 | 15th July 1997 |
Tamar Bridge | 19th June 1997 | 19th June 1997 | 19th June 1997 | Unopposed | 4th Dec. 1997 |
15th January 1998 | 31st March 1998 |
28th July 1998 |
* Bill withdrawn
B. Dates of Consideration of the several
stages of Private Bills (cont.)
2. Bills presented after 27th November 1997
Name of Bill | Bill read first time
| Bill read second time | Bill committed | Committee to which Bill is referred
| Bill reported | Bill, as amended, considered | Bill read third time |
Royal Assent |
Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council [Lords]
| 4th June 1998 | 16th June 1998 | 16th June 1998 | Unopposed |
9th July 1998 | | 14th July 1998
| 16th July 1998 |
Tyne Tunnels | 22nd Jan. 1998 | 27th January 1998 | 27th January 1998 | Unopposed | 12th February 1998 |
| 25th Feb. 1998 | 8th April 1998 |
3. Bills for the Confirmation of Orders under the Private Legislation
Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936
Title of Bill | Notice of Presentation | Bill considered |
Bill read third time | Royal Assent |
City of Edinburgh (Guided Busways) [Modified] | 15th July 1998 | 21st July 1998 | 22nd July 1998 | 28th July 1998 |
Scottish Agricultural College | 3rd December 1997 | 9th December 1997 | 10th December 1997 | 17th December 1997 |
C. Opposed Bill Committees
Nil
D. Committee on Unopposed Bills
Number of Meetings: 4
1. The Members serving on the Committee on Unopposed Bills
while it considered each Bill were as follows:
Lloyds TSB Bill [Lords]
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Mr Nigel Beard
Mr Peter Bottomley
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr John Butterfill
| Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council Bill [Lords]
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Mr John Austin
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Syd Rapson
Mr Nick St Aubyn |
Tamar Bridge Bill
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Mr Peter Bottomley
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
Mr Jon Trickett
Mr Andrew Stunell | Tyne Tunnels Bill
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Mr Brian Jenkins
Mr Nick St Aubyn
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
Mr Andrew Stunell |
2. Total Attendances of Members of Unopposed Bill Committees
Names of Members | Total number of days on which each member attended a meeting of an Unopposed Bill Committee |
The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr Michael Martin) | 2 |
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr Michael Lord) | 2 |
Mr John Austin
Mr Peter Bottomley
Mr Nigel Beard
Dr Peter Brand
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr John Butterfill
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Brian Jenkins
Mr Andrew Mackinlay
Mr John McDonnell
Mr David Marshall
Mr Syd Rapson
Mr Nick St. Aubyn
Mr Andrew Stunell
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
Mr Jon Trickett
Mr Robert Walter
Mrs Ann Winterton
Mrs Audrey Wise
|
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
1
0
0
0 |
E. Bills to confirm Orders under the Private Legislation
Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936
Number of Bills proceeded with under section 7 2
City of Edinburgh (Guided Busways) [Modified]
Scottish Agricultural College
Number of Bills proceeded with under section 8 Nil
Number of Bills proceeded with under section 9 Nil
F. Court of Referees
Number of Meetings: Nil
Names of Members | Total number of days on which each Member attended a meeting of the Court of Referees |
The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst) | 0 |
The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr Michael Martin) | 0 |
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr Michael Lord) | 0 |
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr John Butterfill
Mr Bill Etherington
Mr Archy Kirkwood
Mr Alan Meale
Mr Ernie Ross
Mr Dennis Turner
Mr J S Mason [Speaker's Counsel] |
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
|
Clerk: Mr Proctor
G. Standing Orders Committee
Number of Meetings: Nil
Names of Members | Total number of days on which each Member attended a meeting of the Standing Orders Committee |
The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst) | 0 |
The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr Michael Martin) | 0 |
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr Michael Lord) | 0 |
Mrs Llin Golding
Mr Brian Jenkins
Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr Bill Olner
Mr Ernie Ross
Mr Roger Stott
Mr Andrew Stunell
Mr Nicholas Winterton |
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 |
Clerk: Ms L M Gardner
The Committee has the assistance of Speaker's Counsel.
H. Special Procedure Orders
Number of Special Procedure Orders:
laid 2
withdrawn 0
annulled 0
against which Petitions or copies of Petitions were deposited 1
Number of Petitions:
considered by the Chairmen 1
certified by the Chairmen as proper to be received 1
certified by the Chairmen as being Petitions of General Objection 1
certified by the Chairmen as being Petitions for Amendment 0
referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses 1
reported with Amendments by a Joint Committee 0
Number of reports by a Joint Committee:
that the Order be not approved 0
that the Order be amended 0
Number of Bills introduced for the confirmation of Special Procedure
Orders 0
I. Joint Committees
Number of Special Procedure Orders referred to a Joint Committee 1
Number of Days on which each Committee sat 2
Joint Committee
Order | Commons Members |
Attendance | No. of days Committee sat | Type of Petition | Decision of Committee |
Woodford Aerodrome (Control of Land by Directions) Order 1997 | Mr Bill Etherington
Mr Michael Fabricant
Mr Bill Olner | 2
2
2
| 2 | General Objection
| That the Order be reported, without amendment |
|