PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING
TO THE REPORT
WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH 2001
Members present:
Margaret Beckett, in the Chair
| Mrs Angela Browning |
Mr Peter L. Pike |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Mr Richard Shepherd
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| Ann Coffey | Mr Andrew Stunell
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| Sir Peter Emery | David Taylor
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| Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons |
Mr Paul Tyler |
| Helen Jackson | Mr Nicholas Winterton
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Programming of Legislation], proposed
by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Motion made, and Question put, That the draft
Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.—(The
Chairman.)
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 10 | Noes, 1
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| Mr Ivor Caplin | Mr Richard Shepherd
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| Ann Coffey |
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| Sir Peter Emery |
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| Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons |
|
| Helen Jackson |
|
| Mr Peter L. Pike |
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| Mr Andrew Stunell |
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| David Taylor |
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| Mr Paul Tyler |
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| Mr Nicholas Winterton |
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Paragraph 1 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 2 and 3 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 4 read, as follows:
'We accept that the Government will have a date by
which each bill should be reported from the standing committee.
In the interests of transparency that date should be made known
to the House during the debate on second reading by a motion to
be taken forthwith.'
Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in line 3, to leave out
the words 'by a motion to be taken forthwith.'—(Mr Richard
Shepherd.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 2 | Noes, 8
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| Mrs Angela Browning |
Mr Ivor Caplin |
| Mr Richard Shepherd |
Ann Coffey |
| Sir Peter Emery
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| Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons
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| Helen Jackson
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| Mr Peter L. Pike
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| David Taylor
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| Mr Paul Tyler
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Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraph 5 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 6 read, as follows:
'At the conclusion of the committee stage the Programming
Sub-committee should give guidance on the time required and its
allocation to cover the issues which were likely to be raised
at the report stage and the amount of time needed for report and
third reading. We believe the Programming Sub-committee's advice
should normally be accepted by the House and the Government, but
if that is not the case the Government should be able to table
a motion which could be debated for up to 45 minutes.'
Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in line 6, to leave out
'45 minutes' and insert the words 'three hours', instead thereof.—(Mr
Richard Shepherd.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 2 | Noes, 8
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| Mrs Angela Browning |
Mr Ivor Caplin |
| Mr Richard Shepherd |
Ann Coffey |
| Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons
|
| Helen Jackson
|
| Mr Peter L. Pike
|
| Mr Andrew Stunell
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| David Taylor
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| Mr Paul Tyler
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Paragraphed, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraph 7 read and agreed to.
A paragraph—(Mr Peter L. Pike)—brought
up, read the first and second time, and added.
Motion made, and Question put, That the Report be
the First Report of the Committee to the House.—(The
Chairman.)
| Ayes, 9 | Noes, 1
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| Mr Ivor Caplin | Mr Richard Shepherd
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| Ann Coffey |
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| Sir Peter Emery |
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| Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons |
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| Helen Jackson |
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| Mr Peter L. Pike |
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| Mr Andrew Stunell |
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| David Taylor |
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| Mr Paul Tyler |
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Ordered, That the Chairman
do make the Report to the House.
A paper was ordered to be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Appendix
to the Report be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee
pay tribute to the Chairman for the exemplary manner in which
she has presided over the Committee's deliberations.—(Sir
Peter Emery.)
Resolved, That the Committee
place on record its warm appreciation of the long and distinguished
service of Sir Peter Emery to the Committee, the House and the
cause of procedural reform.—(Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons.)
[Adjourned
till Wednesday 2 May at half-past Nine o'clock.
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