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[No. 76.] Monday 30th April 2001.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Crystal Palace Bill,—The Speaker laid upon the Table a Report from the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, pursuant to the Order [23rd April], That, in the case of the Crystal Palace Bill, the Standing Orders which are applicable thereto have not been complied with. |
Report referred to the Standing Orders Committee.
| 2 | First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mrs Irene Adams reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and the draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2001. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 3 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Peter L. Pike reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Broadcasting (Subtitling) Order 2001. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 4 | Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Humphrey Malins reported from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Sex Offenders (Notice Requirements) (Foreign Travel) Regulations 2001. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 5 | Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Roger Gale reported from the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Financial Investigations (Northern Ireland) Order 2001. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 6 | Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr John Butterfill reported from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Advisory Centre on WTO Law (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2001. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 7 | Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mrs Ray Michie reported from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2001. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 8 | Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Bill O'Brien reported from the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2001. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 9 | Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows: |
The Lords agree without Amendment to the Amendment made by this House to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill [Lords].
| 10 | Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill,—The Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill was, according to Order, read a second time. |
| 11 | Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill (Programme),—Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill: |
Standing Committee
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 8th May 2001.
3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it shall meet.
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Consideration and Third Reading
4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Six o'clock on the day on which those proceedings are commenced or, if that day is a Thursday, at Three o'clock on that day.
5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Seven o'clock on the day on which those proceedings are commenced or, if that day is a Thursday, at Four o'clock on that day.
6. Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Lords amendments and further messages from the Lords
7. Paragraphs (6) and (7) of Sessional Order A (varying and supplementing programme motions) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on any motion to vary or supplement this order for the purpose of allocating time to proceedings on consideration of any Lords amendments, or on any further messages from the Lords, and the question on any such motion shall be put forthwith.—(Hilary Armstrong.)
| 12 | Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill [Money]; |
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 Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act—(Jim Dowd):—It was agreed to.
| 13 | Adjournment (May),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 25 (Periodic Adjournments), That this House, at its rising on Thursday 3rd May, do adjourn till Tuesday 8th May—(Jim Dowd):—It was agreed to. |
| 14 | Postal Services Sector,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 10544/00, and welcomes it as a useful framework for the future liberalisation of the postal services sector in the European Union provided appropriate safeguards are in place to maintain the universal postal service at a uniform tariff—(Jim Dowd):—It was agreed to. |
| 15 | Aviation Safety,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 14329/00, a draft Council Regulation on establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation and creating a European Aviation Safety Agency; considers that the establishment of a high uniform level of aviation safety in the Community can best be achieved by the establishment and implementation of common rules which are developed and monitored centrally; agrees that the operation of the single market would also be improved by the establishment of a Community body for the certification of aeronautical products; supports the Government's position that the model mapped out in the draft Regulation could provide the building blocks to meet these objectives by improving the present European safety regulation system, the key elements being that the Agency is endowed with the necessary powers and sufficient autonomy to exercise its responsibilities, to attract high quality staff and to make certification decisions efficiently and effectively; and supports the Government's intention to press for this approach in the EU—(Jim Dowd):—It was agreed to. |
| 16 | Immigration Policy,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 11529/00, a Commission Communication on a Community immigration policy; and supports the Government's active participation in the debate on the Communication and the Government's intention to ensure that the UK's immigration policies are broadly in line with those of other Member States, whilst retaining domestic control over immigration policy and avoiding measures that could undermine the integrity of the UK's frontier controls—(Jim Dowd):—It was agreed to. |
| 17 | Overseas Development and Co-operation,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Asian Development Bank (Seventh Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 6th April, be approved—(Jim Dowd):—It was agreed to. |
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| 18 | Legal Services Commission,—Ordered, That the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1077) be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.—(Jim Dowd.) |
| 19 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jim Dowd.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till Eleven minutes past Nine o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 9.11 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Environmental Protection,—Pollution Prevention and Control (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Air Curtain Incinerators) (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1623), dated 30th April 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 2 | Northern Ireland,—Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Accounts and Audit) Order (No. 2) 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 999), dated 23rd April 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid]. |
| 3 | Police,—RUC (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2001 (S.R.(N.I.), 2001, No. 184), dated 27th April 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid]. |
Other Papers:
| 4 | Bank of England,—Notice given by the Treasury to the Bank of England specifying for the purposes of Section 11 of the Bank of England Act 1998 what price stability is taken to consist of and what the economic policy of Her Majesty's Government is to be taken to be [by Act] [Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer]. |
| 5 | Broadcasting,—Report and Financial Statements for the Channel Four Television Corporation for 2000 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith]. |
| 6 | National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Handling clinical negligence claims in England [by Act]; to be printed [No. 403] [Clerk of the House]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Draft Broadcasting (Subtitling) Order 2001,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Fiona Mactaggart from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Andrew Reed. |
| 2 | Draft Sex Offenders (Notice Requirements) (Foreign Travel) Regulations 2001,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Gordon Marsden and Dr Nick Palmer from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations); and nominated in substitution Paul Flynn and Mr Mike Gapes. |
| 3 | Draft Advisory Centre on WTO Law (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2001,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Rosemary McKenna. |
| 4 | Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections, etc.) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2001,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Michael Connarty, Mr John McFall and Mr Ernie Ross from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Desmond Browne, Mr Eric Clarke and Mr Eric Joyce. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Joint Committee on Human Rights,—Third Special Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights [Scrutiny of Bills], together with Appendices; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report [No. 448] [Jean Corston]. |
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| 2 | Public Accounts,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [MoD: The Risk of Fraud in Property Management]; to be printed [No. 447-i] [Mr David Davis]. |
| 3 | Science and Technology,—Seventh Report from the Science and Technology Committee [Wave and Tidal Energy], together with the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee and Appendices thereto; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 291] [Dr Michael Clark]. |
[No. 77.] Tuesday 1st May 2001.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Deregulation Committee,—Mr Peter L. Pike reported from the Deregulation Committee the following Resolutions: |
That the proposal for the draft Deregulation (Correction of Birth and Death Entries in Registers or Other Records) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 26th March, should be amended before a draft order is laid before this House.
That the proposal for the draft Deregulation (Bingo and Other Gaming) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 26th March, should be amended before a draft order is laid before this House.
That the proposal for the draft Deregulation (Restaurant Licensing Hours) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 26th March, should be amended before a draft order is laid before this House.
| 2 | Private Security Industry Bill [Lords],—Mr Nicholas Winterton reported from Standing Committee B, That it had gone through the Private Security Industry Bill [Lords], and made an Amendment thereunto. |
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 452].
| 3 | Transport of Farm Animals,—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to limit the distance that farm animals may be transported in any one-week period: And that Dr Nick Palmer, Mr Ian Cawsey, Sir Teddy Taylor, Mr Vernon Coaker, Mr David Winnick, Jane Griffiths and Mr Mark Todd do prepare and bring it in. |
| 4 | Transport of Farm Animals Bill,—Dr Nick Palmer accordingly presented a Bill to limit the distance that farm animals may be transported in any one-week period: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 8th June and to be printed [Bill 90]. |
| 5 | Business of the House,—Ordered, That— |
(1) at the sitting on 2nd May the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on any Motion in the name of Margaret Beckett relating to Regulatory Reform not later than Seven o'clock, and such Questions shall include the Questions on any amendment selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; and
(2) if proceedings on any such Motion have not been completed before Seven o'clock, the Private Business set down by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means for consideration at that hour may be proceeded with, though opposed, for three hours after it has been entered upon.—(Mr Graham Stringer.)
| 6 | Social Security Fraud Bill [Lords],—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Social Security Fraud Bill [Lords], as amended in the Standing Committee. |
A Clause (Disclosure of benefit details)—(Mr Frank Field)—was 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 Keith Simpson, Mr James Gray: 133.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Clelland, Mr Don Touhig: 312.
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An Amendment (No. 11A) proposed to the Bill, in page 2, line 26, at the end, to insert the words—
‘(2BB) Prior to the exercise of the power conferred on an authorised officer to obtain information under this section, that officer shall obtain in writing the consent to carry out an investigation.
(2BC) Consent must be granted in writing or (if not in writing) in a manner that produces a record of its having been granted; and it must—
(a) describe the conduct and data in relation to which it is authorised; and
(b) specify the office, rank or position held by the person granting the authorisation.'.—(Mrs Jacqui Lait.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 11) proposed to the Bill, in page 2, line 31, to leave out the words ‘has committed,'.—(Steve Webb.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 20) proposed to the Bill, in page 8, line 21, at the end, to insert the words—
‘(g) any person not falling within paragraphs (a) to (f) above but who falls within one of the categories of section 109B(2A) of the Administration Act.'.—(Mrs Jacqui Lait.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 17) proposed to the Bill, in page 9, line 9, at the end, to insert the words—
‘(1A) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to maintain and publish a list of countries with whom there are arrangements in force for the exchange of relevant information under this section.'.—(Mrs Jacqui Lait.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 3) proposed to the Bill, in page 10, line 30, to leave out Clause No. 7.—(Steve Webb.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
The Bill was read the third time, and passed, with an Amendment.
| 7 | Broadcasting,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Broadcasting (Subtitling) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 3rd April, be approved—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe):—It was agreed to. |
| 8 | International Immunities and Privileges,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Advisory Centre on WTO Law (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 10th April, be approved—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe):—It was agreed to. |
| 9 | Representation of the People,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, which were laid before this House on 23rd April, be approved—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe):—It was agreed to. |
| 10 | Northern Ireland,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Financial Investigations (Northern Ireland) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 23rd April, be approved—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe):—It was agreed to. |
| 11 | Constitutional Law,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 23rd April, be approved—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe):—It was agreed to. |
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| 12 | Constitutional Law,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 23rd April, be approved—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe):—It was agreed to. |
| 13 | Criminal Law,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Sex Offenders (Notice Requirements) (Foreign Travel) Regulations 2001, which were laid before this House on 23rd April, be approved—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe):—It was agreed to. |
| 14 | Representation of the People,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, which were laid before this House on 23rd April, be approved—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe):—It was agreed to. |
| 15 | Representation of the People,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, which were laid before this House on 23rd April, be approved—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe):—It was agreed to. |
| 16 | Education,—Ordered, That the Education Standards Fund (England) Regulations 2001 be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe.) |
| 17 | Education,—Ordered, That the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2001 be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe.) |
| 18 | Education,—Ordered, That the Financing of Maintained Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe.) |
| 19 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till a quarter to Nine o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 8.45 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Agriculture,—Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1640), dated 1st May 2001 [by Act] [Mr Nicholas Brown]. |
| 2 | Magistrates' Courts,—Resident Magistrate, Justice of the Peace and Clerk of Petty Sessions (Costs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R.(N.I.), 2001, No. 185), dated 30th April 2001 [by Statutory Instrument] [Mr David Lock]. |
| 3 | Social Security,—Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals and Discretionary Financial Assistance) (Consequential Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1605), dated 26th April 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
Other Papers:
| 4 | Agriculture,—Report and Accounts of the Meat and Livestock Commission for 1999–2000 [by Act] [Mr Nicholas Brown]. |
| 5 | Social Security Administration,—Accounts of the National Insurance Fund for 1999–2000, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 446] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 6 | Statutory Instruments (Notification),—Communications declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instruments had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instruments came into operation: |
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export of Vehicles) (Disinfection of Tyres) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1499),
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1512),
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Import and Export Restrictions (Foot and Mouth Disease) (No. 5) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1366), and
Import and Export Restrictions (Foot and Mouth Disease) (No. 6) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1502)
[by Standing Order] [The Speaker].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Education Standards Fund (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 826) and the Financing of Maintained Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 907),—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Richard Allan, Ms Candy Atherton, Mr Clive Betts, Mr Tim Boswell, Mr Colin Burgon, Mr Fabian Hamilton, Mr Doug Henderson, Alice Mahon, Estelle Morris, Mr John Randall, Mr Laurence Robertson, Mr David Ruffley, Rachel Squire, Mr Paul Stinchcombe, Dr Desmond Turner and Mr Phil Willis from the Third Standing on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Regulations). |
| 2 | Financial Services Act 1986 (Extension of Scope of Act and Meaning of Collective Investment Scheme) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1421),—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Marsha Singh from the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Alan Simpson. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Adoption and Children Bill,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on the Adoption and Children Bill; to be printed [No. 431-ii] [Mr David Hinchliffe]. |
| 2 | Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry,— |
(1) Seventh Report from the Defence Committee;
(2) Seventh Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee;
(3) Sixth Report from the International Development Committee; and
(4) Eleventh Report from the Trade and Industry Committee,
meeting concurrently pursuant to paragraph (4) of Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) [The Draft Export Control and Non-Proliferation Bill]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committees relating to the Report [No. 445] [Mr Bruce George; Mr Ted Rowlands; Ann Clwyd; Mr Martin O'Neill].
| 3 | Deregulation,—Fourth Report from the Deregulation Committee [The Final Deregulation Proposals]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 450] [Mr Peter L. Pike]. |
| 4 | Education and Employment,—(1) Eighth Report from the Education and Employment Committee [Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools's Annual Report 1999–2000], with the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education Sub-Committee of the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 362]; and |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [DfEE Funding B Departmental Report 2001]; to be printed [No 451-i]
[Mr Barry Sheerman].
| 5 | Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Sub-Committee of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee [The Work of the Strategic Rail Authority]; to be printed [No. 434-i] [Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody]. |
| 6 | Statutory Instruments,—Fifteenth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 46-xv] [Mr Dominic Grieve]. |
| 7 | Treasury,—Eleventh Report from the Committee [The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: Confirmation Hearing], together with the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 449] [Mr Giles Radice]. |
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[No. 77; WH, No. 44.]
Tuesday 1st May 2001.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall [pursuant to Order of 20th November 2000].
The sitting commenced at half-past Nine o'clock.
| Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned—(Mr David Jamieson); |
And it being Two o'clock, the sitting was adjourned without Question put, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 2 p.m.
[No. 78.] Wednesday 2nd May 2001.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Standing Orders (Private Business),—Ordered, That the Amendments to Standing Orders set out in the Schedule be made, with effect from 27th November 2001:— |
SCHEDULE
Standing Order 1, line 46 at end insert—
‘the term “minister of the Crown” means the holder of an office in Her Majesty's government in the United Kingdom and includes the Treasury;'.
Standing Order 38, line 15, at end insert—
‘(2A) The printed memorandum shall include a statement of opinion, by or on behalf of the promoters, as to the compatibility of the provisions of the bill with the Convention rights (as defined in the Human Rights Act 1998).'
Standing Order 39, line 6, after ‘Treasury,' insert ‘the Privy Council Office,'.
Standing Order 85, line 6, at end insert—
‘(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) of this standing order, where in the case of a private bill which has been read a first time no report from a minister of the Crown has been presented to the House under Standing Order 169A, the Chairman of Ways and Means may, if he thinks fit, direct the attention of the House to that fact.'
Standing Order 144, leave out lines 12 to 15
Standing Order 158, line 16, at end insert—
‘(by being deposited in the Private Bill Office)'.—(The Chairman of Ways and Means.)
| 2 | Standing Orders (Private Business),—Ordered, That the following Standing Order be made, with effect from 27th November 2001:— |
‘Reports concerning human rights.
169A. In the case of a private bill originating in this House or brought from the House of Lords, a report from a minister of the Crown on the statement of opinion required by Standing Order 38 (2A) shall be presented to the House (by being deposited in the Private Bill Office) not later than the second sitting day after that on which the bill was read a first time.'.—(The Chairman of Ways and Means.)
| 3 | Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Bowen Wells reported from the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Financial Services Act 1986 (Extension of Scope of Act and Meaning of Collective Investment Scheme) Order 2001. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 4 | European Standing Committee B,—Mr George Stevenson reported from European Standing Committee B the following Resolution: |
That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 13119/00, a Commission Communication on a Common Asylum Procedure and Uniform Status for Persons Granted Asylum; and supports the Government's active participation in the
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debate on the Communication and the Government's intention to participate in measures which would lead to the establishment of a common European asylum system, without undermining the integrity of the UK's frontier control.
Report, together with Resolution, to lie upon the Table.
| 5 | Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows: |
The Lords agree without Amendment to the Amendment made by this House to the Social Security Fraud Bill [Lords].
| 6 | Banking (Inquiry) Bill,—Mr Christopher Leslie, supported by Mr Phil Hope, Mr Terry Rooney, Mr James Plaskitt, Ms Sally Keeble, Maria Eagle, Shona McIsaac and Ms Rosie Winterton, presented a Bill to require the Financial Services Authority to carry out an inquiry into the operation of overdraft facilities provided by clearing banks and deposit-taking institutions; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 11th May and to be printed [Bill 91]. |
| 7 | Bereavement Payments (Entitlement Conditions) (Amendment),—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the timescale within which payments may be made to bereaved persons: And that Mr Roger Gale, Mr Peter Bottomley, Mrs Helen Brinton, Mr Ian Bruce, Mr Nigel Jones, Mr Andrew Rowe, The Reverend Martin Smyth, Mr Ian Stewart, Mrs Ann Winterton and Sir Sydney Chapman do prepare and bring it in. |
| 8 | Bereavement Payments (Entitlement Conditions) (Amendment) Bill,—Mr Roger Gale accordingly presented a Bill to amend the timescale within which payments may be made to bereaved persons: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 11th May and to be printed [Bill 92]. |
| 9 | Standing Committee on Regional Affairs,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 117, That— |
(1) the matter of raising the economic performance of the regions and tackling regional imbalances, being a matter relating to regional affairs in England, be referred to the Standing Committee on Regional Affairs;
(2) the committee meet at half-past One o'clock on Thursday 10th May at Westminster to consider the matter referred to it under paragraph (1) above; and
(3) the proceedings at that meeting be interrupted at Four o'clock—(Jim Dowd):—It was agreed to.
| 10 | Regulatory Reform,—A Motion was made and the Question being proposed, That the following changes be made to the Standing Orders of the House— |
A. That Standing Order No. 141 (Deregulation Committee) be repealed and the following new Standing Order be made—
Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee
(1) There shall be a select committee, called the Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee, to examine—
(i) every document containing proposals laid before the House under section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (the 1994 Act) or under section 6 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 (the 2001 Act);
(ii) every draft order proposed to be made under section 1 of the 1994 Act or section 1 of the 2001 Act; and
(iii) every subordinate provisions order or draft of such an order made or proposed to be made under sections 1 and 4 of the 2001 Act.
(2) The committee shall report to the House, in relation to every proposals document referred to in paragraph 1(i) of this order, either
(a) that a draft order in the same terms as the proposals should be laid before the House; or
(b) that the proposals should be amended before a draft order is laid before the House; or
(c) that the order-making power should not be used in respect of the proposals.
(3) The committee shall report to the House, in relation to every draft order referred to in paragraph 1(ii) of this order, its recommendation whether the draft order should be approved.
(4) The committee may draw the special attention of the House to any subordinate provisions order or draft order referred to in paragraph 1(iii) of this order, and may report
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its opinion whether or not the order or draft order should be approved or, as the case may be, annulled.
(5) The committee may report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said proposals, draft orders or subordinate provisions orders.
(6)(A) In its consideration of proposals the committee shall consider in each case whether the proposals—
(a) appear to make an inappropriate use of delegated legislation;
(b) remove or reduce a burden or the authorisation or requirement of a burden;
(c) continue any necessary protection;
(d) have been the subject of, and take appropriate account of, adequate consultation;
(e) impose a charge on the public revenues or contain provisions requiring payments to be made to the Exchequer or any government department or to any local or public authority in consideration of any licence or consent or of any services to be rendered, or prescribe the amount of any such charge or payment;
(f) purport to have retrospective effect;
(g) give rise to doubts whether they are intra vires;
(h) require elucidation, are not written in plain English or appear to be defectively drafted;
(i) appear to be incompatible with any obligation resulting from membership of the European Union.
(B) In the case of proposals presented under the 2001 Act, the committee shall also consider whether the proposals—
(j) prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which he might reasonably expect to continue to exercise;
(k) satisfy the conditions of proportionality between burdens and benefits set out in sections 1 and 3 of the Act;
(l) satisfy the test of desirability set out in section 3(2)(b) of the Act;
(m) have been the subject of, and take appropriate account of, estimates of increases or reductions in costs or other benefits which may result from their implementation; or
(n) include provisions to be designated in the draft order as subordinate provisions;
and in the case of the latter consideration the committee shall report its opinion whether such a designation should be made, and to what parliamentary proceedings any subordinate provisions orders should be subject.
(7) In its consideration of draft orders, the committee shall consider in each case all such matters set out in paragraph (6) of this order as are relevant and the extent to which the Minister concerned has had regard to any resolution or report of the Committee or to any other representations made during the period for parliamentary consideration.
(8) In its consideration of any subordinate provisions order the committee shall in each case consider whether the special attention of the House should be drawn to it on any of the grounds on which (in accordance with paragraph (1)(B) of Standing Order No. 151 (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)) the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments may draw the attention of the House to a statutory instrument; and if the committee is of the opinion that any such order or draft order should be annulled, or, as the case may be, should not be approved, they shall report that opinion to the House.
(9) The committee shall consist of eighteen members.
(10) The quorum of the committee shall be five.
(11) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
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(12) The committee shall have power—
(a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom, and to report from time to time;
(b) to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference;
(c) to appoint a sub-committee, of which the quorum shall be two, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom;
(d) to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House and to any committee appointed by the Lords to examine deregulation and regulatory reform proposals and draft orders.
(13) The committee and the sub-committee shall have leave to meet concurrently with any select committee appointed by the Lords to examine deregulation and regulatory reform proposals and draft orders and any sub-committee thereof.
(14) The committee and the sub-committee shall have the assistance of the Counsel to the Speaker and, if their Lordships think fit, the Counsel to the Lord Chairman of Committees.
(15) The committee and the sub-committee shall have power to invite Members of the House who are not members of the committee to attend meetings at which witnesses are being examined and such Members may, at the discretion of the chairman, ask questions of those witnesses; but no Member not being of the committee shall otherwise take part in the proceedings of the committee or sub-committee, or be counted in the quorum.
(16) It shall be an instruction to the committee that before reporting either—
(a) that any proposal should be amended before the draft order is laid before the House, or
(b) that the order-making power should not be used in respect of any proposal, or
(c) that any draft order should not be approved,
it shall afford to any government department concerned an opportunity of furnishing orally or in writing to it or to the sub-committee appointed by it such explanations as the department think fit.
(17) It shall be an instruction to the committee that it report on every draft order (not being a subordinate provisions order) not more than fifteen sitting days after the draft order was laid before the House, indicating in the case of draft orders which it recommends should be approved whether its recommendation was agreed without a division.
B. That the following amendments be made to Standing Order No. 18 (Consideration of draft deregulation orders)—
(1) Title, after ‘deregulation', insert ‘etc.'.
(2) Line 1, after ‘Deregulation', insert ‘and Regulatory Reform'.
(3) Line 3, after ‘Deregulation', insert ‘and Regulatory Reform'.
(4) Line 5, after ‘1994', insert ‘or under section 1 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001'.
C. That the following amendment be made to Standing Order No. 98 (Scottish Grand Committee (delegated legislation))—
Line 15, after ‘order', insert ‘or regulatory reform order'.
D. That the following amendment be made to Standing Order No. 115 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (delegated legislation))—
Line 15, after ‘order', insert ‘or regulatory reform order'.
E. That the following amendment be made to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing committees on delegated legislation))—
Line 14, after ‘order', insert ‘or regulatory reform order'.
F. That the following amendment be made to Standing Order No. 151 (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee))—
Line 25, after ‘1994', insert ‘or under section 1 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001, or any subordinate provisions order made or draft proposed to be made under that Act'.
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G. That the following amendment be made to Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments)—
Line 33, after ‘Deregulation', insert ‘and Regulatory Reform'.—(Mr Graham Stringer.)
An Amendment (a) was proposed to the Question, in line 70, to leave out the word ‘five' and to insert the word ‘seven' instead thereof.—(Mr Eric Forth.)
Question, That the Amendment be made, put and negatived.
And the Main Question being put:—It was agreed to.
| 11 | Working Group on Provision for Former Members,—Resolved, That this House is aware that many Members who leave the House, whether by retirement or otherwise, would welcome the opportunity to remain in contact with each other; believes also that former Members might benefit from being in touch with sources of personal advice and assistance with difficulties arising once they have left the House; and suggests that a small informal group be set up to consider how these issues might be addressed, to report to the Speaker and the Leader of the House.—(Margaret Beckett.) |
| 12 | City of London (Ward Elections) Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded further to consider the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill, as amended by the Chairman of Ways and Means. |
Amendment (No. 7) proposed, in page 1, line 18, at the end, to insert the words—
‘“business electoral college” means a body comprising voters appointed under section 3(1)(c) with responsibility for electing the business voters entitled to vote in ward elections.'—(Mr John McDonnell.)
Mr Peter Brooke rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now proposed.
And the Question being put, That the Question be now proposed;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mrs Jacqui Lait, Mr Peter Bottomley: 99.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Andrew Dismore, Mr John McDonnell: 36.
Whereupon the Deputy Speaker declared that the Question was not decided in the Affirmative because it was not supported by the majority prescribed by Standing Order No. 37 (Majority for closure or for proposal of question).
Mr Andrew Dismore moved, That the House sit in private.
The Deputy Speaker put the Question forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 163 (Motions to sit in public).
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Andrew Dismore, Mr Jeremy Corbyn: 2.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Dennis Skinner, Mr Harry Barnes: 109.
So the Question was negatived.
Mr Peter Brooke rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now proposed.
And the Question being put, That the Question be now proposed;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mrs Jacqui Lait, Mr Peter Bottomley: 91.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Jeremy Corbyn, Mr Andrew Dismore: 34.
Whereupon the Deputy Speaker declared that the Question was not decided in the Affirmative because it was not supported by the majority prescribed by Standing Order No. 37 (Majority for closure or for proposal of question).
And it being after Ten o'clock, further consideration of the Bill stood adjourned.
Ordered, That the Bill be further considered on Thursday 10th May.
| 13 | Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from health workers in Dorset and others for the inclusion of Dorset in areas eligible for receipt of cost of living supplement for National Health Service employees was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
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| 14 | Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from residents of North Norfolk and others for payment of pensions and benefit entitlements through sub-Post Offices was presented; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
| 15 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Ian Pearson.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-four minutes to Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.36 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Animals,—The BSE Monitoring (England) Regulations 2001(S.I., 2001, No. 1644), dated 1st May 2001 [by Act] [Mr Nicholas Brown]. |
| 2 | Road Traffic,—Motor Cycles Etc. (EC Type Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1547), dated 23rd April 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 3 | Sea Fisheries,—Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1631), dated 30th April 2001 [by Act] [Mr Nicholas Brown]. |
Other Papers:
| 4 | Financial Reporting to Parliament,—Departmental Report 2001: The Government's Expenditure Plans for 2001–02 to 2003–04 and Main Estimates for 2001–02 for the Department of Health [by Command] [Cm. 5103] [Mr Secretary Milburn]. |
| 5 | Health,—Departmental Minute, dated 2nd May 2001, concerning a contingent liability consequent upon clinical trials to be undertaken by the National Blood Authority [by Command] [Mr Secretary Milburn]. |
| 6 | Overseas Pensions,—The Indian Family Pensions (Transferred) (United Kingdom) (Amendment) Scheme 2001, dated 26th April 2001[by Act] [Secretary Clare Short]. |
| 7 | Reserve Forces,—Reserve Forces (Attributable Benefits Etc) Regulations 2001, dated 26th April 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Hoon]. |
| 8 | Severn Bridges,—Accounts prepared pursuant to section 28(1)(b) of the Severn Bridges Act 1992 for 1998–99 and 1999–2000, with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 453 and 454] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 9 | Treaty Series (No. 137, 2000),—Index to Treaty Series 2000 [Cm. 5137] [Mr Secretary Cook]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee B, and has appointed Mr Joe Benton and Mrs Ray Michie Chairmen; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr Robert Ainsworth, Hilary Armstrong, Mr David Borrow, Mr Ian Cawsey, Mr Brian Cotter, Mr David Drew, Mr Huw Edwards, Mr Christopher Fraser, Mr James Gray, Mr Damian Green, Mr David Heath, Mr Kevin Hughes, Ms Sally Keeble, Miss Anne McIntosh, Mrs Diana Organ and Mr Peter Temple-Morris.
| 2 | Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1077): |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Order to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Mr Nicholas Winterton Chairman; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr John Burnett, Mr David Chidgey, Mr Paul Clark, Mr Michael Connarty, Mr Bill Etherington, Mr Nigel Griffiths, Mr Nick Hawkins, Ms Jenny Jones, Jane Kennedy, Mr Piara S. Khabra, Mrs Anne McGuire, Miss Anne McIntosh, Dr Nick Palmer, Mr Owen Paterson, Mr Laurence Robertson and Mr Paul Stinchcombe.
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| 3 | Education (Student Support) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 951), the Education Standards Fund (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 826) and the Financing of Maintained Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 907),—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Frank Dobson, Mr Patrick Nicholls and Mr Andrew Robathan from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Regulations); and nominated in substitution Estelle Morris, Mr Richard Shepherd and Sir Teddy Taylor. |
European Standing Committees
| 4 | European Union Documents Nos. 7262/01, 7263/01, 7377/01 and 7378/01, all relating to the Commission Green Paper on the future of the Common Fisheries Policy, have been referred to European Standing Committee A. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Agriculture,—(1) Ninth Special Report from the Agriculture Committee [Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, on The UK Pig Industry]; to be printed [No. 456]; |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Foot and Mouth Disease]; to be printed [No. 363-v]; and
(3) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Foot and Mouth Disease; Sea Fishing]
[Mr David Curry].
| 2 | Defence,—(1) Eighth Report from the Committee [The MoD's Annual Reporting Cycle 2000-2001] together with the 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.144]; |
(2) Fourth Special Report from the Committee [Government Observations on the Committee's Second Report, Session 2000-01: The Strategic Defence Review: Policy for People]; to be printed [No. 462]; and
(3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Annual Major Procurement Projects]; to be printed [No. 463-i]
[Mr Bruce George].
| 3 | Education and Employment,—(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education Sub-Committee of the Education and Employment Committee [Early Years: Follow-up], together with Appendices; to be printed [No. 438-ii] [Mr Barry Sheerman]; and |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Employment Sub-Committee of the Education and Employment Committee [Work–Life Balance]; to be printed [No. 461-i] [Mr Derek Foster].
| 4 | Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs,—Eleventh Report from the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee [Walking in Towns and Cities], with the 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. 167-I and II] [Mr Andrew F. Bennett] |
| 5 | European Scrutiny,—Thirteenth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 28-xiii] [Mr Michael Connarty]. |
| 6 | Northern Ireland Affairs,—(1) Fourth Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee [Legal Aid in Northern Ireland], 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. 444]; and |
(2) Fifth Report from the Committee [Miscellaneous Financial Matters and the Government's Response to the Committee's Third Report, Session 1999–2000], 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. 458]
[Mr Peter Brooke].
| 7 | Public Accounts,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [Regulating housing associations' management of financial risk]; to be printed [No. 460-i] [Mr David Davis]. |
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| 8 | Public Administration,—(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration [The Annual Report of the Parliamentary Ombudsman for 1999–2000]; to be printed [No. 62-ii]; and |
(2) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Timetable for Publication of Guidance on Special Advisors and Access to the Knowledge Network]
[Tony Wright].
| 9 | Science and Technology,—(1) Third Special Report from the Science and Technology Committee [Responses from the Government and from Corus plc to the Committee's Second Report, on Corus plc B Research and Development]; to be printed [No. 421]; and |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The Work of the Chief Scientific Adviser]; to be printed [No. 420-i]
[Dr Michael Clark].
| 10 | Social Security,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Social Security Committee [Departmental Report]; to be printed [No. 457-i] [Mr Archy Kirkwood]. |
| 11 | Trade and Industry,—(1) Fourth Special Report from the Trade and Industry Committee [Government's Response to the Committee's Third Report, on Vehicle Manufacturing in the UK]; to be printed [No. 455]; and |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The Work of the Small Business Service]; to be printed [No. 464]
[Mr Martin O'Neill].
| 12 | Treasury,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Treasury Committee [The Council of Economic and Finance Ministers (ECOFIN)]; to be printed [No. 459-i] [Mr Giles Radice]. |
| 13 | Welsh Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [Job Losses in the Steel Industry in Wales]; to be printed [No. 295-ii] [Mr Martyn Jones]. |
[No. 78; WH, No. 45.]
Wednesday 2nd May 2001.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall [pursuant to Order of 20th November 2000].
The sitting commenced at half-past Nine o'clock.
| Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned—(Mr Don Touhig); |
And it being Two o'clock, the sitting was adjourned without Question put, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 2 p.m.
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[No. 79.] Thursday 3rd May 2001.
The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | International Criminal Court Bill [Lords],—Frank Cook reported from Standing Committee D, That it had gone through the International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], and made an Amendment thereunto. |
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 468].
| 2 | Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows: |
The Lords have agreed to the Health and Social Care Bill, with Amendments; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
| 3 | Health and Social Care Bill,—Lords Amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill to be considered on Tuesday 8th May; and to be printed [Bill 93]. |
| 4 | Adjournment (International Development White Paper—Making Globalisation Work for the Poor (Cm. 5006)),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr David Clelland); |
And it being Seven o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
| 5 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Ian Pearson); |
And the Motion having been made at Seven o'clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House, without Question put, till Tuesday 8th May, pursuant to the Standing Order and to Order [30th April].
[Adjourned at 7.30 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Environmental Protection,—Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1701), dated 3rd May 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Byers]. |
| 2 | Family Law,—Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1656), dated 2nd May 2001 [by Act] [Mr David Lock]. |
| 3 | Marine Pollution,—(1) Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1638), and |
(2) Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1639),
dated 30th April 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
| 4 | Medicines,—Medicines (Products for Animal Use–Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1669), dated 2nd May 2001 [by Act] [Mr Nicholas Brown]. |
| 5 | National Health Service,—(1) National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities) (General Dental Services Incentive Schemes) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1678), and |
(2) National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1677),
dated 2nd May 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
| 6 | Public Passenger Transport,—Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1649), dated 2nd May 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
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| 7 | Road Traffic,—(1) Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1650), and |
(2) Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1648),
dated 2nd May 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
Other Papers:
| 8 | Health,—Government Response to the First Report of the Health Committee, Session 2000–01, on Access to NHS Dentistry [by Command] [Cm. 5145] [Mr Secretary Milburn]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill (Programming Sub-Committee),—The Speaker has appointed Hilary Armstrong, Mr James Gray, Mr Damian Green, Mr David Heath, Mr Kevin Hughes, Ms Sally Keeble and Mr Peter Temple-Morris members of the Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee B in respect of the Bill. |
| 2 | Education Standards Fund (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 826) and the Financing of Maintained Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 907),—The Regulations, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation on 10th April, have now been allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 951)). |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Culture, Media and Sport,—(1) Fourth Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee [Tourism—The Hidden Giant—and Foot and Mouth], 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. 430]; |
(2) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Tourism—The Hidden Giant—and Foot and Mouth]; and
(3) Third Special Report from the Committee [Public Libraries: Further Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, Session 1999–2000]; to be printed [No. 466]
[Mr Gerald Kaufman].
| 2 | Home Affairs,—Fifth Special Report from the Home Affairs Committee [Government Reply to the Second Report from the Committee, on the Criminal Records Bureau]; to be printed [No. 467] [Mr Robin Corbett]. |
| 3 | Standards and Privileges,—Seventh Report from the Committee on Standards and Privileges [Complaint against Mr Geoffrey Robinson], with Appendices and Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 1st May; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 465] [Mr Robert Sheldon]. |
[No. 79; WH, No. 46.]
Thursday 3rd May 2001.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall [pursuant to Order of 20th November 2000].
The sitting commenced at half-past Two o'clock.
| Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned—(Jim Dowd); |
And the sitting having continued for three hours, it was adjourned without Question put, till Tuesday 8th May.
[Adjourned at 5.30 p.m.
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