Session 2000-2001

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Access to Justice: Code of Conduct for Employees of the Legal Services Commission who provide services as part of the Criminal Defence Service, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 188. Reported, 220. Approved, 238.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS

  I. Addresses for Papers:

    Addresses for Papers; and Papers presented accordingly:

    —Report by the Spoliation Advisory Panel in respect of a painting, 74, 77.

    —Report &c. on the Royal Liverpool Children's Inquiry, 101, 103.

  II. Orders for Papers:

    Sessional Returns ordered; and laid upon the Table accordingly for Session 1999–2000: 13, 119.

    Other Papers ordered; and presented or laid upon the Table accordingly:

    —Contingencies Fund, 1999–2000, 59, 62.

    —Report of the Hammond Inquiry (application for naturalisation by Mr. S. P. Hinduja), 176, 198.

    —Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report and Financial Statement and Budget Report, 184, 187.

  III. Papers Presented Under other Authorities:

    Presented by Her Majesty's Command, 8, &c.

    —during Adjournment or Prorogation, 4, &c.

    —on non-sitting Friday, 82, &c.

    Presented pursuant to Act, 8, &c.

    —during Adjournment or Prorogation, 4, &c.

    —on non-Sitting Friday, 62, &c.

    —subject to Affirmative Resolution, 5, &c.

    —subject to Negative Resolution, 4, &c.

    —subject to Special Parliamentary Procedure, 144.

    Presented pursuant to Statutory Instrument, 336.

    Presented pursuant to Standing Orders:

    —(Notification in respect of certain statutory instruments), 155, &c.

    —(Printing of petitions and ministerial replies), 20, &c.

    Presented pursuant to Measure, 8.

    Laid upon the Table, pursuant to Resolutions relating to Members' Interests (Declaration), 115.

  IV. Papers Presented or Laid by Various Persons:

    Presented by:

    —Ministers of the Crown, 4, &c.

    —the Chairman of Ways and Means, 194.

    —the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, 160, 282.

    Laid upon the Table by:

    —the Speaker, 26, &c. [see Speaker, III].

    —the Clerk of the House, 4, &c.

  V. Miscellaneous:

    Papers ordered to be printed, 5, &c.

    Papers withdrawn, 43, &c.

    —having been laid in last Session, 16(2).

ADDRESSES

  I. Of Thanks (Queen's Speech):

    Motion made; Debate ordered to be adjourned, 3. Resumed; Debate stood adjourned (at Seven o'clock), 7. Resumed; Debate ordered to be adjourned, 9, 12. Resumed; Amendment negatived on Division; Debate stood adjourned (after Ten o'clock), 14. Resumed, 17; Another Amendment negatived on Division, 18; Another Amendment negatived on Division, Question having been put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Calling of amendments at end of debate); Main Question agreed to, 19. Queen's Answer, 29.

  II. Other Matters:

    Motion for Humble Address for appointment of Electoral Commissioners: business stood over, forty Members not being present on a Division on a Motion that the House sit in private, 45. Motion agreed to, 53 (Motion made and Question put, 50). Queen's Answer, 161.

  III. For Returns:

    [For Returns presented by Order, see Accounts and Papers, II.]

    Motion for Humble Address for Return of a Report by the Spoliation Advisory Panel in respect of a painting, 74. Return presented, 77.

    Motion for Humble Address for Return of a Report &c. on the Royal Liverpool Children's Inquiry, 101. Return presented, 103.

  IV. Miscellaneous:

    Questions for presenting Addresses:

    —agreed to, 19, &c.

    —business stood over, forty Members not being present on a Division on a Motion that the House sit in private, 45.

    Amendments to Questions negatived on Division, 14, 17.

    —After Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Calling of amendments at end of debate), 19.

    Addresses to be presented by Privy Councillors or members of Her Majesty's Household, 19.

    Queen's Answers to Addresses, by Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, 29, 161.

ADJOURNMENT DEBATES ON SPECIFIED SUBJECTS

    [For Debates in Westminster Hall, see House, VI. For other proceedings regarding Adjournment Motions, see House, II, III.]

    Cancer Research—A Fresh Look—Sixth Report from the Science and Technology Committee, Session 1999–2000, 57.

    Embryology, 24.

    Fisheries, 93.

    Intelligence Agencies, 277.

    International Development White Paper—Making Globalisation Work for the Poor (Cm. 5006), 346.

ADJOURNMENT DEBATES ON SPECIFIED SUBJECTS—continued

    Matters to be considered before the forthcoming adjournment, 42, 312.

    Report of the BSE Inquiry by Lord Phillips, House of Commons Paper No. 887 of Session 1999–2000, 147.

    Rural and Urban White Papers (Cm. 4909 and 4911), 95.

    Welsh Affairs, 176.

Adoption and Children Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 229. Read a second time and committed to a Select Committee, 261. [See Committees, Select, III.] Bill reported, without Amendment, and Special Report that Committee is unable to proceed further owing to imminent Dissolution, 352.

    Money Resolution, 261.

    Programme Order, 261.

Adoption Bill: Presented and read the first time, 67. Motion for Second Reading; fewer than forty Members taking part in Division, Question not decided, 280.

Adoption of Sewers Bill: Presented and read the first time, 142.

Age Discrimination Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 353.

Age Equality Commission Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 323.

Agriculture: Pig Industry Restructuring (Capital Grant) Scheme 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 251), allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 126. Reported, 137. Approved, 144.

    Draft Pig Industry Development Scheme 2000 (Confirmation) Order 2001, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 145. Reported, 173. Approved, 181.

Air Travellers (Provision of Health Information) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 199.

Alliance & Leicester Group Treasury plc (Transfer) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords (suspended from last session), 11. Certificate of declaration laid, 11; read the first time and ordered to be read a second time, 11. Read a second time and committed, 34. Reported from the Unopposed Bill Committee without Amendment, 141. Read the third time and passed, without Amendment, 161. (Cited as Alliance and Leicester Group Treasury plc (Transfer) Act 2001) Royal Assent, 252.

AMENDMENTS TO QUESTIONS

    [For Amendments to Bills, see Bills, Private and Bills, Public. See also Resolutions and Addresses.]

  I. Amendments made:

    To Motion on membership and powers of Select Committee on a Bill, 50.

    Opposition days:

    —To Motions for Resolutions, 75, &c. [See Opposition].

AMENDMENTS TO QUESTIONS—continued

  II. Amendments negatived:

    Address of Thanks (Queen's Speech), 14, &c.

    Bills, public:

    —Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading, 44, &c.

    Government motions:

    —To Motion in relation to a Bill, 200.

    —To Programme Motion, 37.

    —To Allocation of Time Order, 296.

    —To Government motion amending a Standing Order and making two Standing Orders, 254.

    —To Government motion repealing a Standing Order, making another and making other amendments to Standing Orders, 342.

  III. Miscellaneous:

    Question on Amendment put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order (Calling of amendments at end of debate), 19.

    Question, That proposed words be there added, put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Questions on amendments), 75, &c.

    Questions put forthwith or at specified hours, pursuant to Orders:

    —on Amendments (at specified hours), 37, 254.

    —on Question, as amended, 37, 254.

Analysis of Costs and Benefits (European Union) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 120.

Analysis of Costs and Benefits (NAFTA Membership) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 80.

Animals: Mink Keeping Order 2000, approved, 36 (Motion made and Question put, 32).

Armed Forces Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 11. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; Read a second time and committed to a Select Committee, 49. [See Committees, Select, III.] Reported, with Amendments, and recommitted to a Committee of the whole House, 204. Considered in Committee; reported, with an Amendment; as amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 285. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 358. Lords Amendments agreed to, 366. (Cited as Armed Forces Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Money Resolution, 283.

    Programme Order, 49. Supplemental Orders, 283, 366.

Banking (Inquiry) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 339.

Barclays Group Reorganisation Bill: Examiners Report, in case of Petition for Bill, Standing Orders complied with, 26. To originate in the Lords, 29.

Bereavement Payments (Entitlement Conditions) (Amendment) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 339.

BILLS, PRIVATE

  I. Private Bills Proceeded Upon, &c.:

Title of BillFirst proceedingLast proceeding
Alliance & Leicester Group Treasury plc (Transfer) [Lords]Brought from the Lords (suspended), 11Royal Assent, 252.
City of London (Ward Elections)Read the first time (suspended), 17.Further consideration stood adjourned, 342.
City of Newcastle upon Tyne [Lords]Brought from the Lords (suspended), 11Royal Assent, 42.
Colchester Borough Council [Lords]Brought from the Lords, 87.Royal Assent, 252.
Greenham and Crookham CommonsRead the first and second time and committed (suspended), 17.
Kent County Council [Lords]Brought from the Lords (revived), 80.Royal Assent, 311.
Medway Council [Lords]Brought from the Lords (revived), 79.Royal Assent, 311.

  II. Suspended and Revived Bills (at Beginning of Session):

    Suspended Commons Bills:

    —Orders of previous Session read, 17.

    —read the first and second time and committed, 17. As amended, reported, 17.

    Suspended Lords Bills:

    —brought from the Lords, 11(2).

    —certificates of declaration laid, 11(2).

    —Orders of previous Session read, 11(2).

    —read the first time and ordered to be read a second time, 11.

    —read the first and second time and ordered to be read the third time, 11.

    Revived Lords Bills,

    —Orders as to revival of bills, 48(2).

    —Lords communicate Orders they have made, 74(2).

    —certificates of declaration laid, 83(2).

    —Orders read, 83(2).

    —read the first and second time and committed to the Chairman of Ways and Means, 83(2).

  III. Presentation of Petitions and First Readings:

    Report of lists of Bills to originate in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, 29.

    Commons Bills read the first time, 17, &c.

    Lords Bill read the first time and referred to the Examiners, 87.

  IV. Second Readings and Committal:

    Days appointed for Second Reading, 128.

    Orders for Second Reading read; Bills to be read a second time:

    —on future days at Seven o'clock, 327.

    Bills read a second time and committed, 34, &c.

  V. Reports from the Examiners:

    Petitions for Bills:

    —Standing Orders complied with, 26.

    Bills originating in the Lords and referred after First Reading:

    —no Standing Order not previously inquired into applicable, 111.

  VI. Reports from Committees:

    Bills reported by Chairman of Ways and Means with Amendments, 17, 87(2).

    Bills reported from the Committee on Unopposed Bills:

    —without Amendment, 141, 220.

  VII. Consideration:

    Days appointed for consideration, 136(2).

    —at Four o'clock on a Thursday, 42.

    —further consideration, 173.

    Order for consideration read; Bill to be considered on a future day, 74, &c.

    —further consideration, 154(2).

    —on a future day at Seven o'clock (further consideration), 327.

    —on a future day at Four o'clock (on a Thursday), 204(2).

    Bills considered:

    —as amended by the Chairman of Ways and Means (at Four o'clock on a Thursday), 57, 255, 256.

    Further consideration stood adjourned, it being:

    —Seven o'clock on a Thursday, 57.

    —after Ten o'clock, 342.

    Amendment proposed; no teller for the Noes, so Deputy Speaker declared that Ayes had it, 255.

    Amendment proposed; no teller for the Ayes, so Deputy Speaker declared that Noes had it, 256.

    Amendment proposed; Question, That Amendment be made, put and negatived, 255.

    Amendment proposed; Amendment, by leave, withdrawn, 256.

    Amendment proposed; Question that Question be now proposed not carried (insufficient majority), 342(2); further consideration stood adjourned.

    Question put, That new Clause be read a second time, and negatived, 57.

  VIII. Third Reading:

    Bills read the third time and passed:

    —Lords Bills:

    —with Amendments, 256(2).

BILLS, PRIVATE—continued

  IX. Lords Amendments:

    Lords Reason for disagreeing to a Commons Amendment considered: Commons do not insist, 288.

  X. Lords Bills:

    Bills brought from the Lords, 87.

    —suspended Bills, 11.

    Lords Bills read the first time and referred to the Examiners, 87.

    Lords Bills passed:

    Lords agree to Commons Amendments,

    —without Amendment, 277.

    Lords agree to some Commons Amendments and disagree to another, with Reasons, 277.

    —Commons do not insist, 288.

  XI. Miscellaneous:

    Standing Orders relating to Private Business amended, 161, 338.

    Standing Orders relating to Private Business ordered to be printed, 364.

BILLS, PUBLIC

  I. Public Bills Introduced, &c.

    1. Government Bills which received Royal Assent:

Title of BillFirst proceedingCited asRoyal Assent
Armed ForcesPresented, 11—Act 2001366
Capital AllowancesPresented, 48—Act 2001252
Children's Commissioner for WalesPresented, 12—Act 2001366
Consolidated FundOrdered, 30(No. 2) Act 200042
Consolidated Fund (No. 2)Ordered, 230—Act 2001252
Consolidated Fund (Appropriation)Ordered, 355Appropriation Act 2001366
Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) [Lords]Brought from the Lords, 134—Act 2001311
Criminal Justice and PolicePresented, 75—Act 2001366
Election Publications [Lords]Brought from the Lords, 277—Act 2001311
ElectionsPresented, 288—Act 2001311
FinanceOrdered, 216—Act 2001366
Health and Social CarePresented, 34—Act 2001366
House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification)Presented, 93—Act 2001366
International Criminal Court [Lords]Brought from the Lords, 241—Act 2001366
Private Security Industry [Lords]Brought from the Lords, 229—Act 2001366
Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops)Presented, 233—Act 2001366
Regulatory Reform [Lords]Brought from the Lords, 149—Act 2001311
Social Security Contributions (Share Options)Presented, 34—Act 2001366
Social Security Fraud [Lords]Brought from the Lords, 199—Act 2001366
Special Educational Needs and Disability [Lords]Brought from the Lords, 176—Act 2001366
Vehicles (Crime)Presented, 7—Act 2001311

    2. Government Bills which did not receive Royal Assent:

Title of BillFirst proceedingLast proceeding
Adoption and ChildrenPresented, 229Reported from Select Committee
without Amendment (Special Report), 352
HomesPresented, 13Passed, 124
HuntingPresented, 7Passed, 156
International DevelopmentPresented, 147Passed, 312
Tobacco Advertising and PromotionPresented, 22Passed, 138

BILLS, PUBLIC, I—continued

    3. Private Members' Bills which did not receive Royal Assent:

Title of BillFirst ProceedingLast Proceeding
AdoptionPresented, 67Second Reading not decided, 280
Adoption of SewersPresented, 142
Age DiscriminationOrdered, 353
Age Equality CommissionOrdered, 323
Air Travellers (Provision of Health Information)Ordered, 199
Analysis of Costs and Benefits (European Union)Ordered, 120
Analysis of Costs and Benefits (NAFTA Membership)Presented, 80
Banking (Inquiry)Presented, 339
Bereavement Payments (Entitlement Conditions) (Amendment)Ordered, 339
Bribery of Foreign Public OfficialsOrdered, 220
Bus Services (Provision of Information)Ordered, 270
Children's Rights CommissionerPresented, 68Withdrawn, 306
Christmas Day (Trading)Presented, 67Reported from Standing Committee, as amended, 292
Climate ChangePresented, 137
Consumer Accountability and New MutualsOrdered, 142
Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement)Presented, 68Second Reading adjourned, 195
Crown Employment (Nationality)Presented, 69
Crystal PalacePresented, 311Standing Orders Committee report that Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with, 352
Discrimination against Older PeopleOrdered, 348
Divorce (Religious Marriages)Ordered, 105Second Reading adjourned, 116
Education (Funding)Presented, 123
Education (Student Loans) (Amendment)Ordered, 179
Electricity Act 1989 (Amendment)Presented, 270
Employee Consultation RightsPresented, 68Second reading adjourned, 306
Equal Pay (Audit)Ordered, 246
European Union (Implications of Withdrawal) (No. 2)Ordered, 266
Extension of Summer TimePresented, 322
Exorcism of Children (Prohibition)Presented, 80
Fixed-term ParliamentsPresented, 173
Food Poverty (Eradication)Presented, 179
Graffiti (Control)Ordered, 288
High HedgesPresented, 67Not amended, considered; second reading of new clause not decided, 329
Houses in Multiple Occupation (Registration Scheme)Presented, 353
Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers)Presented, 68Third Reading adjourned, 329
Licensed Victualling (Regulation of Hours)Ordered, 101
Local Elections (Free Delivery of Election Addresses)Presented, 265
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment)Presented, 68Second Reading not decided, 116
National Lottery (Amendment)Presented, 67Reported from Standing Committee, without Amendment, 322
Organic Food and Farming TargetsPresented, 68
OutworkingPresented, 67Second Reading not decided, 116
Pardon for Soldiers of the Great WarPresented, 265
Parliament Acts (Amendment) [Lords]Brought from the Lords, 277
Parliamentary Referendum [Lords]Brought from the Lords, 176
Patient Consent FormPresented, 69
Pension Annuities (Amendment)Presented, 69
Private Dental PractitionersPresented, 67Second Reading adjourned, 233
Protection from Smoking (Employees and Young Persons)Ordered, 319
 
BILLS, PUBLIC, I.4—continued
Title of BillFirst ProceedingLast Proceeding
Rail Passenger ServicesOrdered, 154
RailwaysPresented, 68Withdrawn, 258
Recycling (Doorstep Collection)Ordered, 205
Register of Drug Trafficking OffendersPresented, 149Second Reading adjourned, 259
Regulation of Debt Management and Credit Repair ServicesOrdered, 311
Representation of Gibraltar at Westminster and in the European UnionPresented, 265
Road TransportPresented, 67Second Reading not decided, 132
Rural Community Public TransportOrdered, 137
Secret Societies (Registration of Membership)Presented, 68
Siting of Telecommunications MastsOrdered, 168
Standards and Privileges (Independent Appeals Body)Ordered, 241
Street WorksOrdered, 292
Transport of Farm AnimalsOrdered, 334
Transport of Human OrgansPresented, 67Second Reading not decided, 233
Vaccination of Children (Parental Choice)Presented, 68
Wheel Clamping (Restrictions)Presented, 283

  II. Introductions and First Readings:

    Outlawries Bill read the first time, 2.

    Bills presented and read the first time:

    —Government Bills, 7, &c.

    —Private Members' Bills, 67, &c.

    Bills ordered to be brought in upon:

    —Estimates Resolutions, 30, 230, 355.

    —Ways and Means and Procedure Resolutions, 216.

    Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed:

    —on presentation, 7, &c.

    —on a subsequent day, 95, &c.

    Private Members' Bills ordered, presented and read the first time, 105, &c.

    Motions for leave to bring in Bills, Question put after brief explanatory statements, pursuant to Standing Order (Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business):

    —and agreed to, 101, &c.

  III. Second Readings and Committal:

    Days appointed for Second Reading, no Order having been made on a previous day, 311.

    Orders for Second Reading read: Bills ordered to be read a second time on future days:

    —to-morrow (Government Bill), 285.

    —on future days (Private Members' Bills), 132, &c.

    Orders for Second Reading on future days read and discharged:

    —Bills ordered to be read a second time on other future days, 74, 304, 327, 328.

    Bills read a second time, 26, &c.

    —on Division, 35, &c.

    —after Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Consolidated Fund Bills), 34, 235, 355.

    —after Reasoned Amendment negatived, 44, &c.

    —after Question put at specified time under Allocation of Time Order, 299, 300.

    Motion for second reading; fewer than forty Members taking part in Division, business stands over, 116(2), &c.

    Motion for second reading; debate adjourned at half-past Two on a Friday: 116, 195.

    —Debate ordered to be resumed on a future day, 116, &c.

    Order for resuming adjourned Debate on Second Reading read; Debate to be resumed on future day, 132, &c.

    Order for resuming adjourned Debate on Second Reading on a future day read and discharged; Debate to be resumed on another future day, 277.

    Motion for second reading; Motion and Bill withdrawn, 258, 306.

    Bills stand committed to a Standing Committee (Private Members' Bills), 195, &c.

    Bills committed to a Standing Committee (by Programme Order): 26, &c.

    Bill committed to a Select Committee (by Programme Order), 49, 261.

    Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House

    —by Programme Order, 120.

    —by Allocation of Time Order, 299 (2 bills).

    Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House (by Programme Order) in respect of:

    —certain Clauses and any New Clauses, 37.

    —certain Clauses and Schedules, 309.

    (Remainder of Bill committed to a Standing Committee).

    Bill stands committed to Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills, 60.

  IV. Committees of the whole House:

    [For list of Bills considered in Committee of the whole House, see Committee of the whole House.]

    Orders for House to resolve itself into a Committee on a future day, 121.

    —on re-committal, 111, 204.

BILLS, PUBLIC, IV—continued

    House resolves itself into Committees on Bills:

    —according to Order, 69, 173, 284 (as amended in Select Committee), 300(2), 315.

    —again, according to Order, 319.

    Bill to be considered in particular order (as part of Programme Order), 284.

    Amendments made, 300.

    Question proposed, That Amendment be made:

    —Amendment, by leave, withdrawn, 173, &c.

    Question put, That Amendment be made; and negatived, 173, &c.

    Question proposed, That Clause stand part of Bill, 69, &c.

    Clause agreed to, 173, &c.

    —on Division, 70, &c.

    Clause disagreed to on Division, 70, &c.

    Schedule agreed to, 174, &c.

    New Clause brought up and read the first time, 71.

    Amendment proposed to new Clause; negatived, on Division, 71.

    New Clause added on Division, 71.

    Bill to be reported:

    —without Amendment, 174, 300.

    —Specified Clauses and Schedules, without Amendment, 320.

    Chairman leaves chair to report Bill (pursuant to Programme Order):

    —without Amendment, 174.

    —as amended (specified Clauses and a New Clause), 71.

    Committee discharged from considering Bill (pursuant to Standing Order (Tax simplification bills)), 138.

    Chairman, pursuant to Order, at specified hour,

    —puts Questions already proposed from the Chair:

    —That Amendment be made, 173, &c.

    —That a Clause stand part of the Bill, 285, &c.

    —puts other Questions which he was directed to put at that hour:

    —Clauses stand part of the Bill, 70–71.

    —on Division (several Clauses together), 315.

    —Amendment to new Clause and that the Clause be added, 71.

    —Clauses and Schedules stand part of the Bill, 174.

    —and an Amendment to a Schedule, 285.

    —puts Question on Amendments moved by a Minister and then on all Clauses and Schedules, 300.

    —puts Questions that all Clauses stand part, 300.

    —leaves Chair to report progress, 316.

  V. Reports from Committees:

    Bills reported from Committees of the whole House:

    —without Amendment, 174, 300.

    —with Amendments, 300.

    —with an Amendment, 285.

    Progress reported on Bill in Committee of the whole House, 316.

    Specified Clauses of a Bill reported from Committee of the whole House:

    —with Amendments, 71. (Clauses and a New Clause)

    —without Amendment, 320. (Clauses and Schedules)

    Bills reported from Standing Committees:

    —without Amendment, 83, &c.

    —with Amendments, 101, &c.

    —with an Amendment, 277, &c.

    Bills, except specified Clauses, reported from Standing Committees:

    —with Amendments, 136, 348.

    Bill deemed to have been reported from a Standing Committee, 201.

    Bill reported from Select Committees:

    —without Amendment, and with Special Report, 352.

    —with Amendments, and re-committed to Committee of whole House, 204.

    Bill reported from Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills without Amendment, and re-committed to a Committee of the whole House, 111.

  VI. Consideration on Report

    Bill, as amended in Committee of the whole House, considered,

    —pursuant to Programme Order or Allocation of Time Order, 285, 300.

    Days appointed for consideration of Bills:

    —not amended in the Standing Committee, 83, &c.

    —as amended in the Standing Committee, 101, &c.

    —as amended in the Committee and the Standing Committee, 137.

    —not amended in the Committee and as amended in the Standing Committee, 348.

    —as amended in the Standing Committee and pursuant to Order, 201.

    Order for consideration, not amended in the Standing Committee, read; Bill to be considered on a future day, 259.

    Bill, not amended in the Standing Committee, considered, 102, &c.

    Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, considered, 124, &c.

    —again considered (after announcements of deferred Divisions), 124.

    —as amended in the Standing Committee and pursuant to Order, 221.

    —not amended in Committee and as amended in the Standing Committee, 354.

    No Amendments proposed on consideration, 285.

    New Clauses brought up, and read the first time, 102, &c.

    New Clauses brought up, read the first and second time and added to the Bill, 102, &c.

    Question proposed, That new Clause be read a second time; Clause, by leave, withdrawn, 102, &c.

BILLS, PUBLIC, VI—continued

    Question put, That new Clause be read a second time;

    —and negatived, 138, &c.

    —on Division, 103, &c.

    —Question not decided, 329.

    Amendments made to the Bill, 103, &c.

    Title amended, 103.

    Amendments proposed to the Bill, 124, &c.

    Question proposed, That Amendment be made:

    —Amendment, by leave, withdrawn, 129, &c.

    Question put, That the Amendment be made:

    —and agreed to, 125.

    —and negatived, 138, &c.

    —on Division, 349.

    Questions put at specified hours, pursuant to Programme Orders:

    —Questions already proposed from Chair:

    —That new Clause be read a second time, 102, &c.

    —That Amendment be made, 124, &c.

    —other Questions required to be put at those hours,

    —Amendments moved by a Minister 103, &c.

    —on Division, 143.

    —That two new Clauses be added, on Division, 143.

    —Amendment selected for separate Division, 157.

    —Amendments on subjects specified in Programme Order, 158.

  VII. Third Readings:

    Bills read the third time and passed, 125, &c.

    —on Division, 174, &c.

    —after Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Consolidated Fund Bills), 35, 235, 355.

    —Question put at specified hour, 103.

    —on Division, 158, &c.

    Motion for Third Reading; Debate stood adjourned:

    —at half-past Two o'clock on a Friday, 329.

    —at Ten o'clock, 139.

    —Debate resumed and Question agreed to, 139.

  VIII. Lords Bills:

    Bills brought from the Lords,

    —and read the first time on the same day, 134, &c.

    —not read the first time, 176, 277.

    Lords Bills passed,

    —with an Amendment, 328, &c.

    —with Amendments, 349.

    —without Amendment, 283.

  IX. Lords Amendments:

    1. Commons Bills

    Bills agreed to by the Lords:

    —without Amendment, 42, &c.

    —with Amendments, 346, 352(2).

    Days appointed for consideration of Lords Amendments, 346, &c.

    Lords Amendments considered according to Order, 359, &c.

    Lords Amendments to be considered in particular order, 359 (as part of Programme Order).

    Lords Amendments agreed to, 360.

    —the Commons being willing to waive their privileges, 360.

    —the Commons being willing to waive their privileges in respect of a specified Amendment, 359.

    Lords Amendments disagreed to, 359.

    Consequential Amendments made to the Bill, 359.

    Lords do not insist on Amendments disagreed to by the Commons and agree to consequential Amendments, 361.

    Questions put at specified hours, pursuant to Programme Orders:

    —Questions already proposed from the Chair:

    —That Lords Amendment be agreed to, 360.

    —That Lords Amendment be disagreed to, 359.

    —Other Questions to be disposed of at that hour:

    —Remaining Motions to disagree, 359.

    —To agree with all remaining Lords Amendments, 359, &c.

    —That consequential Amendments be made, 359.

    2. Lords Bills

    Commons Amendment agreed to by the Lords, 308, 339, 353.

    3. Miscellaneous:

    Committee appointed to draw up reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their Amendments to Bills, 359.

    —Reasons reported from Committee and agreed to, 360.

  X. Money Bills:

    Bills endorsed with the Speaker's Certificate as Money Bills under the Parliament Act 1911:

    —Capital Allowances Bill, 146.

    —Consolidated Fund Bill, 41. (No. 2) Bill, 245.

    —Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill, 358.

  XI. Bills passed through several stages in one day:

    Consolidated Fund Bills read the second and third time and passed, 34, 235.

    Order, that at this day's sitting, any Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill ordered to be brought in and read the first time shall be proceeded with as if its Second Reading stood as an Order of the Day, and Standing Order (Consolidated Fund Bills) shall apply (as part of a wider Order), 353.

    Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill read the first, second and third time and passed, 355.

    Bill read a second time; committed to Committee of the whole House; considered in Committee; reported, with Amendments; considered; read the third time and passed, 299.

    Bill read a second time; committed to Committee of the whole House; considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the third time and passed, 300.

BILLS, PUBLIC, XI—continued

    Bill considered in Committee of the whole House; reported, without Amendment; read the third time and passed, 174.

    Bill considered in Committee of the whole House; reported, with an Amendment; considered (no Amendments proposed); read the third time and passed, 285.

    As (or not) amended in Standing Committee, considered; read the third time and passed, 102–3, &c.

    As (or not) amended in Committee and as amended in Standing Committee, considered; read the third time and passed, 137, 348.

  XII. Allocation of Time and Programme Orders:

    Allocation of Time Orders:

    Elections Bill and Election Publications Bill [Lords], 296 (Amendment proposed, but not made).

    Programme Orders:

    Adoption and Children Bill, 261.

    Armed Forces Bill, 49. Supplemental Orders, 284, 366.

    Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill, 64. Supplemental Orders, 130, 365.

    Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill, 149.

    Criminal Justice and Police Bill, 98. Supplemental Order, 360.

    Finance, 309. Supplemental Order, 354.

    Health and Social Care Bill, 53. Supplemental Orders, 142, 359.

    Homes Bill, 44. Supplemental Order, 124.

    House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill, 120.

    Hunting Bill, 37 (Amendment proposed, but not made). Supplemental Orders, 69, 128, 154.

    International Criminal Court [Lords], 289. Supplemental Order, 261.

    International Development Bill, 180. Supplemental Order, 312.

    Private Security Industry Bill [Lords], 270.

    Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill, 331. Supplemental Order, 355.

    Regulatory Reform Bill [Lords], 236.

    Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill, 84. Supplemental Orders, 129, 366.

    Social Security Fraud Bill [Lords], 266.

    Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill [Lords], 242.

    Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill, 81. Supplemental Order, 137.

    Vehicles (Crime) Bill, 26. Supplemental Order, 101.

    Scope of Orders:

    Second Reading, Committee, consideration, Third Reading, 296.

    Committee, 26, &c.

    —amendments to previous provisions for Committee, 69, 128.

    Committee, Consideration, Third Reading, 97, &c.

    Consideration, Third Reading, 102, &c.

    Lords Amendments, 359, &c.

    Committal provisions:

    Bill committed to:

    —Standing Committee, 26, &c.

    —Standing Committee and Committee of whole House, 37, 308.

    —Committee of whole House, 120.

    —Select Committee, 49, 261.

    Date by which Standing Committee to report changed, 128.

    Leave for Standing Committee to sit twice on first day, 26, &c.

    Committee of the whole House:

    Committee stage to be completed:

    —In one allotted day, 37.

    —In two allotted days, with timings, 308.

    —At a specified time on day on which considered, 120.

    —At today's sitting, together with consideration and Third Reading, 283.

    Bill to be considered in particular order, 284.

    Sessional Order B (Programming Committee) disapplied, 37.

    —for Committee of whole House, consideration and Third Reading, 120, 284.

    Sessional Order D (5) (Programme Orders: conclusion of proceedings in standing committee or Committee of whole House) disapplied, 69.

    Consideration and Third Reading

    Amendments to previous provisions for consideration and Third Reading; to be completed:

    —at specified times at today's sitting, 355, 361.

    Consideration and Third Reading to be completed:

    —at specified times on day(s) on which considered, 97, &c.

    —at specified time on day on which considered, 120, 284.

    —at specified times at this day's sitting, 102, &c.

    More than one stage may be completed on a single day (Bill brought in on Ways and Means Resolutions), 354.

    Sessional Order B (Programming Committee) disapplied, 97, &c.

    Sessional Order E (Programme Orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration or third reading): paragraph (2)(d) modified and paragraph (4) disapplied, 155.

    Lords Amendments:

    Sessional Order A (Motions), paragraphs (6) and (7) not to apply to motion varying Programme Order in respect of Lords Amendments or further Lords Messages, and question thereon to be put forthwith, 97, &c.

    Consideration of Lords Amendments to be completed within one hour, 359, &c.

    Lords Amendments to be considered in particular order, 359.

  XIII. Bills referred to the Examiners and Reports from the Standing Orders Committee:

    Bill referred to the Examiners, 315. Standing Orders not complied with; referred to Standing Orders Committee, 331. Standing Orders Committee report that Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with, 352.

BILLS, PUBLIC—continued

  XIV. Miscellaneous:

    Bill ordered to be proceeded with as a tax simplification bill, but not stand referred to a second reading committee, 52.

    In respect of particular Bills, notices of Amendments, &c., may be received by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time, 270, 288.

    Bills withdrawn:

    —after Motion for Second Reading withdrawn, 258, 306.

    More than one stage of a Bill may be taken on one day (as part of Programme Order), 354.

    Paragraph (2)(ii) of Standing Order (Nomination of Standing Committees) disapplied to a Bill relating to Wales, 63.

Bribery of Foreign Public Officials Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 220.

Broadcasting: Draft Broadcasting (Limit on the Holding of Licences to Provide Television Multiplex Services) Order 2000, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 21. Reported, 26. Approved, 36 (Motion made and Question put, 32).

    Draft Broadcasting (Subtitling) Order 2001, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 314. Reported, 331. Approved, 335.

Bus Services (Provision of Information) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 270.

Capital Allowances Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 48. Order, That the Bill be proceeded with as a tax simplification bill, but shall not stand referred to a second reading committee, 52. Read a second time and stood committed to the Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills, 60. Report from Joint Committee, 111. Bill reported, without Amendment, and stood re-committed to a Committee of the whole House, 111. Committee discharged, 138. Read the third time and passed, 139. Speaker's Certificate, 146. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 179. (Cited as Capital Allowances Act 2001) Royal Assent, 252.

    Ways and Means Resolution, 60.

CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

    Chairman leaves chair:

    —to report Bill, pursuant to Programme Order, 71, 174.

    —to report Progress, pursuant to Programme Order, 316.

    Chairman proceeds at specified hour to put Questions pursuant to Programme Orders, 70, &c. [see Bills, Public, IV].

    Chairman announces result of deferred Division, 69.

CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS

    Chairman reports:

    —that he has gone through a Commons Private Bill, suspended in the last Session, and made Amendments thereunto, 17.

    —that he has gone through a Lords Private Bill, revived in the current Session, and made Amendments thereunto, 87(2).

    —List of Private Bills to originate in the House of Lords and House of Commons, 29.

    —Resolution from Standing Orders Committee, 352.

    —that no Petitions have been presented against Special Procedure Orders, 194.

CHAIRMEN'S PANEL

    Members nominated by the Speaker to be the Chairmen's Panel during the Session:

    —Twenty-seven Members, 7.

    —Two additional Members, 105.

    Two Members appointed whom the Speaker is to consult, if practicable, before certifying a Bill to be a Money Bill, 2.

Channel Tunnel: Draft Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2001, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 225. Reported, 246. Approved, 261.

Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 12. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 63. F, 72. Reported, without Amendment, 101. Not amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 131. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 352. Lords Amendments agreed to, 365. (Cited as Children's Commissioner for Wales Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Order, that paragraph (2)(ii) of Standing Order (Nomination of standing committees) shall not apply to the Bill, 63.

    Money Resolution, 64.

    Programme Order, 64. Supplemental Orders, 130, 365.

Children's Rights Commissioner Bill: Presented and read the first time, 68. Motion for second reading; Motion and Bill withdrawn, 306.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND

  Measures Proceeded Upon, &c.

Title of MeasureLaidReport of Ecclesiastical CommitteeTo be presented for Royal AssentCited asRoyal Assent
Churchwardens177178242Churchwardens Measure 2001311

Churchwardens Measure: Laid, 177. To be presented for Royal Assent, 242. (Cited as Churchwardens Measure 2001) Royal Assent, 311.

Christmas Day (Trading) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 67. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 233. C, 260. Reported, with Amendments, 292.

    Money Resolution, 289.

City of London (Ward Elections) Bill: Orders relating to suspension read; read the first and second time and committed to the Chairman of Ways and Means, 17; reported, by him, with Amendments, 17. Considered (at Four o'clock on a Thursday); it being Seven o'clock, further consideration stood adjourned, 57. Further considered (at Seven o'clock); it being after Ten o'clock, further consideration stood adjourned, 342.

City of Newcastle upon Tyne Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords (suspended from last session), 11. Certificate of declaration laid, 11; read the first and second time and ordered to be read a third time, 11. Read the third time and passed, without Amendment, 34. (Cited as City of Newcastle upon Tyne Act 2000) Royal Assent, 42.

Civil Aviation: Draft Transport Act (2000) (Designation of Transferee) Order 2001, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 126. Reported, 134. Approved, 139.

CLERKS OF THE HOUSE

  I. Clerk of the House of Commons:

    Lays Papers on the Table, 5, &c.

  II. Clerks at the Table:

    Order, That in respect of particular Bills, notices of Amendments, &c., may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bills have been read a second time, 270, 288.

  III. Other Clerks:

    Clerk in the Private Bill Office certifies that in respect of suspended or revived Lords Private Bills Agents have deposited Declarations, 11(2), 83(2).

Climate Change Bill: Presented and read the first time, 137.

Climate Change Levy: Draft Climate Change Agreements (Energy-intensive Installations) Regulations 2001, draft Climate Change Levy (Combined Heat and Power Stations) Prescribed Conditions and Efficiency Percentages Regulations 2001, draft Climate Change Levy (Electricity and Gas) Regulations 2001, draft Climate Change Levy (Solid Fuel) Regulations 2001 and draft Climate Change Levy (Use as Fuel) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 188. Reported, 228. Approved, 237–8.

CLOSURE OF DEBATE

  I. Closure Claimed and Question Put:

    In House:

    Address:

    —On Question, That Amendment be made: agreed to, 14.

    Opposition Days:

    —On Question, That original words stand part of the Question, 113, 135, 247.

    Public Bills:

    —On Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading of a Government Bill: agreed to, on Division, 50.

    —On Second Reading of a Government Bill: agreed to, on Division, 60.

    —On Second Reading of a Private Member's Bill: agreed to, 132.

    —On Third Reading of a Government Bill: agreed to, on Division, 139.

    Private Bills:

    —On Second Reading of new Clause proposed on consideration: not decided in affirmative because of insufficient majority, but this decision reversed when Tellers report correction to numbers reported on the Division, 57.

    Government Motions:

    —On Amendment to Motion appointing Select Committee on a Bill: agreed to, on Division, 50.

    —On nomination of Commons Members of a Joint Committee: agreed to, 60.

    —On Amendment to Motion relating to a Bill: agreed to, on Division, 201.

  II. Questions not decided in the Affirmative (Insufficient Majority):

    Motions that Question be now proposed, under Standing Order (Powers of chair to propose question):

    Private Bills:

    —On Question, That an Amendment be made (on consideration), 342(2).

Colchester Borough Council Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, read the first time and referred to the Examiners, 87. Examiner's Report, no Standing Order not previously inquired into applicable, 111. Read a second time and committed, 147. Reported from the Unopposed Bills Committee, without Amendment, 220. Read the third time and passed, without Amendment, 240. (Cited as Colchester Borough Council Act 2001) Royal Assent, 252.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

  Government Bills:

Title of BillCommittedHouse resolves itself into CommitteeReported
Armed Forces204§284285*
Election Publications [Lords]300300300
Elections [Lords]300300300
Finance (certain Clauses and Schedules)308315, 319320
House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification)120173174
Hunting (certain Clauses and any New Clauses)376971

    * With an Amendment;

    † With Amendments;

    § Recommitted from Select Committee.

    Committee discharged from considering Bill on recommittal from Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills:

    —Capital Allowances Bill, 138.

COMMITTEES, JOINT

  Appointed under Standing Orders Relating to Public Business:

  1. Statutory Instruments:

    Reports from the Joint Committee:

    Reports from the Select Committee:

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed:

    —Joint Committee, 365.

    —Select Committee, 365.

  2. Tax Simplification:

    Resolution, That it is expedient that a Joint Committee be appointed, 35 (Motion made, and Question put, 30). Standing Order (Tax Simplification (Joint Committee)), made, 59. Committee nominated, 60. Lords concur and communicate that they have appointed a select committee, and proposing date of meeting, 67. Ordered, That Committee meet Lords Committee as proposed by their Lordships, 67. Minutes of Evidence reported, 93, 111. First Report [Capital Allowances Bill], 111. Bill reported, without Amendment, 111.

  3. Human Rights:

    Lords message of previous session considered; House concurs, 61; Standing Order (Human Rights (Joint Committee)) made, 70 (Motion made and Question put, 61). Commons Members appointed, 70 (Motion made and Question put, 61). Lords communicate that they have appointed a select committee, and proposing date of meeting, 79. House concurs with proposed date, 80.

    Reports:

    First [Criminal Justice and Police Bill], 319.

    Special Reports:

    First [Criminal Justice and Police Bill], 179.

    Second [Implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998], 311.

    Third [Scrutiny of Bills], 333.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 179, &c.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

COMMITTEES, SELECT

    [For Reports specified as the subjects of debates, see Adjournment Debates on Specified Subjects; House, VI; Opposition.]

  I. Appointed under Standing Orders relating to Public Business:

    1. Domestic Committees:

Accommodation and Works

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Administration

    Member discharged; another added, 103.

    Reports:

    First [The Trial Summer Re-opening of the Line of Route], 104. Approved, 150.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Catering

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Information

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

    2. Select Committees related to Government Departments:

Agriculture

    Reports:

    First [Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis: Follow-up], 41.

    Second [Organic Farming], 73.

    Third [Flood and Coastal Defence: Follow-up], 92.

    Fourth [Horticulture Research International], 92.

    Fifth [The Work of the Forestry Commission], 127.

    Sixth [The UK Pig Industry], 160.

    Seventh [The Implementation of IACS in the European Union], 274.

    Eighth [New Covent Garden Market], 274.

COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.2—continued

    Special Reports:

    First [Government Response to Ninth Report, Session 1999–2000, on MAFF/Intervention Board Departmental Report 2000], 21.

    Second [The Committee's Work, Session 1999–2000], 56.

    Third [Government Response to Eighth Report, Session 1999–2000, on Genetically Modified Organisms and Seed Segregation], 127.

    Fourth [Government Response to First Report], 303.

    Fifth [Government Response to Second Report], 303.

    Sixth [Government Response to Fourth Report], 303.

    Seventh [Government Response to Fifth Report], 319.

    Eighth [Government Response to Third Report], 326.

    Ninth [Government Response to Sixth Report], 344.

    Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 13, &c.

    Minutes of Evidence taken jointly before the European Scrutiny, Agriculture and International Development Committees reported, 41.

    Memoranda reported, 13, &c.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Culture, Media and Sport

    Reports:

    First [The Operation of the National Lottery], 190.

    Second [The Communications White Paper], 190.

    Third [Staging International Sporting Events], 274.

    Fourth [Tourism—The Hidden Giant—and Foot and Mouth], 347.

    Special Reports:

    First [Review of Reports, Recommendations and Responses, 1997–2000], 24.

    Second [Cultural Property: Return and Illicit Trade: Further Government Responses to the Seventh Report, Session 1999–2000], 190

    Third [Public Libraries: Further Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, Session 1999–2000], 347.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 24, &c.

    Memoranda reported, 274, &c.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Defence

    Reports:

    First [The Six-Nation Framework Agreement], 127.

    Second [The Strategic Defence Review: Policy for People], 145.

    Third [Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 1999 and Parliamentary Prior Scrutiny] (with Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees), 183.

    Fourth [The Draft Defence Aviation Repair Agency Trading Fund Order 2001], 190.

    Fifth [The Draft Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Trading Fund Order 2001], 190.

    Sixth [The Strategic Defence Review: The Reserve Forces], 303.

    Seventh [The Draft Export Control and Non-Proliferation Bill] (with Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees), 337.

    Eighth [The MoD's Annual Reporting Cycle 2000–01], 344.

    Ninth [Major Procurement Projects], 357.

    Special Reports:

    First [Annual Report of the Defence Committee 1999–2000], 92.

    Second [Government Observations on the Fourteenth Report of Session 1999–2000: Lessons of Kosovo], 92.

    Third [Government observations on First Report], 275.

    Fourth [Government observations on Second Report], 344.

    Fifth [Government observations on Fourth Report], 357.

    Sixth [Government observations on Fifth Report], 357.

    Seventh [Annual Report of the Committee for Session 2000–01 and Future Work of the Committee], 357.

    Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 6, &c.

    Minutes of Evidence taken jointly before the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees reported, 104, 326.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Education and Employment

    Member discharged; another added, 139, 176.

    Reports:

    First [Early Years], 16.

    Second [OFSTED Corporate Plan 2000], 16.

    Third [Recruiting Unemployed People], 104.

    Fourth [Higher Education (Access)], 104.

    Fifth [New Deal: An Evaluation], 219.

    Sixth [Higher Education: Student Retention], 219.

    Seventh [Age Discrimination in Employment], 250.

    Eighth [Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools's Annual Report 1999–2000], 337.

    Special Reports:

    First [The Work of the Committee], 104.

    Second [Government Response to Second Report], 145.

    Third [OFSTED's Response to Second Report], 183.

    Fourth [Government Response to First Report], 250.

    Fifth [Government Response to Third Report], 275.

    Sixth [Government Response to Fourth Report], 275.

    Seventh [Response from the Government and from the Higher Education Funding Council for England to Sixth Report], 357.

    Eighth [Government Response to Seventh Report], 357.

    Ninth [Government Response to Fifth Report], 357.

COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.2—continued

    Tenth [Work of the Committee in the 2000–01 Session], 357.

    Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee reported, 337.

    Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education Sub-Committee reported, 58, &c.

    Minutes of Evidence taken before the Employment Sub-Committee reported, 16, &c.

    Memoranda laid before the Committee reported, 357.

    Memoranda laid before Education Sub-Committee reported, 16, &c.

    Memoranda laid before the Employment Sub-Committee reported, 357.

    Minutes of Proceedings (of Committee and two Sub-Committees) to be printed, 364.

Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs

    Member discharged; another added, 19.

    Reports:

    First [Recent Events on the Railway], 6.

    Second [Development on or affecting the Flood Plain], 21.

    Third [Developments at National Air Traffic Services], 56.

    Fourth [Inland Waterways], 190.

    Fifth [Delivering Sustainable Waste Management], 227.

    Sixth [Rail Investment: Renewal, Maintenance and Development of the National Rail Network], 250.

    Seventh [Transport-related Executive Agencies of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions], 251.

    Eighth [Cemeteries], 251.

    Ninth [Draft Water Bill], 275.

    Tenth [Alleged misconduct affecting a witness before the Environment Sub-Committee], 291.

    Eleventh [Walking in Towns and Cities], 344.

    Special Reports:

    First [Annual Report of the work of the Committee to the Liaison Committee], 21.

    Second [Government Response and Commission for Integrated Transport Response to Nineteenth Report, Session 1999–2000, on The Work of the Commission for Integrated Transport], 146.

    Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee reported, 21, &c.

    Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environment Sub-Committee reported, 16, &c.

    Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Sub-Committee reported, 6, &c.

    Memoranda laid before the Committee reported, 92.

    Memoranda laid before the Environment Sub-Committee reported, 73, &c.

    Appendices to Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environment Sub-Committee reported, 327.

    Minutes of Proceedings (of Committee and two Sub-Committees) to be printed, 364.

Foreign Affairs

    Reports:

    First [Human Rights Annual Report 2000], 86.

    Second [Iran], 104.

    Third [Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 1999 and Parliamentary Prior Scrutiny] (with Defence, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees), 183.

    Fourth [Government Policy towards the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the wider region following the fall of Milosevic], 244.

    Fifth [European Union Enlargement and Nice Follow-up], 291.

    Sixth [Gibraltar], 291.

    Seventh [The Draft Export Control and Non-Proliferation Bill] (with Defence, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees), 337.

    Eighth [Human Rights Annual Report 2000: Follow-up to Government Response], 351.

    Ninth [Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2001], 352.

    Special Reports:

    First [Work of the Committee during the present Parliament: A Progress Report], 33.

    Second [Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary in relation to the Sierra Leone Report], 244.

    Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee reported, 33, &c.

    Minutes of Evidence taken jointly before the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees reported, 104, 326.

    Memoranda laid before the Committee reported, 33.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Health

    Reports:

    First [Access to NHS Dentistry], 240.

    Second [Public Health], 240.

    Third [Head Injury: Rehabilitation], 275.

    Fourth [The provision of information by the Government relating to the safety of breast implants], 275.

    Special Reports:

    First [The Committee's Work, Sessions 1997–98 to 1999–2000], 78.

    Minutes of Evidence on particular days to be printed, 9, &c.

    Memoranda reported, 240, &c.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Home Affairs

    Reports:

    First [Border Controls], 86.

    Second [Criminal Records Bureau], 244.

    Special Reports:

    First [Government Observations on Fourth Report of Session 1999–2000, on Blantyre House Prison], 65.

COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.2—continued

    Second [Government Response to the Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: Drugs and the Law], 122.

    Third [Annual Report of the work of the Committee to the Liaison Committee], 141.

    Fourth [Government Reply to First Report], 269.

    Fifth [Government Reply to Second Report], 347.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 86, &c.

    Memoranda reported, 86, &c.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

International Development

    Reports:

    First [The Globalisation White Paper], 183.

    Second [Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 1999 and Parliamentary Prior Scrutiny] (with Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry Committees), 183.

    Third [HIV/AIDS: The Impact on Social and Economic Development], 245.

    Fourth [Corruption], 258.

    Fifth [ECGD, Developmental Issues and the Ilisu Dam: Further Report], 279.

    Sixth [The Draft Export Control and Non-Proliferation Bill] (with Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry Committees), 337.

    Special Reports:

    First [The Work of the International Development Committee 1997–2000], 33.

    Second [Government Response to the Tenth Report, Session 1999–2000, on After Seattle—The World Trade Organisation and Developing Countries], 110.

    Third [Government Response to First Report], 352.

    Fourth [Government Response to Fifth Report], 363.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 16, &c.

    Part of Minutes of Evidence reported, 51, 95.

    Minutes of Evidence taken jointly before the European Scrutiny, Agriculture and International Development Committees reported, 41.

    Minutes of Evidence taken jointly before the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees reported, 104, 326.

    Memoranda reported, 172, &c.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

Northern Ireland

    Reports:

    First [The Northern Ireland Prison Service], 146.

    Second [The Parades Commission], 275.

    Third [Relocation following paramilitary intimidation], 275.

    Fourth [Legal Aid in Northern Ireland], 344.

    Fifth [Miscellaneous Financial Matters and the Government's Response to the Third Report, Session 1999–2000], 344.

    Sixth [The Parades Commission—Supplementary Report], 357.

    Special Reports:

    First [Annual Report for Session 1999–2000], 73.

    Second [The Northern Ireland Prison Service], 327.

    Third [Response of the Northern Ireland Executive to the Fourth and Fifth Reports of Session 1999–2000], 357.

    Fourth [Government's Response to First Special Report], 357.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 21, &c.

    Part of Minutes of Evidence reported, 275.

    Appendices to Minutes of Evidence reported, 291, 358.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

Science and Technology

    Motion to discharge a Member and add another objected to, 82; agreed to, 217.

    Motion for leave to meet concurrently with corresponding Lords committee, &c.; debate stood adjourned, 106. Debate resumed and adjourned, 125. Debate resumed and Motion agreed to, 278.

    Reports:

    First [EQUAL (Extended Quality Life)], 41.

    Second [Corus plc—Research and Development], 56.

    Third [Scientific Advisory System: Scientific Advice on Climate Change], 172.

    Fourth [Scientific Advisory System], 203.

    Fifth [Genetics and Insurance], 265.

    Sixth [Are We Realising Our Potential?], 276.

    Seventh [Wave and Tidal Energy], 334.

    Special Reports:

    First [The Work of the Science and Technology Committee 1997–2000], 22.

    Second [Government Response to First Report], 327.

    Third [Responses from the Government and from Corus plc to Second Report], 345.

    Fourth [The Work of the Science and Technology Committee in the 1997–2001 Parliament], 358.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 22, &c.

    Memoranda reported, 41, &c.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

Scottish Affairs

    Reports:

    First [The Drinks Industry in Scotland: Issues and Concerns], 321.

    Special Reports:

    First [Government Response to the First Report from the Committee, Session 1999–2000, on Poverty in Scotland], 22.

    Minutes of evidence reported, 56, &c.

    Memoranda reported, 251.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

Social Security

    Member discharged, another added, 19.

    Reports:

    First [Inherited SERPS], 111.

COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.2—continued

    Second [Integrated Child Credit], 228.

    Third [The Social Fund], 269.

    Minutes of evidence reported, 22, &c.

    Memoranda reported, 228, &c.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

Trade and Industry

    Reports:

    First [The Work of the Committee in the 1997 Parliament], 52.

    Second [The Department of Trade and Industry: Role, Objectives and Targets], 65.

    Third [Vehicle Manufacturing in the UK], 111.

    Fourth [Steel], 183.

    Fifth [Impact on Trade and Industry of Motor Fuel Taxation], 183.

    Sixth [Local Loop Unbundling], 183.

    Seventh [Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 1999 and Parliamentary Prior Scrutiny] (with Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees), 183.

    Eighth [UK Online Reviewed: The First Annual Report of the E-Minister and E-Envoy], 245.

    Ninth [Industrial and Trade Relations with Turkey], 245.

    Tenth [Mobile Phone Masts], 269.

    Eleventh [The Draft Export Control and Non-Proliferation Bill] (with Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees), 337.

    Twelfth [Ilisu Dam], 358.

    Thirteenth [Enterprise Policy in the Regions], 358.

    Special Reports:

    First [Observations from the Government, the Post Office and the Postal Services Commission on the Thirteenth Report, Session 1999–2000, on the Post Office and the Future of the Network], 65.

    Second [Government Observations on the Fourteenth Report, Session 1999–2000, on What would the Euro cost UK business?], 86.

    Third [Government Response to First and Second Reports], 292.

    Fourth [Government Response to Third Report], 345.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 22, &c.

    Minutes of Evidence taken jointly before the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees reported, 104, 326.

    Memoranda reported, 358.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

Treasury

    Member discharged and another added, 99.

    Reports:

    First [Work of the Treasury Committee and the Work of the Treasury Sub-Committee], 16.

    Second [National Statistics], 65.

    Third [HM Treasury], 104.

    Fourth [International Monetary Fund: A Blueprint for Parliamentary Accountability], 183.

    Fifth [Banking and the Consumer], 183.

    Sixth [HM Customs and Excise: Collection of Excise Drugs], 258.

    Seventh [Government Actuary's Department], 258.

    Eighth [Royal Mint], 258.

    Ninth [The Monetary Policy Committee—An End of Term Report], 258.

    Tenth [Equitable Life and Life Assurance Industry: An Interim Report], 269.

    Eleventh [The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: Confirmation Hearing], 337.

    Special Reports:

    First [Government Response to the First Report], 245.

    Second [Responses from the Government and the Statistics Commission to the Second Report], 269.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 16, &c.

    Minutes of Evidence taken before Sub-Committee reported, 24, &c.

    Appendices to Minutes of Evidence reported, 279.

    Memoranda reported, 65, &c.

    Memoranda laid before the Sub-Committee reported, 65.

    Minutes of Proceedings (of Committee and Sub-Committee) to be printed, 365.

Welsh Affairs

    Reports:

    First [Wales in the World: the role of the UK Government in promoting Wales abroad], 245.

    Second [Welsh Young Offenders Held outside Wales: Interim Report], 352.

    Special Reports:

    First [The work of the Committee since Devolution], 33.

    Second [Government Response to First Report, Session 1999–2000, on Social Exclusion in Wales], 269.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 16, &c.

    Appendices to Minutes of Evidence reported, 269.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

   3. Meeting concurrently pursuant to paragraph (4) of Standing Order (Select Committees relating to Government Departments):

Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 104, 326.

Agriculture, European Scrutiny and International Development

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 41.

   4. Other Committees appointed under Public Business Standing Orders:

Broadcasting

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Deregulation

    Deregulation Committee abolished and Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee established, 339.

COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.4—continued

    Resolutions reported:

    In respect of draft Orders:

    —Draft Deregulation (Sunday Dancing) Order 2000 [for approval]*, 13.

    —Draft Deregulation (Sunday Licensing) Order 2000 [for approval]*, 13.

    * Resolution come to without a Division

    In respect of Proposals:

    —Deregulation (Disposals of Dwelling-Houses by Local Authorities) Order 2001 [for amendment], 204.

    —Deregulation (Correction of Birth and Death Entries in Registers or Other Records) Order 2001 [for amendment], 334.

    —Deregulation (Bingo and Other Gaming) Order 2001 [for amendment], 334.

    —Deregulation (Restaurant Licensing Hours) Order 2001 [for amendment], 334.

    Reports:

    First [the draft Deregulation (Sunday Dancing) Order 2000], 16.

    Second [the draft Deregulation (Sunday Licensing) Order 2000], 16.

    Third [Proposal for the Deregulation (Disposals of Dwelling-Houses by Local Authorities) Order 2001], 219.

    Fourth [The Final Deregulation Proposals], 337.

    Special Reports:

    First [The Handling of Regulatory Reform Orders], 219.

Environmental Audit

    Reports:

    First [Environmental Audit: the first Parliament], 21.

    Second [The Pre-Budget Report 2000: Fuelling the Debate], 172.

    Special Reports:

    First [Government Response to the First Report from the Committee, Session 1999–2000, on World Trade and Sustainable Development], 21.

    Second [Government Response to the Second Report from the Committee, Session 1999–2000, on World Trade and Sustainable Development], 21.

    Third [Government Response to the Third Report from the Committee, Session 1999–2000, on the Comprehensive Spending Review], 21.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 21, &c.

    Memoranda reported, 115, &c.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

European Scrutiny

    Member discharged; another Member added, 94.

    Reports:

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 56.

    Minutes of Evidence taken jointly before the European Scrutiny, Agriculture and International Development Committees reported, 41.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Finance and Services

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Liaison

    Recommendations relating to consideration of Estimates, 17, 191. Agreed with, 26, 221.

    Standing Order amended to give power to appoint a sub-committee, &c., 277.

    Reports:

    First [Shifting the Balance: Unfinished Business], 194.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

Procedure

    Member discharged; another added, 94.

    Reports:

    First [Use of the Welsh Language by Select Committee Witnesses], 16. Approved, 176.

    Second [Election of a Speaker], 141. Approved, 255.

    Third [Section 82 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999], 245.

    Special Reports:

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 16, &c.

    Memoranda reported, 245.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

Public Accounts

    Reports:

    First [Inpatient admission, bed management and patient discharge in NHS acute hospitals], 63.

    Second [Public Trust Office: Unclaimed Balances held in Funds in Court and the Agency's 1998–99 Accounts], 73.

    Third [Emergency Aid: the Kosovo crisis], 93.

    Fourth [Grants made by the National Lottery Charities Board], 110.

    Fifth [The Draft Social Security (Inherited Serps) Regulations 2001], 136.

    Sixth [Review of Audit and Accountability for Central Government], 154.

    Seventh [Excess Votes 1999–2000, Class X, Votes 2 and 3], 194.

    Eighth [Maintaining the Royal Palaces], 203.

    Ninth [Managing Finances in English Further Education Colleges], 203.

    Tenth [Parole], 240.

    Eleventh [The Housing Corporation: Overseeing Focus Housing Association], 251.

    Twelfth [English Heritage: Access to Properties], 251

    Thirteenth [The Refinancing of the Fazakerley PFI Prison Contract], 265.

    Fourteenth [Ministry of Defence: Managing reductions in the number of vacant family quarters], 275.

    Fifteenth [Strategic Rail Authority: Action to improve passenger rail services], 275.

    Sixteenth [The National Blood Service], 303.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 28, &c.

    Part of Minutes of Evidence reported, 74.

    Memoranda reported, 41, &c.

COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.4—continued

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

    Resolution relating to specified Reports in Session 1998–99 and 1999–2000, and on Treasury Minutes, 22.

Public Administration

    Member discharged; another added, 176.

    Reports:

    First [The Annual Report of the Health Service Ombudsman for 1998–99], 22.

    Second [Ministerial Accountability and Parliamentary Questions], 22.

    Third [The Ministerial Code], 128.

    Fourth [Special Advisers: Boon or Bane?], 172.

    Fifth [Mapping the Quango State], 251.

    Sixth [Public Participation: Issues and Innovations], 265.

    Seventh [Making Government Work: the Emerging Issues], 276.

    Special Reports:

    First [Response to the Fifth Report, Session 1999–2000, on Inherited SERPS], 146.

    Second [Response to First Report], 265.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 7, &c.

    Memoranda reported, 276, &c.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

    Standards and Privileges:

    Reports:

    First [Complaint against Mr Frank Roy], 22.

    Second [Complaint against Mr John Maxton and Dr John Reid], 43.

    Third [Complaints against Mr Keith Vaz], 198.

    Fourth [Complaint against Mr William Hague], 245.

    Fifth [Proposed Amendments to the Rules relating to the Conduct of Members], 245.

    Sixth [Complaints against Mr Roy Beggs], 276.

    Seventh [Complaint against Mr Geoffrey Robinson], 347.

    Eighth [Complaints against five Members], 352.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 148, &c.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

  II. Appointed under Standing Orders relating to Private Business:

Selection

    Member discharged; another added, 17.

    Resolutions reported:

    —relating to changes in the composition of Standing Committees, 2.

    —relating to Motions to alter the membership of Select Committees, 2.

    Reports relating to:

    —appointment of two Members to be consulted, &c., by the Speaker on Money Bills, 2.

    —designation of Standing Committee C as the Standing Committee in which Government Bills are not to have precedence, 2.

    —nomination of the Committee on Unopposed Bills (Panel), 6.

    —nomination of Provisional Orders (Scotland) (Panel), 6.

    —nomination of the Standing Orders Committee, 6.

    —nomination of Members to serve on Standing Committees:

    —Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation, 6, &c.

    —Standing Committee on Regional Affairs, 6.

    —Northern Ireland Grand Committee (additional Members), 6.

    —Welsh Grand Committee (additional Members), 6.

    —Standing Committees on Bills, 40, &c.

    —Discharge of members of Standing Committees, 58, 337.

    —and appointment of others, 25, &c.

Standing Orders

    Nominated by the Committee of Selection, 6.

    Public Bill referred, 331. Report, that Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with, 352.

Unopposed Bills

    Panel of Members appointed by the Committee of Selection, 6.

  III. Other Committees

Adoption and Children Bill

    Bill committed, 261.

    Committee nominated (twelve Members); quorum to be three; power to appoint specialist advisers, 310.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 321, 337, 351.

    Special Report (Committee unable to proceed further owing to imminent Dissolution), 352.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 364.

Armed Forces Bill

    Bill committed to a Select Committee, 49.

    Committee nominated (eleven Members); quorum to be three; power to adjourn from place to place; amended (power to appoint specialist advisers) and agreed to, 50.

    Minutes of Evidence reported, 78, &c.

    Bill reported, as amended, and recommitted to a Committee of the whole House, 204.

    Special Report and memoranda reported, 219.

Modernisation of the House of Commons

    Reports:

    First [Programming of Legislation], 279.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 365.

  IV. Reasons Committees (Lords Amendments disagreed to):

    Health and Social Care Bill: Committee appointed, 359; Reasons reported and agreed to, 360.

  V. Miscellaneous:

    1. Numbers of Members appointed:

    Five (Committee to draw up reasons), 359.

    Seven (Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills), 59.

    Seven (Joint Committee on Human Rights), 61.

COMMITTEES, SELECT, V.1—continued

    Eleven (Committee on Armed Forces Bill), 50.

    Twelve (Committee on Adoption and Children Bill), 310.

    2. Quorum appointed:

    Two (Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills), 59.

    Three (Committee on Armed Forces Bill), 50.

    Three (Joint Committee on Human Rights), 61.

    Three (Committee on Adoption and Children Bill), 310.

    Three (Committee to draw up reasons), 359.

    Standing Order (Select committees related to government departments) amended to make further provision in relation to concurrent meetings, including a reduced quorum, 278.

    3. Nomination and discharging of Members:

    Members discharged; others added, 17, &c.

    —Motion proposed on behalf of Committee of Selection, 19, &c.

    Motion opposed, 82.

    Resolution reported from Committee of Selection on Motions to alter the membership of Select Committees, 2.

    4. Reports:

    Resolutions reported:

    —Committee of Selection, 2(2).

    Reports made and ordered to be printed, 6, &c.

    Government replies, &c., to reports;

    —published by Her Majesty's Command, 13, &c.

    —published as Special Reports from Committees, 22, &c.

    Minutes of Evidence ordered to be printed, 6, &c.

    —part of, 51, &c.

    Appendices to Minutes of Evidence ordered to be printed, 269, &c.

    Memoranda laid, 13, &c.

    Papers laid, 292, &c.

    5. Miscellaneous:

    Chairman appointed, 360 (Committee to draw up Reasons).

    Motion for leave to meet concurrently with corresponding Lords committee, &c.; debate stood adjourned, 106. Debate resumed and adjourned, 125. Debate resumed and Motion agreed to, 278.

COMMITTEES, STANDING

    [For European Standing Committees, see European Community Documents, II; for Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation, see Delegated Legislation.]

  I. Government Bills Committed to Standing Committees:

Title of BillCommittedAllocated by the SpeakerReported
Children's Commissioner for Wales63F, 72101
Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) [Lords]149A, 170179
Criminal Justice and Police97F, 109195§
Finance (except certain Clauses and Schedules)309A, 313348
Health and Social Care53E, 72128
Homes44D, 55111
Hunting (except Clauses 1 to 4 and new Clauses)36B, 48136
International Criminal Court [Lords]289D, 302346*
International Development180B, 187228
Private Security Industry [Lords]271B, 302334*
Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops)331B, 343348
Regulatory Reform [Lords]236A, 257277*
Social Security Contributions (Share Options)84G, 90101
Social Security Fraud [Lords]266A, 273308*
Special Educational Needs and Disability [Lords]242B, 249304*
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion80A, 90128
Vehicles (Crime)26A, 4083

    * With an Amendment;

    † With Amendments.

    § Report that because of disorder Committee did not complete consideration of bill as required by Programme Order, 195. (See also Report, 191). Bill to be deemed to be reported, &c., 200 [see section VIII, 5].

COMMITTEES, STANDING—continued

  II. Private Members' Bills committed to Standing Committees

Title of BillStood CommittedAllocated by the SpeakerReported
Christmas Day (Trading)233C, 260292
High Hedges195C, 224246
Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers)258G, 302322
National Lottery (Amendment)258C, 302322

    † With Amendments

    Committee of Selection designates Standing Committee C as the Committee on which Government Bills shall not have precedence, 2.

  III. Scottish Grand Committee

    Motion providing for a sitting at Westminster on a substantive motion for the adjournment, 223.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 359.

  IV. Welsh Grand Committee

    Matters referred:

    —Government's legislative programme as outlined in the Queen's speech and the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Statement as they relate to Wales (with provision for sittings at Westminster), 7; reported, 11.

    —Building safer communities in Wales (with provision for sittings at Westminster and for taking questions for oral answer), 105; reported, 137.

    —Budget Statement and its implications for Wales (with provision for a sitting at County Hall, Cwmbran, and for taking questions for oral answer), 173; reported, 199.

    Two additional Members nominated by Committee of Selection, 6.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 11, 137, 199.

  V. Northern Ireland Grand Committee

    Matters referred:

    —Human rights and equality in Northern Ireland (with provision for a sitting at Westminster), 101 (no Report).

    —Proposals for draft Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 and for draft Financial Investigations (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 (with provision for sittings at Westminster), 223; reported, 252.

    Twenty-three additional Members nominated, 6.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 359.

  VI. Standing Committee on Regional Affairs

    Matter referred:

    —Raising the economic performance of the regions and tacking regional imbalances, 339; reported, 358.

    Twelve Members nominated, 6.

    Additional Member nominated, 326.

    Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 359.

  VII. Miscellaneous:

    1. Chairmen of Standing Committees:

    Members appointed Chairmen of Standing Committees by the Speaker:

    —Standing Committees on Bills, 40, &c.

    —an additional Chairman, 55, &c.

    —Grand Committees, 9, &c.

    —Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation, 9, &c.

    —one Chairman in place of another, 240, &c.

    —European Standing Committees, 9, &c.

    2. Members of Standing Committees:

    Resolution reported by Committee of Selection relating to changes in membership of Standing Committees on Bills, 2.

    Members of Committee on Delegated Legislation discharged, 58, 337.

    3. Sittings:

    Order, That on a future day, no standing committee sitting at Westminster shall sit between specified times, 31.

    4. Allocations and Referrals:

    Instrument allocated to an existing Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 110.

    Instruments, previously allocated to one Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, allocated to another Committee already nominated in respect of an Instrument, 347.

    5. Miscellaneous:

    Report of Members not nominated to the Committee present in the Committee room, 191, 195. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed, 199. Order, That the Bill shall be deemed to have been reported to the House as amended by the Committee, and as if those Clauses and Schedules the consideration of which had not been completed by the Committee had been ordered to stand part of the Bill, with the outstanding Amendments which stood on the Order paper in the name of Mr Charles Clarke, 200.

Companies: Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 3325) and Open-ended Investment Companies (Investment Companies with Variable Capital) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 3324), allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 55. Reported, 87. Approved, 98–9.

    Draft Companies (EU Political Expenditure) Exemption Order 2001, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 91. Reported, 101. Approved, 124 (Motion made and Question put, 114).

    Company and Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 259), allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 126. Reported, 134. Approved, 139.

Consolidated Fund Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 30. Read the second and third time, and passed, 35. Speaker's Certificate, 41. Agreed to by the Lords, 42. (Cited as Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act 2000) Royal Assent, 42.

Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 230. Read the second and third time, and passed, 235. Speaker's Certificate, 245. Agreed to by the Lords, 246. (Cited as Consolidated Fund Act 2001) Royal Assent, 252.

Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first, second and third time and passed (pursuant to Order, 353), 355. Speaker's Certificate, 358. Agreed to by the Lords, 358. (Cited as Appropriation Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

Constitutional Law: Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2001, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 126. Reported, 141. Approved, 150.

    Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2001 and draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2001, allocated to the Twelfth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 227. Reported, 235. Approved, 243.

    Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2001, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 273. Reported, 283. Approved, 289.

    Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2001, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 326. Reported, 331. Approved, 335.

    Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 325. Reported, 331. Approved, 335.

Consumer Accountability and New Mutuals Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 142.

Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 68. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 167. Motion for Second Reading; Debate stood adjourned (at half-past Two o'clock on a Friday), 195.

Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 134. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 149. A, 170. Reported, without Amendment, 179. Not amended, considered; read the third time and passed, without Amendment, 283. (Cited as Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Act 2001) Royal Assent, 311.

    Programme Order, 149.

Criminal Injuries Compensation: Draft of alterations to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, allocated to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 188. Reported, 229. Approved, 238.

Criminal Justice and Police Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes to be printed, 75. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 97. F, 109. Report of disorder in Committee, 191, and that Committee had been unable to complete consideration of Bill as required by Programme Order, 195. Order, that Bill shall be deemed to be reported, with provisions about unfinished Clauses, &c., 200. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 221. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 352. Lords Amendments agreed to, one with special entry, 360. (Cited as Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Money Resolution, 98. Ways and Means Resolution, 98.

    Programme Order, 97. Supplemental Order, 360.

    Special Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 179. Report, 319.

Criminal Law: Draft Sex Offenders (Notice Requirements) (Foreign Travel) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 325. Reported, 331. Approved, 336.

Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 69. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 204.

Crystal Palace Bill: Presented and read the first time, 311. Referred to the Examiners, 315. Examiner's Report, Standing Orders not complied with; Bill referred to Standing Orders Committee, 331. Report from Standing Orders Committee, that Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with, 352.

Data Protection and Freedom of Information: Salary of the Information Commissioner, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (pursuant to Order, 159), 170. Reported, 228. Approved (Queen's Recommendation having been signified), 237.

DEBATE

  I. Debates Adjourned and Debates Resumed:

    1. Addresses:

    Address of Thanks (Queen's Speech):

    —ordered to be adjourned, 4, 9.

    —stood adjourned, 7, 14.

    —resumed, 7, &c.

    2. Bills, Public:

    Second Reading of Government Bill:

    —stood adjourned, 60. Resumed at same sitting, 60.

    Second Reading of Private Member's Bill:

    —stood adjourned, 116, &c.

    —order for resuming debate read; debate to be resumed on a future day, 132, &c.

    Third Reading of Government Bill;

    —stood adjourned, 139. Resumed at same sitting, 139.

    Third Reading of Private Member's Bill:

    —stood adjourned, 329.

DEBATE, I—continued

    3. Motions for an Order:

    —Debate stood adjourned, 85, &c.

    —Resumed and stood adjourned, 125.

    —Resumed and Question agreed to, 217(2), 278.

    4. Motion for a Resolution:

    —Debate stood adjourned, 150. Resumed at same sitting, 150.

    5. Ways and Means motion:

    Motion relating to Amendment of the Law:

    —Debate stood adjourned, 185.

    —Resumed and stood adjourned, 191, 199.

    —Resumed and Question agreed to, 205.

    6. Statutory Instruments:

    Motion to revoke a Statutory Instrument:

    —Debate stood adjourned, 320. Resumed at same sitting, 320.

  II. Miscellaneous:

    Debates stood adjourned, it being:

    —Half-past Two o'clock, 116, &c.

    —Seven o'clock, 7, &c.

    —Ten o'clock, 60, &c.

    —After Ten o'clock, 14.

    Debates ordered to be adjourned, 4, &c.

    Debate stood adjourned till to-morrow, time for Debate on Motion to annul Statutory Instrument not having been adequate, 64.

    Debates to be resumed on a future day, 4, &c.

    Debate adjourned and resumed (for announcement of result of deferred Divisions), 18.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION

  I. Resolutions to Approve Statutory Instruments and Other Delegated Legislation:

SubjectDescription of Instrument, &c.Question put and agreed toQuestion put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order and agreed to
Access to JusticeCode of Conduct238
AgricultureScheme144
draft Order181
AnimalsOrder36 (Motion made and Question put, 32)
Broadcastingdraft Order36 (Motion made and Question put, 32), 335
Channel Tunneldraft Order261
Civil Aviationdraft Order139
Climate Change Levydraft Regulations237, 238(4)
CompaniesRegulations98, 99, 139
draft Order124 (Motion made and Question put, 114)
Constitutional Lawdraft Order150, 243(2), 289, 335(2)
Criminal Injuries Compen- sationdraft of alterations to Scheme238
Criminal Lawdraft Regulations336
Data Protection and Freedom of InformationMotion on salary of Information Commissioner237 (Queen's Recom- mendation signified)
Deregulationdraft Order35 (Motion made and Question put, 27), 77
Educationdraft Order218
Electoral CommissionMotion on remuneration and expenses262 (Queen's Recom- mendation signified)(2)
Employment and Trainingdraft Order85(2)
Environmental Protectiondraft Regulations223
European Communitiesdraft Order89 (Motion made and Question put, 81)
European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, Section 5Government's assessment36 (Motion made and Question put, 32)
Family Lawdraft Regulations35–36 (Motion made and Question put, 31) (5)
Financial ServicesOrder349
Financial Services and MarketsOrder238
draft Regulations248
draft Order238(2), 262(2), 267
Government Trading Fundsdraft Order243, 262
Highwaysdraft Regulations237

DELEGATED LEGISLATION, I—continued

SubjectDescription of Instrument, &c.Question put and agreed toQuestion put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order and agreed to
Human Fertilisation and Embryologydraft Regulations29
International Immunities and Privilegesdraft Order335
Investigatory Powersdraft Order222(2)
Justices of the Peacedraft Regulations267
Legal Aid and Advicedraft Regulations88 (Motion made and Question put, 81)
Legal Servicesdraft Order85
Legal Services Commissiondraft Regulations237(2)
Local Governmentdraft Order88 (Motion made and Question put, 81), 289
draft Regulations267, 270 (Motion made and Question put, 267)
Local Government Finance (England)Report106(2)181, 217(2), 248, 267, 286, 289
London Governmentdraft Order263
National Lotterydraft Order35 (Motion made and Question put, 27)(2)261
Northern Irelanddraft Order299 (Motion made and Question put, 285)103, 335
Northern Ireland Equalitydraft Order248
Overseas Development and Co-operationdraft Order332
Partnershipsdraft Regulations222, 267
Pensionsdraft Order42248(3)
draft Regulations222(2)
PoliceReport106
Political Partiesdraft Order121
Postal Servicesdraft Order243(2)
Prevention and Suppression of Terrorismdraft Order221 (Motion made and Question put, 217)64, 135, 139(2)
draft Rules89 (Motion made and Question put, 81)
Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (Northern Ireland)draft Order125(2)
Rating and Valuationdraft Order285
Rehabilitation of Offendersdraft Order248
Representation of the Peopledraft Regulations114(2), 118, 223, 335, 336(2)
Social Securitydraft Order42106 (Motion made and Question put, 89), 248
draft Regulations222(2), 237, 261, 299 (Motion made and Question put, 290)
Supreme Court of England and Walesdraft Regulations266
Supreme Court of Northern Irelanddraft Order118
Terms and Conditions of Employmentdraft Regulations238(2)
Terrorismdraft Order139
Transportdraft Order218
Weights and Measuresdraft Order242

DELEGATED LEGISLATION—continued

  II. Questions Negatived for Presenting Addresses for Annulment of Statutory Instruments:

    Local Government, 84.

    Debate adjourned on grounds that time had not been adequate: Education, 64.

  III. Questions, That Statutory Instruments be Revoked, Negatived:

    Weights and Measures, 247 (Motion made and Question put, 222).

    Road Traffic, 324 (Motion made and Question put, 320).

  IV. Statutory Instruments Referred to Standing Committees on Delegated legislation:

Subject:Description of Instrument:Referred:Reported:
EducationRegulations336(3)348
Legal Services CommissionOrder333348
MedicinesOrder8187
Weights and MeasuresRegulations81112

  VI. Miscellaneous:

    Delegated legislation allocated by the Speaker to particular Standing Committees, 20 &c.

    —to an existing Committee, 110.

    —transferred to an existing Committee, 347.

    Delegated legislation referred to Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation, 81, &c.

    Delegated legislation reported from Standing Committees, 26, &c.

    Delegated legislation approved, 27, &c.

    —after Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), 35, &c.

    —after Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Consideration of draft deregulation orders), 27, 77.

    —after Question put after one and a half hours, pursuant to Standing Order (Proceedings under an Act or on European Community documents), 106(3), &c.

    —after Question put at Seven o'clock, pursuant to Order, 29.

    Motion to annul Delegated legislation negatived:

    —after Question put after one and a half hours, pursuant to Standing Order (Proceedings under an Act or on European Community documents), 84.

    Orders, providing that certain documents be treated as if they were instruments subject to the provisions of Standing Order (Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation):

    —certain Reports, for the purposes of their approval under section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, 18 (Motion made and Question put, 15).

    —a Motion relating to Data Protection and Freedom of Information (salary of the Information Commissioner), 159.

    —a Motion relating to the Electoral Commission, Debate adjourned, 168. Debate resumed and Question agreed to, 217.

    Communications declaring that specified Statutory Instruments had come into operation before copies were laid before the House of Lords, laid upon the Table by the Speaker, 160, &c.

DEREGULATION

    [For Reports and Resolutions from Deregulation Committee, see Committees, Select, I, 4.]

    Draft Deregulation (Sunday Dancing) Order 2000, resolution of Deregulation Committee, 13. Approved, 35 (Motion made and Question put, 27).

    Draft Deregulation (Sunday Licensing) Order 2000, resolution of Deregulation Committee, 13. Approved, 77.

Discrimination against Older People Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 348.

DIVISIONS

  I. Deferred Divisions (under Order of 7 November 2000)

    Speaker's opinion as to the decision of a Question being challenged, Division deferred till following Wednesday, 14, &c.

    Speaker announces results of Divisions which had been deferred, 18, &c.

    —Chairman announces result, 69.

    Order to vary provisions of Order (Deferred Divisions) for a future day, 168 (Motion made and Question put, 158).

    Order to disapply Order (Deferred Divisions) for the current day and the next two, 353 (as part of a wider Order).

  II. Miscellaneous:

    It appearing on the report of a Division than fewer than forty Members had taken part, the Speaker declared that the Question was not decided, and the business under consideration stood over until the next sitting of the House:

    —Motion to sit in private, 45.

    —Second Reading of Private Member's Bill, 116(2), 132, 233, 280.

    —Second Reading of new Clause proposed on consideration of Private Member's Bill, 329.

    No Member being willing to act as Teller for the Noes, Deputy Speaker declares that Ayes have it, 255.

    No Member being willing to act as Teller for the Ayes, Deputy Speaker declares that Noes have it, 256.

DIVISIONS, II—continued

    Tellers report error in report of number in a Division; and number corrected in Journal:

    —And Question, That the Question be now put, accordingly declared to have been agreed to, 57.

Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 105. Motion for Second Reading; Debate stood adjourned (at half-past Two o'clock on a Friday), 116.

Education: Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No. 4) Order 2000, Motion that the Order be annulled; Debate adjourned till to-morrow on grounds that time for debate had not been adequate, 64.

    Draft School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Amendment of Schedule 18) (England) Order 2001, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 187. Reported, 199. Approved, 218.

    Education Standards Fund (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 826) and Financing of Maintained Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 907), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 336. Allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 314. Transferred to Fourth Standing Committee, 347. Reported, 348.

    Education (Student Support) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 951), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 336. Allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 314. Reported, 348.

Education (Funding) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 123.

Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 179.

ELECTIONS

    Sessional Order relating to double returns, 1.

    Sessional Resolution relating to bribery, 1.

    Speaker's Committee appointed under Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, 93.

Election Publications Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 277. Read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House; considered in Committee; reported without Amendment; read the third time and passed, without Amendment, 300. (Cited as Election Publications Act 2001) Royal Assent, 311.

    Amendments, &c., may be tabled before Second Reading, 270.

    Allocation of Time Order, 296.

Elections Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 288. Read a second time and committed to a committee of the whole House, 299. Considered in Committee; reported with Amendments; as amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 300. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 308. (Cited as Elections Act 2001) Royal Assent, 311.

    Money Resolution, 299.

    Amendments, &c, may be tabled before Second Reading, 288.

    Allocation of Time Order, 296.

Electoral Commission: Motion for Humble Address for appointment of Electoral Commissioners; Motion that the House sit in private; fewer than forty Members taking part in Division, the business under consideration stood over, 45. Motion agreed to, 53 (Motion made and Question put, 50). Queen's Answer to Address, 161.

    Remuneration and Expenses of the Electoral Commissioners, and of the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (pursuant to Order, 217), 225. Reported, 251. Approved, 262 (Queen's Recommendation having been signified).

Electricity Act 1989 (Amendment) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 270.

Employee Consultation Rights Bill: Presented and read the first time, 68. Motion for Second Reading; Debate stood adjourned (at half-past Two o'clock on a Friday), 306.

Employment and Training: Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Board) Order 2001 and draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 55. Reported, 79. Approved, 85.

Environmental Protection: Draft Offshore Combustion Installations (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 171. Reported, 204. Approved, 223.

Equal Pay (Audit) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 246.

ESTIMATES

  I. Reports from Liaison Committee:

    Relating to consideration of Estimates pursuant to Standing Order (Liaison Committee), 17, 191.

    —Report agreed with, 26, 221.

  II. Miscellaneous:

    Bills ordered on Estimates Resolutions, 30, 230, 355.

    Order, That at this day's sitting, Standing Order (Questions on voting of estimates, &c.) shall apply as if the words ‘(aa) supplementary votes on account for the coming financial year;' were inserted after line 21, 159.

    Order, That at this day's sitting the requirements of paragraph (5) of Standing Order (Questions on voting of estimates, &c.) shall be dispensed with, 353 (as part of a wider Order).

ESTIMATES—continued

  III. Proceedings Pursuant to Standing Order (Consideration of Estimates):

Allotted daySubjectProceedingsQuestion deferredQuestion put and agreed toSum granted
1st, 1st partSupplementary Estimates, 2000–01 (Class III, Vote 1)30£81,746,000
2ndVote on Account, 2001–02 (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)229£410,620,000 (resources) £508,690,000 (cash)

  IV. Proceedings Pursuant to Standing Order (Questions on Voting of Estimates, &c.)

Day not later thanSubjectQuestion put and agreed to at Ten o'clockSum granted
6th FebruarySupplementary Estimates, 2000–0130£4,352,561,000
18th MarchEstimates, 2001–02 (Navy) Vote A229 (7 o'clock)
18th MarchEstimates, 2001–02 (Army) Vote A229 (7 o'clock)
18th MarchEstimates, 2001–02 (Air) Vote A229 (7 o'clock)
18th MarchEstimates, Excesses, 1999–2000230 (7 o'clock)£447,616.60
18th MarchSupplementary Estimates, 2000–01230 (7 o'clock)£2,327,637,000
6th FebruaryEstimates, 2001–02 (Vote on Account)230 (7 o'clock)£120,516,064,000 (resources) £120,348,528,000 (cash)
Pursuant to Order, on 9th MayEstimates, 2001–02355£149,381,539,000 (resources)£144,305,891,000 (cash)

European Communities: Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (The Convention on Mutual Assistance and Co-operation between Customs Administrations (Naples II)) Order 2001, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 40. Reported, 66. Approved, 89 (Motion made and Question put, 81).

European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, Section 5: Government's assessment as set out in the Financial Statement and Budget Report 2000–01, the Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report 2000–01, and the Pre-Budget Report 2000 for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, allocated to Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation [pursuant to Order, 18 (Motion made and Question put, 15)], 20. Reported, 26. Approved, 36 (Motion made and Question put, 32).

EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENTS

  I. Questions for resolutions agreed to:

SubjectProceedingsEuropean Security and Defence PolicyAgreed to, 247 (Motion made and Question put, 237).

EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENTS—continued

  II. Documents referred to European Standing Committees

Subject and Number (or Dept. and date of Explanatory Memorandum)Referred (date if in previous Session)Document and Resolution reportedResolution in House (Question put forthwith)
Animal by-products, 12648/00, 12646/00A, 73184222 (Motion made and Question put, 218)
Asylum, 13119/00B, 227338349
Aviation Safety, 14329/00A, 127*322322
Barcelona process/Palestinian society, 11381/00, 14778/00B, 171
Chemicals policy, 6671/01A, 326
Common Fisheries Policy, 7262/01, 7263/01, 7377/01, 7378/01A, 344
Energy supply, 5619/01C, 303
European food law, 14174/00C, 227
European Parliament, 9712/00, 9560/00B, 25th Oct. 200097114
European Security and Defence Policy, (FCO, 27th Nov. 2000 and 22nd and 23rd Jan. 2001)B, 29th Nov. 2000 and 92[See part I above]
Finances, 13572/00, (HMT, 20th Dec. 2000)B, 127167181
Fisheries, (MAFF, 28th Nov. 2000)A, 29th Nov. 20001118 (Motion made and Question put, 14)
Food hygiene, 10427/00A, 73; trans. to C, 78
Immigration policy, 11529/00C, 73; trans. to B, 189322332
Informing and consulting employees, (DTI, 21st Nov. 2000)C, 22nd Nov. 2000167
Motor vehicle distribution and servicing, 13889/00C, 73184230
Olive oil, 9431/00A, 1st Nov. 2000270286
Postal services sector, 10544/00C, 92292332
Products originating in least-developed countries, 12335/00A, 171; trans. to C, 178
Sport, COM (99) 643 and 644, (DCMS, 23rd Nov. 2000)C, 5th Apr. and 29th Nov. 20006688 (Motion made and Question put, 77)
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, 5196/99A, 29th Nov. 2000141150
Waste electrical and electronic equipment, 10802/00C, 21270299 (Motion made and Question put, 286)

    * To be debated with document on Common European Sky (13735/99, referred 12th July 2000), but the latter document was not mentioned in the Committee's report.

    † To be debated with document on Food Hygiene (10427/00).

EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENTS—continued

  III. Miscellaneous:

    Documents referred to Standing Committees, 21, &c.

    —Documents subsequently referred to a different Standing Committee, 78, &c.

    —To be debated with other specified documents, 92, 127, 227.

    Minutes of Proceedings of European Standing Committees A, B and C to be printed, 359.

European Union (Implications of Withdrawal) (No. 2) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 266.

EXAMINERS

  I. Bills Referred to the Examiners:

    1. Private Bills

    Lords Bills after First Reading, 87.

    2. Public Bills:

    After First Reading, 315.

  II. Reports from the Examiners:

    Petitions for Bills:

    —Standing Orders complied with, 26(2).

    In case of Lords Bills referred after First Reading:

    —no Standing Order not previously inquired into applicable, 111.

    In case of Public Bill referred after First Reading:

    —Applicable Standing Orders not complied with, 331.

  III. Miscellaneous:

    Examiner's Report referred to Standing Orders Committee, 331.

    Examiner appointed by the Speaker, 269.

Exorcism of Children (Prohibition) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 80.

Extension of Summer Time Bill: Presented and read the first time, 322.

Family Law: Draft Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations 2000, draft Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations 2000, draft Child Support (Collection and Enforcement and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000, draft Child Support (Information, Evidence and Disclosure and Maintenance Arrangements and Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and draft Child Support (Variations) Regulations 2000, allocated to Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 20. Reported, 26. Approved, 35–6 (Motion made and Question put, 31).

Finance Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 216. Read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House (certain clauses and schedules) and a standing committee (remainder of bill), 308. A, 313. Considered in Committee; progress reported, 315. Again considered in Committee; specified Clauses and Schedules reported, without Amendment; to lie upon the Table, 320. Remainder of Bill reported from Standing Committee, with Amendments, 348. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 354. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 358. (Cited as Finance Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Ways and Means Resolutions, 205–215, 348. Money Resolution, 216. Procedure Resolutions, 215–16.

    Programme Order, 309. Supplemental Order, 354.

Financial Services: Financial Services Act 1986 (Extension of Scope of Act and Meaning of Collective Investment Scheme) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1421), allocated to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 326. Reported, 338. Approved, 349.

Financial Services and Markets: Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 544), draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Carrying on Regulated Activities by way of Business) Order 2001 and draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) Order 2001, allocated to the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 189. Reported, 229. Approved, 238.

    Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Professional Bodies) Order 2001 and draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Professions) (Non-Exempt Activities) Order 2001, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 226. Reported, 252. Approved, 262.

    Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 226. Withdrawn and relaid, 234. Allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 249. Reported, 261. Approved, 267.

    Draft Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 226. Reported, 241. Approved, 248.

Fixed-term Parliaments Bill: Presented and read the first time, 173.

Food Poverty (Eradication) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 179.

Government Trading Funds: Draft Defence Aviation Repair Agency Trading Fund Order 2001, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 188. Reported, 235. Approved, 243.

    Draft The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Trading Fund Order 2001, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 189. Reported, 252. Approved, 262.

Graffiti (Control) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 288.

Greenham and Crookham Commons Bill: Orders relating to suspension read; read the first and second time and committed, 17.

Health and Social Care Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 34. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 53. E, 72. Reported, with Amendments, 128. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 143. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 346. Lords Amendments considered; some disagreed to; others agreed to, one with special entry; consequential Amendments made to the Bill; Reasons Committee appointed, 359. Reasons reported, 360. Lords do not insist on Amendments to which the Commons had disagreed, and agree to consequential Amendments, 361. (Cited as Health and Social Care Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Money Resolution, 53.

    Programme Order, 53. Supplemental Orders, 142, 359.

High Hedges Bill: Presented and read the first time, 67. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 149. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 195. C, 224. Reported, without Amendment, 246. Not amended, considered; fewer than forty Members having taken part in Division on Second Reading of New Clause, business stood over, 329.

    Money Resolution, 217.

Highways: Draft Street Works (Charges for Unreasonably Prolonged Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 188. Reported, 220. Approved, 237.

Homes Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 13. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; Read a second time and committed to a standing committee, 44. D, 55. Reported, with Amendments, 111. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 124.

    Money Resolution, 45.

    Programme Order, 44. Supplemental Order, 124.

HOUSE

  I. House Adjourns:

    House adjourned by the Speaker without Question put, Motion for the Adjournment having been made:

    —at or after half-past Two o'clock (on a Friday), 10, &c.

    —at or after Seven o'clock (on a Thursday), 8, &c.

    —at or after Ten o'clock, 4, &c.

    House adjourns:

    —till this day, 15, &c.

    —till to-morrow, 4, &c.

    —from Friday till Monday, 10, &c.

    —from Thursday till Monday, 57, &c.

  II. Motions for the Adjournment Generally:

    Lapse:

    —pursuant to Order, 42.

    —at Seven o'clock on a Thursday, 93, &c.

    —at half-past Two o'clock on a Friday, 95.

    Withdrawn, 24, &c.

    Motions for the Adjournment on specified subjects, 24, &c. [See Adjournment Debates on Specified Subjects]

  III. Periodic Adjournments:

    House resolves at its rising on a future day to adjourn until a specified day, 18 (Motion made and Question put, 14), 119, 290, 332, 353 (as part of a wider Order).

    Christmas adjournment: House adjourns from Thursday 21st December to Monday 8th January 2001, 42.

    February adjournment: House adjourns from Thursday 15th February to Monday 26th February, 147.

    Easter adjournment: House adjourns from Tuesday 10th April to Monday 23rd April, 315.

    May adjournment: House adjourns from Thursday 3rd May to Tuesday 8th May, 346.

    Preparatory to Dissolution: House adjourns from Friday 11th May to Tuesday 15th May, 367.

  IV. Sittings of the House:

    House meets:

    —at half-past Nine o'clock (on a Friday), 9, &c.

    —at half-past Nine o'clock (pursuant to Order), 42.

    —at twenty-five minutes past Eleven o'clock (Queen's speech), 1.

    —at half-past Eleven o'clock (on a Thursday, pursuant to Sessional Order), 7, &c.

    —at half-past Two o'clock, 11, &c.

    Order, That certain Notices of Oral Questions tabled for specified days shall apply on different days, 10.

    House resolves not to sit on certain specified Fridays, 18 (Motion made and Question put, 15).

    Order, That House do meet on a future day (a Thursday) at half-past Nine o'clock, first proceed with private business, motions for unopposed returns and questions; that proceedings on business shall be interrupted at Five o'clock; that references to specified times in Standing Orders shall be interpreted as a time five hours earlier, except that reference to half-past Eight o'clock shall be substituted for reference to Twelve o'clock in Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration), that no standing committees sitting at Westminster shall sit between the hours of twenty-five minutes past Nine o'clock and half-past Ten o'clock, except as provided in paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 88 (Meetings of standing committees) (with appropriate changes to the times mentioned in that paragraph), that the Speaker shall put the Questions on motions relating to two Orders no later than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first of them; that proceedings on the Motion for the Adjournment of the House relating to matters to be considered before the forthcoming adjournment may continue for up to three hours, and may be proceeded with, though opposed, after Five o'clock, and that the sitting in Westminster Hall shall commence at half-past Twelve o'clock, 31.

HOUSE, IV—continued

    Order, That at a future sitting, notwithstanding provisions of a previous Order, Government business shall have precedence; that, at two future sittings, Government business may be proceeded with opposed until any hour and that the Order [20th November] relating to deferred Divisions shall not apply; that at this day's sitting the requirements of paragraph (5) of Standing Order (Questions on voting of estimates, &c.) shall be dispensed with, and that any Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill ordered to be brought in and read the first time shall be proceeded with as if its second reading stood as an Order of the day, and Standing Order (Consolidated Fund Bills) shall apply; that at this day's sitting and the next two sittings, the House shall not adjourn until any messages from the Lords have been received; that at a future sitting the House shall not adjourn until the Speaker shall have reported the Royal Assent, and that at its rising on a future day the House shall adjourn till another future day, 353.

    Order, That at a future sitting, the provisions of the Order [20th November] relating to Thursday sittings and meetings of standing committees shall apply as if that day were a Thursday, 304.

    Order, That on a future day the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any Messages from the Lords have been received, 304.

    —until any Message from the Lords relating to the Election Publication Bill [Lords] shall have been received, 270.

    —today and two future days, 353 (as part of a wider Order)

    —until any Messages from the Lords have been received and he shall have notified the Royal Assent to Acts agreed upon by both Houses, 304.

    —until he shall have reported the Royal Assent to any Act agreed upon by both Houses, 353 (as part of a wider Order).

    Motion, That the House do sit in private, on proceedings on a Government Motion; fewer than forty Members took part in Division; business stood over, 45.

    Motion, That House do sit in private, negatived on Division:

    —on proceedings on a Government Motion, 158.

    —between items of Government business, 217.

    —during consideration of a Private Bill, 342.

  V. Business of the House:

    1. Order relating to precedence of business:

    Private Members' Bills to have precedence on thirteen specified Fridays, 84. Order dispensed with in respect of a particular future day, 353 (as part of a wider Order).

    2. Orders, under Standing Order (Exempted business) enabling specified business [at this day's sitting] to be proceeded with, though opposed;

    [agreed to at Seven o'clock]

    Until any hour:

    —Government Motions, 30.

    [agreed to at Ten o'clock]

    Until any hour:

    —Government Motion, 14, &c.

    —Government Motions, 49, &c.

    —Government Motions and proceedings on a Government Bill, 60.

    —Government Bill, 139.

    Until half-past Eleven o'clock:

    —Motion to revoke a Statutory Instrument, 222, 320.

    3. Orders providing for Questions to be put at a specified hour or at the end of a specified period:

    Government Motions:

    —Four o'clock (and amendments, and provisions allowing Private Business to be proceeded with for three hours, if proceedings on the motion are not concluded before Four o'clock), 222 (Motion made and Question put, 217).

    —Seven o'clock (and amendments, and provisions allowing Private Business to be proceeded with for three hours, if proceedings on the motion are not concluded before Seven o'clock), 334.

    Delegated Legislation and European Union Documents:

    At a specified sitting, notwithstanding Standing Order (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), the Speaker shall put necessary Questions not later than:

    —Seven o'clock, 29.

    —Three hours (after commencement of proceedings on the first of two orders), 31 (in a wider Order).

  VI. Sittings of the House in Westminster Hall:

    House sits in Westminster Hall:

    —at half-past Nine o'clock, 34, &c.

    —at twenty-six minutes to One o'clock (pursuant to Order specifying half-past Twelve o'clock), 43.

    —at half-past Two o'clock, 24, &c.

    Sitting resolved to be adjourned now, 24, &c.

    Sitting adjourned by the Deputy Speaker without Question put, it being:

    —Two o'clock, 41, &c.

    —Three hours after the start of a Thursday sitting, it being:

    —half-past Five o'clock, 95, &c.

    —a quarter to Six o'clock, 175.

    Sitting adjourned

    —till tomorrow, 24, &c.

    —from Thursday till Tuesday, 24, &c.

    —from Thursday 21st December till Tuesday 9th January, 43.

    —from Thursday 15th February till Tuesday 27th February, 148.

    —from Thursday 5th April till Tuesday 24th April, 305.

    Adjournment debates on specific topics:

    —British Trade International, 43.

    —Creative Industries, 363.

    —Electoral Malpractice in Northern Ireland: Second Report of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Session 1997–98 (House of Commons Paper No. 316), 279.

    —Energy and other non-food crops, 58.

    —Greening Government Initiative, 78.

HOUSE, VI—continued

    —Housing Benefit—Sixth Report of the Social Security Committee, Session 1999–2000, House of Commons Paper No. 385), 232.

    —Meeting the basic skills challenge, 95.

    —Ofsted, 148.

    —Provision of NHS Mental Health Services, 175.

    —Quadripartite Committee Reports on Strategic Export Controls and the Government's responses thereto, 24.

    —Social Security Fraud, 132.

    —Tackling the illegal trade in African conflict diamonds, 329.

    —United Kingdom Space Policy, 115.

    Certain days appointed as days when the subject for debates shall be select committee reports chosen by the Liaison Committee, 34.

    Order varying sitting time on a Thursday to half-past Twelve o'clock, 31.

    Motion for four Members appointed to act as additional Deputy Speakers at sittings in Westminster Hall; debate adjourned, 85. Debate resumed and Question agreed to, 217.

    Order that, on a future day, there shall be no sittings in Westminster Hall, 304.

HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION

    Estimates for House of Commons: Administration, laid upon the Table by the Speaker:

    —Vote on Account, 160

    —Estimates, 282.

    —Supplementary Estimate, 160.

House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 93. Read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 120. Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the third time and passed, 173. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 352. (Cited as House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Programme Order, 120.

Houses in Multiple Occupation (Registration Scheme) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 353.

Human Fertilisation and Embryology: Draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2000, approved, 29.

Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 68. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 235. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 258. G, 302. Reported, with Amendments, 322. As amended, considered; Motion for Third Reading; debate stood adjourned, it being half-past Two o'clock on a Friday, 329.

Hunting Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 7. Read a second time, 35. Committed to a Committee of the whole House (specified Clauses and any New Clauses) and a Standing Committee, 37. B, 48. Specified Clauses and a new Clause considered in Committee and reported, 69–71. Remainder of bill reported from Standing Committee with Amendments, 136. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 156.

    Money Resolution, 37.

    Programme Order, 37. Supplemental Orders, 69, 128, 156.

International Criminal Court Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 241. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 288. D, 302. Reported, with an Amendment, 346. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, with an Amendment, 361. To which the Lords agree, 364. (Cited as International Criminal Court Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Money Resolution, 289.

    Programme Order, 289. Supplemental Order, 361.

International Development Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 147. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 179. B, 187. Reported, without Amendment, 228. Not amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 312.

    Money Resolution, 181.

    Programme Order, 180. Supplemental Order, 312.

International Immunities and Privileges: Draft Advisory Centre on WTO Law (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2001, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 326. Reported, 331. Approved, 335.

Investigatory Powers: Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (British Broadcasting Corporation) Order 2001 and draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Designation of Public Authorities for the Purposes of Intrusive Surveillance) Order 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 187. Reported, 204. Approved, 222.

JOURNAL

    Speaker directs that Her Majesty's Speech be entered therein, 2.

    Special entries relating to Lords Amendments to Bills, 359, 360.

Justices of the Peace: Draft Justices and Justices' Clerks (Costs) Regulations 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 249. Reported, 261. Approved, 267.

Kent County Council Bill [Lords]: Orders relating to revival of proceedings, 48. Lords communicate orders made relating to revival of proceedings, 74. Brought from the Lords, 80. Certificate of Declaration laid; read the first and second time and committed to the Chairman of Ways and Means, 83. Reported, by him, with Amendments, 87. As amended, considered (at Four o'clock on a Thursday); Amendments made; read the third time and passed, with Amendments, 255. To which the Lords agree, 277. (Cited as Kent County Council Act 2001) Royal Assent, 311.

Language of Parliamentary Proceedings: Resolution (on use of Welsh language at Westminster), 176.

Legal Aid and Advice: Draft Legal Aid and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 56. Reported, 66. Approved, 88 (Motion made and Question put, 81).

Legal Services: Draft Access to Justice 1999 (Bar Practising Certificates) Order 2001, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 72. Reported, 79. Approved, 85.

Legal Services Commission: Draft Criminal Defence Service (Choice in Very High Cost Cases) Regulations 2001 and draft Criminal Defence Service (Representation Order Appeals) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 188. Reported, 220. Approved, 237.

    Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1077), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 333. Allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 343. Reported, 348.

Licensed Victualling (Regulation of Hours) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 101.

Line of Route: Resolution, 150.

Local Elections (Free Delivery of Election Addresses) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 265.

Local Government: Draft Local Government Best Value (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) Order 2000, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 40. Reported, 66. Approved, 88 (Motion made and Question put, 81).

    Motion for annulment of Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 3272); Question negatived on division, 84.

    Draft Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 249. Reported, 261. Approved, 267.

    Draft Local Authorities (Alternative Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 249. Reported, 261. Approved, 270 (Motion made and Question put, 267).

    Draft Relevant Authorities (General Principles) Order 2001, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 274. Reported, 283. Approved, 289.

Local Government Finance: Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 72), approved, 106.

    Local Government Finance Report (England) 2001–2002, approved, 106.

    Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 74) on Threshold Payments, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 145. Reported, 154. Approved, 181.

    Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 75), allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 145. Reported, 167. Approved, 217.

    Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 76), allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 170. Reported, 179. Approved, 217.

    Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 77), on 2000–01 Special Grant for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 225. Reported, 241. Approved, 248.

    Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 78) on the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 249. Reported, 261. Approved, 267.

    Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 79) on School Standards, Support of Educational Budgets and Costs of Transitional Funding, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 274. Reported, 283. Approved, 289.

    Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 80) on 2001/02 Special Grant for Rate Relief in Respect of Hardship Caused by Foot and Mouth Disease, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 274. Reported, 277. Approved, 286.

London Government: Draft Greater London Road Traffic (Various Provisions) Order 2001, allocated to the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 226. Reported, 252. Approved, 263.

Medicines: Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 3231), allocated to Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 72. Referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 81. Reported, 87.

Medway Council Bill [Lords]: Orders relating to revival of proceedings, 48. Lords communicate orders made relating to revival of proceedings, 74. Brought from the Lords, 79. Certificate of Declaration laid; read the first and second time and committed to the Chairman of Ways and Means, 83. Reported, by him, with Amendments, 87. As amended, considered; Amendments made; Bill read the third time, and passed, with Amendments, 256. Lords agree to certain Amendments without Amendment, and disagree to the remaining Amendment, with Reasons, 277. Commons do not insist on their Amendment to which the Lords have disagreed, 288. (Cited as Medway Council Act 2001) Royal Assent, 311.

MEMBERS

  I. Members take oath or make Affirmation:

    Eric Joyce (Falkirk West), 48.

  II. Miscellaneous:

    Report from Standing Committee of presence of Members not nominated to that Committee, 191, 195.

    Resolution on Working Group on Provision for Former Members, 342.

MESSAGES

  I. From Her Majesty:

    At the opening of the Session, 1.

  II. From the Lords:

    1. Bills, Private:

    That they have passed a Bill, to which they desire the concurrence of the Commons, 11, &c.

    That they have agreed, without Amendment, to Commons Amendments to Lords Bills, 277.

    That they have agreed, without Amendment, to certain Commons Amendments to Lords Bills, and have disagreed to the remaining Amendments, with Reasons, 277.

    That they have come to Resolutions relating to revival of proceedings on Bills originating in the Lords in the current session, 74.

    2. Bills, Public:

    That they have passed a Bill, to which they desire the concurrence of the Commons, 134, &c.

    That they have agreed to Bills originating in the Commons:

    —without Amendment, 42, &c.

    —with Amendments, 346, &c.

    That they have agreed to a Commons Amendment to Bills originating in the Lords:

    —without Amendment, 308, &c.

    That they do not insist on their Amendment to which the Commons have disagreed and agree to Commons consequential Amendments, 361.

    3. Committees, Joint:

    That they have appointed a Committee to join with a Committee of the Commons as the Joint Committee on Human Rights; that they have ordered that such Committee have power to agree with the Committee of the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman; and propose time and place of meeting, 79.

    —Commons Committee to meet Lords Committee as proposed, 80.

    That they concur with the Commons message relating to the appointment of a Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills; that they have appointed a Committee; and propose time and place of meeting, 67.

    —Commons Committee to meet Lords Committee as proposed, 67.

  III. To the Lords:

    1. Bills, Private:

    To acquaint the Lords:

    —That the Commons have made certain Orders relating to revival of proceedings on Bills originating in the Lords, 48(2).

    2. Bills, Public:

    To communicate Reasons for disagreeing to Lords Amendments, 360.

    3. Committees, Joint:

    To acquaint the Lords:

    —That the Commons have resolved that it is expedient that a Joint Committee be appointed on Tax Simplification, 35. That the Commons have appointed a Committee to join with the committee appointed by the Lords, 59. To meet the Lords Committee as proposed by the Lords, 67.

    —That they concur with the Resolution on Human Rights (Joint Committee), 61; and have appointed a Committee, 70 (Motion made and Question put, 61). To meet the Lords Committee as proposed by the Lords, 80.

METROPOLITAN POLICE

    Sessional Order, 1

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment): Presented and read the first time, 68. Motion for Second Reading; fewer than forty Members taking part in Division, Question not decided, 116.

National Australia Group Europe Bill: Examiners report, in case of Petition for Bill, Standing Orders complied with, 26. To originate in the Lords, 29.

National Lottery: Draft Millennium Commission (Substitution of a Later Date) Order 2000, approved, 35 (Motion made and Question put, 27).

    Draft Apportionment of Money in the National Lottery Distribution Fund Order 2000, approved, 35 (Motion made and Question put, 27).

    Draft New Opportunities Fund (Specification of Initiatives) Order 2001, allocated to the Eleventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 226. Reported, 246. Approved, 261.

National Lottery (Amendment) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 67. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 258. C, 302. Reported, without Amendment, 322.

Northern Ireland: Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 91. Reported, 97. Approved, 103.

    Draft Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2001, approved, 299 (Motion made and Question put, 285).

    Draft Financial Investigations (Northern Ireland) Order 2001, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 325. Reported, 331. Approved, 335.

Northern Ireland Equality: Draft Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Designation of Public Authorities) Order 2001, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 225. Reported, 241. Approved, 248.

OPPOSITION

  I. Days at the Disposal of the Leader of the Opposition:

DaySubjectQuestion amended and agreed to
1stTeacher Supply and Standards in Education75
Maintenance of an Adequate Police Force76
2ndJob Losses in Manufacturing Industry88
Government's Public Health Agenda89
3rdGovernment's Asylum System112
Crisis in Agriculture113
5thConditions in Her Majesty's Prisons134
‘Shifting the Balance' [First Report from the Liaison Committee, Session 1999–2000]135
6thFoot and Mouth and the Crisis in Agriculture168*
7thGovernment's Handling of Foot and Mouth Disease247

    * Question agreed to, without Amendment.

  II. Days at the disposal of the Leader of the second largest Opposition Party:

DaySubjectQuestion amended and agreed to
4thSocial Exclusion, Poverty and Job Losses in Wales118
Personal Care for the Elderly118
8thThe Rural Economy323
Multilateralism in Foreign and Security Policy324

  III. Proceedings on Opposition Days:

    Question, That the original words stand part of the Question, negatived on Division, 75, &c.

    Question, That the proposed words be there added, put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Questions on amendments), 117, &c.

    —on Division, 75, &c.

    The Speaker forthwith declared the main Question, as amended, to be agreed to, 75, &c.

    No Amendment proposed to Opposition motion; Question agreed to, 168.

Organic Food and Farming Targets Bill: Presented and read the first time, 68.

Outlawries Bill: Read the first time, 2.

Outworking Bill: Presented and read the first time, 67. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 95. Motion for Second Reading; fewer than forty Members taking part in Division, Question not decided, 116.

Overseas Development and Co-operation: Draft Asian Development Bank (Seventh Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 314. Reported, 327. Approved, 332.

Pardon for Soldiers of the Great War Bill: Presented and read the first time, 265.

PARLIAMENT

    Opened by Her Majesty, 1.

Parliament Acts (Amendment) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, 277.

Parliamentary Referendum Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, 176.

Partnerships: Draft Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 55. Instrument withdrawn and re-laid, 62, 63. Allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 171. Reported, 204. Approved, 222.

    Limited Liability Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 529), allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 171. Reported, 204.

    Limited Liability Partnerships (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 969), allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 249. Reported, 261. Approved, 267.

Patient Consent Form Bill: Presented and read the first time, 69.

Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 69.

Pensions: Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase (No. 2) Order 2000, approved, 42.

    Draft Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Additional Rights of Appeal) Regulations 2001 and draft Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Late Appeals) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 171. Reported, 204. Approved, 222.

    Draft Social Security (Minimum Contributions to Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) Order 2001, draft Social Security (Reduced Rates of Class 1 Contributions, and Rebates) (Money Purchase Contracted-out Schemes) Order 2001 and draft Social Security (Reduced Rates of Class 1 Contributions) (Salary Related Contracted-out Schemes) Order 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 224. Reported, 240. Approved, 248.

PETITIONS

    Presented, 140, &c.

    Presented and read, 15, &c.

    Ministerial replies laid upon the Table pursuant to Standing Order (Printing of petitions and of ministerial replies), 20, &c.

Police: Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2001–02, approved, 106.

Political Parties: Draft Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Disapplication of Part IV for Northern Ireland Parties, etc.) Order 2001, approved, 121.

Postal Services: Draft Postal Services Act 2000 (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Order 2001 and draft Postal Services Act 2001 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) Order 2001, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 224. Reported, 235. Approved, 243.

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Audio Recording of Interviews) Order 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 40. Reported, 52. Approved, 64.

    Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Authorised Officers) Order 2001, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 92. Reported, 123. Approved, 139.

    Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers) Order 2001, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 92. Reported, 123. Approved, 135.

    Draft Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) Rules 2001, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 56. Reported, 66. Approved, 89 (Motion made and Question put, 81).

    Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Carding) Order 2001, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 110. Reported, 123. Approved, 139.

    Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2001, approved, 221. (Motion made and Question put, 217).

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (Northern Ireland): Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on the Exercise of Police Powers) (Northern Ireland) Order 2001, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 91. Reported, 120. Approved, 125.

    Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Video Recording of Interviews) (Northern Ireland) Order 2001, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 91. Reported, 120. Approved, 125.

Private Dental Practitioners Bill: Presented and read the first time, 67. Motion for second reading; Debate stood adjourned (at half-past Two o'clock on a Friday), 233.

Private Security Industry Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 229. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 270. B, 302. Reported, with an Amendment, 334. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, with an Amendment, 349. To which the Lords agree, 353. (Cited as Private Security Industry Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Money Resolution, 272.

    Programme Order, 271.

PROCEEDINGS OR BUSINESS

  I. Proceedings or Business interrupted:

    —To allow Questions to be put on Estimates, 355.

    —Pursuant to Standing Order (Friday sittings), 258.

    —Pursuant to Standing Order (Delegated Legislation (negative procedure)), 64.

  II. Proceedings lapse:

    Motions for the Adjournment:

    —after three hours (pursuant to Order), 42.

    —at Seven o'clock on a Thursday, 93, &c.

    —at half-past Two o'clock on a Friday, 95.

  III. Proceedings postponed; Stand Adjourned; Questions Deferred, etc:

    Further proceeding stood postponed at Four o'clock (on a Thursday), pursuant to Standing Order (Time for taking private business):

    —Motion for the Adjournment, 57.

    Proceedings postponed until a Money Resolution had been made, pursuant to an Allocation of Time Order, 299.

    Divisions deferred under Order of 7 November 2000, 14, &c.

  IV. Miscellaneous:

    Fewer than forty Members having taken part in a Division, Question not decided; business stands over, 45, &c. [See Divisions].

    Motion (for change to membership of Select Committee) opposed after Ten o'clock, 82.

Protection from Smoking (Employees and Young Persons) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 319.

PROVISIONAL ORDERS (SCOTLAND)

    Report by Committee of Selection, That it had appointed fifteen Members to form the Parliamentary panel of Members of this House to act as Commissioners under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 6.

Public Accounts: Resolution, 22.

QUEEN

    [For Queen's answers to Addresses, see Addresses]

  I. Queen's Speeches:

    Queen's Speech at opening of Session reported by the Speaker and ordered to be entered in the Journal, 2.

  II. Queen's Recommendation:

    [For Queen's Recommendation for Money Resolutions, see Resolutions, II.]

QUEEN, II—continued

    Queen's Recommendation signified to Motions relating to:

    —salary of the Information Commissioner, 237.

    —remuneration and expenses of Electoral Commissioners and of the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, 262.

  III. Royal Assent signified:

    To Acts:

    To Measures:

    —by notification: 311.

Rail Passenger Services Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 154.

Railways Bill: Presented and read the first time, 68. Motion for Second Reading; Motion and Bill withdrawn, 258.

Rating and Valuation: Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Public Houses and Petrol Filling Stations) (England) Order 2001, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 274. Reported, 277. Approved, 285.

Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 233. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 331. B, 343. Reported, without Amendment, 348. Not amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, 356. Agreed to by the Lords, 358. (Cited as Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Money Resolution, 332.

    Programme Order, 332. Supplemental Order, 355.

Recycling (Doorstep Collection) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 205.

Register of Drug Trafficking Offenders Bill: Presented and read the first time, 149. Motion for Second Reading; debate stood adjourned (at half-past Two o'clock on a Friday), 259.

Regulation of Debt Management and Credit Repair Services Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 311.

Regulatory Reform Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 149. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 235. A, 257. Reported with an Amendment, 277. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, with an Amendment, 304. To which the Lords agree, 308. (Cited as Regulatory Reform Act 2001) Royal Assent, 311.

    Money Resolution, 237.

    Programme Order, 236.

Rehabilitation of Offenders: Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 2001, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 225. Reported, 241. Approved, 248.

Representation of Gibraltar at Westminster and in the European Union Bill: Presented and read the first time, 265.

Representation of the People: Draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 and draft Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 91. Reported, 105. Approved, 114.

    Draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 91. Reported, 112. Approved, 118.

    Draft European Parliamentary Elections (Franchise of Relevant Citizens of the Union) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 188. Reported, 204. Approved, 223.

    Draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 325. Reported, 331. Approved, 336.

    Draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 326. Reported, 331. Approved, 335.

RESOLUTIONS

  I. Questions Agreed to:

    Language of Parliamentary Proceedings, 176 (amends Resolution of 5th July 1996).

    Line of Route, 150.

    Public Accounts (Private Member's Resolution debated in Government time), 22.

    Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921 (Matters arising from deaths of patients of Harold Shipman), 84.

    Working Group on Provision for Former Members, 342.

  II. Money Resolutions:

    1. Resolutions authorising expenditure in connection with Government Bills, Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified:

    Adoption and Children, 261.*

    Armed Forces, 283.

    Children's Commissioner for Wales, 64.*

    Criminal Justice and Police, 98.*

    Elections, 299.*

    Health and Social Care, 53.*

    Homes, 45.*

    Hunting, 38.*

    International Criminal Court [Lords], 289.*

    International Development, 181.*

    Private Security Industry [Lords], 272.*

    Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops), 332.*

    Regulatory Reform [Lords], 237.*

    Social Security Fraud [Lords], 266.*

RESOLUTIONS, II.1—continued

    Special Educational Needs and Disability [Lords], 242.*

    Tobacco Advertising and Promotion, 81.*

    Vehicles (Crime), 27.*

    *Questions put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order.

    2. Resolutions authorising expenditure in connection with Private Members' Bills, Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified:

    Christmas Day (Trading), 289.

    High Hedges, 217.

Road Traffic: Motion for revocation of Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 561) negatived, 324 (Motion made and Question put, 320).

Road Transport Bill: Presented and read the first time, 67. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 117. Motion for Second Reading; fewer than forty Members taking part in Division, Question not decided, 132.

Rural Community Public Transport Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 137.

Secret Societies (Registration of Membership) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 68.

SERJEANT AT ARMS

    To communicate Sessional Order to the Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis, 1.

Siting of Telecommunications Masts Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 168.

Social Security: Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments) Order 2001, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 40. Reported, 83. Approved, 106 (Motion made and Question put, 89).

    Draft Social Security Benefits Up-Rating (No. 2) Order 2000, approved, 42.

    Draft Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 and draft Social Security Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 170. Reported, 204. Approved, 222.

    Draft Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 170. Reported, 228. Approved, 237.

    Draft Tax Credits Up-rating Order 2001, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 189. Reported, 241. Approved, 248.

    Draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 226. Reported, 246. Approved, 261.

    Draft Social Security (Breach of Community Order) Regulations 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 273. Reported, 283. Approved, 299 (Motion made and Question put, 290).

Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 34. Motion for second reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 83. G, 90. Reported, with Amendments, 101. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 129. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 358. Lords Amendments agreed to, 366. (Cited as Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Programme Order, 84. Supplemental Orders, 129, 366.

Social Security Fraud Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 199. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 266. A, 273. Reported, with an Amendment, 308. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, with an Amendment, 335. To which the Lords agree, 339. (Cited as Social Security Fraud Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Money Resolution, 266.

    Programme Order, 266.

SPEAKER

  I. Proceedings Relating to the Speaker at Opening and Close of Session:

    Goes with the House to attend Her Majesty in the House of Peers, 1.

    Having returned, resumes Chair at half-past Two o'clock, 1.

    To peruse the Votes and Proceedings, 2.

    Reports Her Majesty's Speech and directs that it be entered in the Journal, 2.

  II. Communicates Matters to the House:

    Announces the results of Divisions deferred, pursuant to Order, 18, &c.

    Notifies the House of Royal Assent to Acts, 42, 252, 366.

    —and a Measure, 311.

  III. Lays Papers on the Table:

    Report from the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, 26, 111, 331.

    Communications declaring that a Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, 160, &c. [See Statutory Instruments (Notification) in Part I of the Index.]

    Estimates for the House of Commons, 160(2), 282.

    Index of Parliamentary Papers, 367.

    Certificates of declaration relating to suspended or revived Lords Private Bills, 11(2), 83(2).

  IV. Nominations and Appointments:

    Nominates Chairmen's Panel, 7.

    —Additional Members, 105.

    Appoints Chairmen of Standing Committees, 9, &c.

    —An additional Chairman, 55, &c.

    —One Chairman in place of another, 240, &c.

    Appoints Programming Sub-Committees, 40, &c.

    Appoints Speaker's Committee under Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, 93.

SPEAKER, IV—continued

    Appoints an Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills, 269.

  V. Certificates and allocations:

    Appoints certain days when debates in Westminster Hall shall be on select committee reports chosen by the Liaison Committee, 34.

    Allocates bills to standing committees, 40, &c.

    Allocates delegated legislation to delegated legislation committees, 20, &c.

    —to an existing committee, 110.

    —transfers instrument to an existing committee, 347.

    Certifies Bills as Money Bills under Parliament Act 1911, 41, 146, 245, 358.

  VI. Puts Questions forthwith:

    Pursuant to Standing Orders:

    (Amendment on second or third reading), 44, &c.

    (Calling of Amendments at end of debate), 18.

    (Consideration of draft deregulation orders), 27, 77.

    (Consolidated Fund Bills), 34, &c.

    (European Standing Committees), 14, &c.

    (Exempted business), 14, &c.

    (House not to sit on certain Fridays), 15.

    (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), 27, &c.

    (Motions to sit in private), 45, &c.

    (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (legislative proposals and other matters relating exclusively to Northern Ireland)) and (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (sittings)), 101.

    (Periodic adjournments), 14, &c.

    (Questions on amendments), 75, &c.

    (Questions on voting of estimates, &c.), 355.

    (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), 35, &c.

    (Tax simplification bills), 52, 138.

    (Ways and Means motions), 184, 206.

    (Welsh Grand Committee (matters relating exclusively to Wales)) and (Welsh Grand Committee (sittings)),

    —separate Motions, 7.

    —a single Motion, 105, 173.

    2. Pursuant to Sessional Orders:

    (Programming), 69, &c.

  VII. Puts Questions at Specified Times or after Specified Periods:

    1. Pursuant to Standing Orders:

    (Consideration of Estimates):

    —at Ten o'clock, 29.

    —at Seven o'clock on a Thursday, 229.

    (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills) after three-quarters of an hour, 289.

    (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business) after brief explanatory statements, 101, &c.

    (Proceedings under an Act or on European Community documents) after one and a half hours, 50, &c.

    (Questions on voting of estimates, &c.):

    —at Ten o'clock, 30.

    —at Seven o'clock on a Thursday, 229, 230.

    2. Pursuant to Sessional Orders:

    (Programming) after three-quarters of an hour, 26, &c.

    3. Pursuant to other Orders:

    Statutory Instrument (at Seven o'clock), 29.

    Election of the Speaker (at Four o'clock), 254.

  VIII. Other proceedings of the Speaker:

    Interrupts business, on Motion for annulment of a Statutory Instrument, on grounds that time for Debate has not been adequate, 64.

    Interrupts proceedings, pursuant to Standing Order (Friday sittings), 258.

    Standing Order amended and new Standing Orders made (after Amendment not made), relating to Election of the Speaker, 254.

    Adjourns House, without Question put, pursuant to Standing Order (Sittings of the House), 4, &c.

    Declares Main Question to be agreed to, 75, &c.

    Declares Question not decided, and Business stands over, 45, &c. [See Divisions.]

Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 176. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 242. B, 249. Reported, with an Amendment, 304. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, with an Amendment, 328. To which the Lords agree, 331. (Cited as Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001) Royal Assent, 366.

    Money Resolution, 242.

    Programme Order, 242.

SPECIAL PROCEDURE ORDERS

    Report by the Lord Chairman and the Chairman of Ways and Means that no Petition has been presented against the Leeds Supertram (Land Acquisition and Road Works) Order 2001 and the Leeds Supertram (Extension) Order 2001, 194.

Standards and Privileges (Independent Appeals Body) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 241.

STANDING ORDERS AND SESSIONAL ORDERS

  I. Standing Orders relating to Public Business:

    1. New Standing Orders made:

    (Tax Simplification (Joint Committee)), 59.

    (Human Rights (Joint Committee)), 70 (Motion made and Question proposed, 61).

    (Re-election of Former Speaker), 254.

    (Election of Speaker by secret ballot), 254 (Amendment proposed but not made).

    (Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee), 339 (Amendment proposed but not made).

    2. Standing Orders amended:

    (Election of the Speaker), 254 (Title changed to “Election of the Speaker: Member presiding”)

    (Liaison Committee), 277.

STANDING ORDERS AND SESSIONAL ORDERS, I.2—continued

    (Select Committees related to government departments), 278, 341.

    (Consideration of draft deregulation orders), 341 (Title changed to “Consideration of draft deregulation, etc., orders”)

    (Scottish Grand Committee (delegated legislation)), 341.

    (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (delegated legislation)), 341.

    (Standing Committees on delegated legislation), 341.

    (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)), 341.

    3. Standing Orders repealed:

    (Deregulation Committee), 339.

    4. Miscellaneous:

    Amendments proposed to Motions relating to Standing Orders, but not made, 254, 339.

    Standing Orders relating to Public Business to be printed, 83, 364.

  II. Standing Orders relating to Private Business:

    [For temporary Standing Orders relating to suspension of bills see Bills, Private, II.]

    1. New Standing Orders made:

    (Consents required under the Greater London Authority Act 1999), 166.

    (Reports concerning human rights), 338 (with effect from 27th November 2001).

    2. Miscellaneous:

    Amendments made to Standing Orders, 161–6, 338 (with effect from 27th November 2001).

    Standing Orders relating to Private Business to be printed, 364.

STRANGERS

    [For Motions to sit in private, see House, IV.]

Street Works Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 292.

Supreme Court of England and Wales: Draft General Commissioners of Income Tax (Costs) Regulations 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 249. Reported, 261. Approved, 266.

Supreme Court of Northern Ireland: Draft Maximum Number of Judges (Northern Ireland) Order 2001, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 73. Reported, 112. Approved, 118.

Terms and Conditions of Employment: Draft National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 Amendment Regulations 2001 and draft Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2001, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 171. Reported, 220. Approved, 238.

Terrorism: Draft Terrorism (Interviews) (Scotland) Order 2001, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 91. Reported, 123. Approved, 139.

Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 22. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 80. A, 90. Reported, with Amendments, 128. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 138.

    Programme Order, 81. Supplemental Order, 137.

    Money Resolution, 81.

Transplant of Human Organs Bill: Presented and read the first time, 67. Motion for second reading; fewer than forty Members taking part in Division, Question not decided, 233.

Transport: Draft British Waterways Board (Limit for Borrowing) Order 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 187. Reported, 199. Approved, 218.

Transport of Farm Animals Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 334.

Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921: Resolution (Matters arising from deaths of patients of Harold Shipman), 84.

Vaccination of Children (Parental Choice) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 68.

Vehicles (Crime) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 7. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 26. A, 40. Reported, without Amendment, 83. Not amended, considered; Title amended; read the third time and passed, 103. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 265. (Cited as Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001), Royal Assent, 311.

    Programme Order, 26. Supplemental Order, 102.

    Money Resolution, 27. Ways and Means Resolution, 27.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

    Sessional Order for printing, 2.

    To be perused by the Speaker, 2.

WAYS AND MEANS

  I. Ways and Means Resolutions

    1. Resolutions relating to Finance Bill:

    Provisional Collection of Taxes (Question put forthwith), 184.

    Amendment of the Law:

    —debate stood adjourned, 185.

    —debate resumed and stood adjourned, 191, 199.

    —debate resumed and Question agreed to, 205.

    Other Resolutions: Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order (Ways and Means motions):

    —Aggregates levy, 209 (on Division).

    —Capital allowances, 210.

    —Children's tax credit, 210.

    —Climate change levy, 215.

    —Controlled foreign companies, 211.

    —Corporate venturing scheme, 210.

    —Corporation tax (charge and rate for 2002), 210.

WAYS AND MEANS, I.1—continued

    —Corporation tax (small companies' rate for 2001), 210.

    —Corporation tax (starting rate for 2001), 210.

    —Deduction of tax (payments between companies etc.), 211.

    —Deduction of tax (payments between group members), 213.

    —Deductions for deemed manufactured payments, 210.

    —Dilution etc. of cider, 207.

    —Double taxation relief, 211.

    —Employee share ownership plans, 210.

    —Enterprise investment scheme, 210.

    —General betting duty, 207.

    —Hydrocarbon oil (rates of duty), 206.

    —Hydrocarbon oil (rebate on unleaded petrol), 206.

    —Income tax (charge and rates for 2001–02), 209 (on Division).

    —Income tax (starting rate limit for 2001–02), 209.

    —Landfill tax (rate), 215 (on Division).

    —Life policies, etc., 211.

    —Loss relief on shares in trading companies, 210.

    —Payments to employers out of pension funds, 210.

    —Payments where return amended, 213.

    —Petroleum revenue tax, 215.

    —Provisional repayments, 213.

    —Relief from tax (incidental and consequential charges), 215.

    —Repeal of certain reliefs, 210.

    —Stamp duty reserve tax (open-ended investment companies), 214.

    —Stamp duty reserve tax (unit trust schemes), 213.

    —Tobacco products (rates of duty), 207.

    —Vehicle excise duty (exemption of agricultural vehicles etc.), 208.

    —Vehicle excise duty (general rate), 207.

    —Vehicle excise duty (goods vehicles), 208.

    —Vehicle excise duty (mobile pumping vehicles), 208.

    Ways and Means Resolution after the Bill was brought in:

    —Limited Liability Partnerships, 348.

    2. Resolutions relating to other Bills:

    Capital Allowances Bill, 60.*

    Criminal Justice and Police Bill, 98.*

    Vehicles (Crime) Bill, 26.*

    * Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order.

  II. Miscellaneous:

    1. Resolutions under Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968:

    —having provisional statutory effect, 184.

    —having statutory effect, 206, &c.

    2. Procedure Resolutions:

    —Procedure (Future Taxation), 216.

    —Procedure (Remediation of Contaminated Land), 215.

    —Procedure (Trading Funds: Limits on Borrowing And Public Dividend Capital), 216.

    3. Bill ordered:

    Upon Ways and Means Resolutions and upon Resolutions relating to Procedure and Finance [Money]: 216.

Weights and Measures: Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 3236), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 81. Allocated to Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 91. Reported, 112.

    Draft Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Order 2001, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 224. Reported, 235. Approved, 242.

    Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendments) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 85), Motion to revoke negatived 247 (Motion made and Question put, 222).

Wheel Clamping (Restrictions) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 283.

WITNESSES

    Sessional Resolution relating to tampering with witnesses, 1.

    Sessional Resolution relating to false evidence, 1.