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Page 217 2001-2002 Volume 258 [No. 59.] Monday 26th November 2001. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
(In the Committee) Clauses Nos. 36 and 37 agreed to. Clause No. 38 (Religious hatred offences). Amendment (No. 153) proposed, in page 19, line 15, to leave out the words ‘RACIAL OR RELIGIOUS HATRED' and insert the words ‘HATRED OFFENCES'.—(Simon Hughes.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr John Heppell, Mr Ian Pearson: 328. Tellers for the Noes, Mr John Randall, Sir Robert Smith: 209. And it being after half-past Six o'clock, the Chairman, pursuant to Order [21st November], put the Questions necessary to dispose of the business to be concluded at that hour. Clauses Nos. 39 to 42 agreed to. Clauses Nos. 43 and 44 agreed to. Clause No. 45 (Customs and Excise prosecutions for biological weapons offences). Amendments (Nos. 23 and 24) made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause No. 46 (Customs and Excise prosecutions for chemical weapons offences). Amendments (Nos. 25 and 26) made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause No. 47 (Use etc. of nuclear weapons). Amendment (No. 27) made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clauses Nos. 48 to 52 agreed to. Clause No. 53 (Customs and Excise prosecutions). Amendments (Nos. 28 and 29) made. Page 218 Monday 26th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clauses Nos. 54 to 57 agreed to. Clause No. 58 (Pathogens and toxins in relation to which requirements under Part 7 apply). Amendments (Nos. 30 and 31) made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Schedule No. 5 (Pathogens and toxins). Amendments (Nos. 43 to 45) made. Schedule, as amended, agreed to. Clause No. 59 (Duty to notify Secretary of State before keeping or using any dangerous substance). Amendment (No. 139) proposed, in page 29, line 17, to leave out the words ‘one month' and insert the words ‘fourteen days'.—(Norman Baker.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause agreed to. Clause No. 60 (Power to require information about security of dangerous substances). Amendments (Nos. 138 and 32) made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clauses Nos. 61 to 70 agreed to. Schedule No. 6 agreed to. Clause No. 71 (Other appeals). Amendment (No. 33) made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause No. 72 agreed to. Clause No. 73 (Orders and regulations). Amendment (No. 34) made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause No. 74 (Interpretation). Amendment (No. 35) made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause No. 75 (Power to extend Part 7 to animal or plant pathogens, pests or toxic chemicals). Amendments (Nos. 36 and 37) made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause No. 76 agreed to. Clause No. 77 (Regulation of security of civil nuclear industry). Amendment (No. 51) proposed, in page 38, line 41, after the word ‘commission', to insert the words ‘the Scottish Executive and National Assembly for Wales'.—(Mr Elfyn Llwyd.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause agreed to. Clause No. 78 agreed to. Clause No. 79 (Prohibition of disclosures in relation to nuclear security). It being Eight o'clock, the Chairman put the Question necessary to dispose of the business to be concluded at that hour. Question put, That Clauses Nos. 79 to 87 stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Phil Woolas, Mr Nick Ainger: 334. Tellers for the Noes, Sir Robert Smith, John Thurso: 55. Clause No. 88 agreed to. Page 219 Monday 26th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top Clause No. 89 (Searches, examinations and fingerprinting: England and Wales). Amendment (No. 143) proposed, in page 47, line 17, after the word ‘station', to insert the words ‘in connection with a terrorist investigation'.—(Mr James Paice.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Julian Brazier, Mr Andrew Stunell: 199. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nick Ainger, Mr Fraser Kemp: 330. Clause agreed to. Clauses Nos. 90 to 92 agreed to. Clause No. 93 (Powers to require removal of disguises: Great Britain). Amendment (No. 124) proposed, in page 53, to leave out lines 31 to 33 and insert the words— ‘(a) incidents involving serious violence may take place in any locality in his area, and'.—(Andrew Bennett.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendments (Nos. 63 and 64) made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause No. 94 (Powers to require removal of disguises: Northern Ireland). Amendment (No. 65) made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clauses Nos. 95 and 96 agreed to. Clause No. 97 (Jurisdiction of MoD police). Amendment (No. 57) proposed, in page 59, line 18, after the word ‘offence', to insert the words ‘involving the use or threat of violence against any person'.—(Mr Chris Mullin.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Another Amendment (No. 166) proposed, in page 59, line 18, after the word ‘offence', to insert the words ‘which he might reasonably assume to be terrorism'.—(Mr James Paice.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Sir Robert Smith, Mr John Randall: 206. Tellers for the Noes, Jim Fitzpatrick, Angela Smith: 338. And it being after Eleven o'clock, the Chairman put the Questions necessary to dispose of the business to be concluded at that hour. Clauses Nos. 97 to 100 agreed to. Schedule No. 7 (Transport police and MoD police: further provisions). Amendments (Nos. 76 to 82 and 128) made. Schedule, as amended, agreed to. Question put, That Clauses Nos. 101 to 105, 120 and 121 stand part of the Bill, Schedule No. 8 be the Eighth Schedule to the Bill, and Clause No. 122 stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Angela Smith, Jim Fitzpatrick: 340. Tellers for the Noes, Sir Robert Smith, Annette Brooke: 65. Clause No. 124 (Extent). Amendment (No. 67) made. Page 220 Monday 26th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top Clause, as amended, and Clause No. 125 agreed to. A Clause (Review of sections 21 to 23)—(Mr Secretary Blunkett)—brought up and added. Whereupon the Chairman left the Chair to report the Bill, as amended, to the House. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr Ian Pearson reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. The House, according to Order [19th November], proceeded to consider the Bill, as amended in the Committee. Amendment (No. 1) proposed to the Bill, in page 7, line 10, to leave out the word ‘criminal' and insert the word ‘terrorism', instead thereof.—(Mr Dominic Grieve.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr John Randall, Sir Robert Smith: 213. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Ivor Caplin, Mr Tony McNulty: 330. Amendment (No. 2) made to the Bill, in page 15, line 31, at the end, by inserting the words— ‘( ) Sections 21 to 23 shall by virtue of this subsection cease to have effect at the end of 10th November 2006.'.—(Mr Secretary Blunkett.) Another Amendment (No. 3) made to the Bill, in page 78, line 6, by leaving out the words ‘under this section'.—(Mr Secretary Blunkett.) A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time; Tuesday 27th November 2001 And it being midnight, the Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Order [19th November], put the Question already proposed from the Chair. And the Question being put, That the Bill be now read the third time; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Ivor Caplin, Mr Tony McNulty: 323. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Douglas Hogg, Sir Robert Smith: 79. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
Human Reproductive Cloning Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill to prohibit the placing in a woman of a human embryo which has been created otherwise than by fertilisation; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Human Reproductive Cloning Bill [Lords] be printed [Bill 57–EN].
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-one minutes to One o'clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. [Adjourned at 12.39 a.m. Page 221 Monday 26th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
(2) Summary Financial Statement of the Arts Council of Wales for 2000–01 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Murphy]. APPENDIX II Standing Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(2) Fourth Report from the Committee [Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report [No. 406] [Jean Corston].
Page 222 Monday 26th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top [No. 60.] Tuesday 27th November 2001. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 410].
And the Motion being opposed, after a brief explanatory statement from the Member who made the Motion and from a Member who opposed it, the Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business):—It was agreed to. Ordered, That Mr Gareth R. Thomas, Fiona Mactaggart, Mr Paul Marsden, Mr Peter Kilfoyle, David Winnick, Linda Perham, Mr Tom Watson, Mark Tami, Mr Tony Colman and Martin Linton do prepare and bring in the Bill.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; An Amendment was proposed to the Question, to leave out from the word ‘That' to the end of the Question and add the words ‘this House regrets that a wider debate has not taken place on how the benefits and burdens arising from the Employment Bill are shared between individuals and the workplace; declines to give a Second Reading to the Bill because, although it contains welcome measures which promote family friendly practices in the workplace and which seek to improve dispute resolution procedures, it depends excessively on secondary legislation which is likely to impose significant extra burdens on business, especially small businesses; and because it will impose extra costs on business, further damaging British competitiveness at a time when manufacturing industry is already in a fourth successive quarter of recession', instead thereof.—(Mr John Whittingdale.) And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Dr Julian Lewis, Mrs Cheryl Gillan: 134. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Nick Ainger: 311. So the Question was negatived. And the Main Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 62 (Amendment on second or third reading); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Nick Ainger: 307. Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Dr Julian Lewis: 131. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read a second time. Page 223 Tuesday 27th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top
Committal 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee. Programming of proceedings 2. All proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further message from the Lords) shall be programmed. Proceedings in Standing Committee 3. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 22nd January 2002. 4. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets. Consideration and Third Reading 5. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Nine o'clock on the day on which those proceedings are commenced or, if that day is a Thursday, at Six o'clock on that day. 6. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on the day on which those proceedings are commenced or, if that day is a Thursday, at Seven o'clock on that day. 7. Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made by the House on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading—(Mr Graham Stringer); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Nick Ainger: 294. Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Dr Julian Lewis: 134. So the Question was agreed to.
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Employment Bill, it is expedient to authorise— (1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of— (a) any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown or government department under the Act, (b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums which under any other Act are payable out of money so provided; (2) the payment into the Consolidated Fund of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable into that Fund under any other Act—(Mr Graham Stringer):—It was agreed to.
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till nine minutes past Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 11.09 p.m. Page 224 Tuesday 27th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
APPENDIX II Reports from Select Committees
[No. 60; WH, No. 29.] Tuesday 26th November 2001. The House sitting in Westminster Hall [pursuant to Order of 20th November 2000]. The sitting commenced at half-past Nine o'clock.
And it being Two o'clock, the sitting was adjourned without Question put, till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 2 p.m. Page 225 Tuesday 27th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top [No. 61.] Wednesday 28th November 2001. The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
Bill, as amended in the Committee, to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
That the Committee takes note of European Union documents Nos. 5619/01, the Commission Green Paper, Towards a European Strategy for the Security of Energy Supply, and 7218/01, relating to common rules for the internal market in electricity and natural gas; and supports the Government's welcome of both these documents as the Green Paper provides analysis of the energy supply situation and the proposed Directive and Regulation would increase competition in the internal energy market and facilitate cross-border trading in electricity and thereby contribute to security of supply. Report, together with Resolution, to lie upon the Table.
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Tax Credits Bill be printed [Bill 59–EN].
And the Motion being opposed, after a brief explanatory statement from the Member who made the Motion and from a Member who opposed it, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business):—It was agreed to. Ordered, That Mr Graham Allen, Mr Nicholas Winterton, Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, Mr Archy Kirkwood, Mr David Curry, Donald Anderson, Mr Michael Mates, Jean Corston, Mr John Horam, Mr Chris Mullin, Dr Ian Gibson and Mr Edward Leigh do prepare and bring in the Bill.
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And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, That the Bill be now read a second time; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Ivor Caplin, Mr John Heppell: 292. Tellers for the Noes, Dr Julian Lewis, Mr Charles Hendry: 159. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee.
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Civil Defence (Grant) Bill, it is expedient to authorise— (1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of grants made by a Minister of the Crown to authorities with functions under section 2 of the Civil Defence Act 1948, and (2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund—(Angela Smith):—It was agreed to.
Address to be presented to Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council or of Her Majesty's Household.
Address to be presented to Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council or of Her Majesty's Household.
The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Ivor Caplin, Mr John Heppell: 289. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Charles Hendry, Mr David Wilshire: 152. So the Question was agreed to.
Page 227 Wednesday 28th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Ivor Caplin, Mr John Heppell: 292. Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Wilshire, Mr Charles Hendry: 113. So the Question was agreed to.
And it being Ten o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
And the Motion having been made at Ten o'clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 10.30 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3800) dated 28th November 2001 [by Act] [Ruth Kelly].
(2) Individual Savings Account (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3778), dated 28th November 2001, and (3) Personal Equity Plan (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3777), dated 28th November 2001 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo].
(2) National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Amendment (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3786), and (3) Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Amendment (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3787), dated 27th November 2001, and (4) Health Service Medicines (Information on the Prices of Specified Generic Medicines) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3798) dated 28th November 2001 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn].
Page 228 Wednesday 28th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top Other Papers:
APPENDIX II Standing Committees
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee D, and has appointed Mr John Butterfill Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr Ben Bradshaw, Mr Ivor Caplin, Jeremy Corbyn, Jon Cruddas, Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Mr John Grogan, Mr Lindsay Hoyle, Mr Eric Joyce, Mr Michael Moore, Anne Picking, Mr John Randall, Bob Russell, Mr Richard Spring, Dr Phyllis Starkey, Mr Michael Trend and Angela Watkinson.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee F; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated twenty-two Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Brian Cotter, Mr Philip Hammond, John Healey, Mr Charles Hendry, Mr Kevin Hughes, Mrs Joan Humble, Alan Johnson, Helen Jones, Norman Lamb, Mr Bob Laxton, Mr Tony Lloyd, Judy Mallaber, Rob Marris, Mr George Osborne, Mr Ian Pearson, Mr Mark Prisk, Mr Mark Simmonds, Geraldine Smith, Mark Tami, Malcolm Wicks, Mrs Betty Williams and Hywel Williams.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Derek Conway Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr Nick Ainger, Vera Baird, Tony Baldry, Mr Colin Breed, Dr Jack Cunningham, Mr Hilton Dawson, Mr Mark Francois, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mr Roger Godsiff, Mr Michael Meacher, Mr Mike O'Brien, Mr Geoffrey Robinson, Mr Terry Rooney, Mr Jonathan Sayeed, Mr Clive Soley and Mr Roger Williams.
Page 229 Wednesday 28th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top (1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order and draft Regulations to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Mr Win Griffiths Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Ms Diane Abbott, Peter Bottomley, Mr Julian Brazier, Sir Sydney Chapman, Mr Wayne David, Paul Farrelly, Alan Howarth, Ms Sally Keeble, Mr Kevin McNamara, Chris Mole, Mr Malcolm Moss, Mr Adrian Sanders, Mr Dave Watts, Mr Phil Woolas, David Wright and Richard Younger-Ross.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, and has appointed Mr Nigel Beard Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee, viz.: Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Julian Brazier, Mr James Clappison, Sir Patrick Cormack, Denzil Davies, Mrs Janet Dean, Mr Edward Garnier, Paul Holmes, Mr Khalid Mahmood, Mr Brian Sedgemore, Angela Smith, Mr Chris Smith, Dr Rudi Vis, Steve Webb, Malcolm Wicks and Mr James Wray.
European Standing Committees
APPENDIX III
Page 230 Wednesday 28th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top [No. 61; WH, No. 30.] Wednesday 28th November 2001. The House sitting in Westminster Hall [pursuant to Order of 20th November 2000]. The sitting commenced at half-past Nine o'clock.
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 1.59 p.m. [No. 62.] Thursday 29th November 2001. The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock. PRAYERS.
Report to lie upon the Table. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 414].
Timetable 1. Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at today's sitting and shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at Seven o'clock. Questions to be put 2. When the Bill has been read a second time— (a) it shall, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put; (b) the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given. 3. On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question and, if the Bill is reported with Amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put. 4. For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 the Speaker or Chairman shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)— (a) any Question already proposed from the Chair; (b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed; (c) the Question on any Amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown; (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded. 5. On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill. Miscellaneous 6. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on the Bill at today's sitting. 7. The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after commencement, and Standing Order No. 15(1) shall apply to those proceedings. 8. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to proceedings on the Bill. Page 231 Thursday 29th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top 9. No Motion shall be made to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken. 10. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to the Bill except by a Minister of the Crown. 11. No debate shall be permitted on any Motion to recommit the Bill (whether as a whole or otherwise) and the Speaker shall put forthwith any Question necessary to dispose of the Motion, including the Question on any Amendment moved to the Question. 12. If at today's sitting a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) stands over to Four o'clock and proceedings on the Bill have begun before that time, the Motion for the adjournment shall stand over until the conclusion of proceedings on the Bill. 13. If the House is adjourned at today's sitting, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of proceedings on the Bill, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order—(Ms Hazel Blears); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Ivor Caplin, Mr Tony McNulty: 259. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Charles Hendry, Mr Laurence Robertson: 171. So the Question was agreed to.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; An Amendment was proposed to the Question, to leave out from the word ‘That' to the end of the Question and add the words ‘this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Human Reproductive Cloning Bill because it does not address the subject of therapeutic cloning; it does not prevent the creation of embryos by cell nuclear replacement; it does not define terms central to the Bill, such as “fertilisation” and “embryo”; and it fails to address the wider issues raised by the prospect of the creation of a cloned human being', instead thereof.—(Mr Edward Leigh.) And the Question being proposed, That the Amendment be made; And it being Seven o'clock, the Deputy Speaker put the Question already proposed from the Chair, pursuant to Order [this day]. The Question being put, That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Paul Goodman, Mr Paul Marsden: 49. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr John Heppell: 288. So the Question was negatived. And the Main Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 62 (Amendment on second or third reading):—It was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read a second time. The House, pursuant to Order [this day], resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill. (In the Committee) It being after Seven o'clock, the Chairman put the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that hour. Clauses Nos. 1 and 2 agreed to. Whereupon the Chairman left the Chair to report the Bill to the House. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr Graham Stringer reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made no Amendment thereunto. The Deputy Speaker then put the remaining Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at Seven o'clock. The Bill was read the third time and passed, without Amendment. Page 232 Thursday 29th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till a quarter to Eight o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 7.45 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
(1) Central Government [by Command]; to be printed [No. 392] [Mr Andrew Smith]; (2) the Electoral Commission [by Command]; to be printed [No. 395] [The Speaker]; and (3) the House of Commons [by Command]; to be printed [No. 393] [The Speaker].
(a) British Trade International [by Command] [Cm. 5299] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]; (b) the Cabinet Office [by Command] [Cm. 5287] [Mr Secretary Prescott]; (c) the Charity Commission [by Command] [Cm. 5285] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]; (d) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport [by Command] [Cm. 5308] [Secretary Tessa Jowell]; (e) the Department for Education and Skills [by Command] [Cm. 5335] [Secretary Estelle Morris]; (f) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [by Command] [Cm. 5273] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]; (g) the Department of Health [by Command] [Cm. 5331] [Mr Secretary Milburn]; (h) the Department of Trade and Industry [by Command] [Cm. 5282] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]; (i) the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions [by Command] [Cm. 5294] [Mr Secretary Byers]; (j) the Department for Work and Pensions [by Command] [Cm. 5271] [Mr Secretary Darling]; (k) the Export Credits Guarantee Department [by Command] [Cm. 5272] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]; (l) the Food Standards Agency [by Command] [Cm. 5306] [Mr Secretary Milburn]; (m) HM Customs and Excise [by Command] [Cm. 5292] [Mr Paul Boateng]; Page 233 Thursday 29th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top (n) HM Treasury [by Command] [Cm. 5323] [Ruth Kelly]; (o) the Home Office [by Command] [Cm. 5314] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]; (p) the House of Commons—Members' Salaries [by Command] [Cm. 5325] [Mr Robin Cook]; (q) the House of Lords [by Command] [Cm. 5320] [Mr Andrew Smith]; (r) Inland Revenue [by Command] [Cm. 5268] [Dawn Primarolo]; (s) the Intervention Board—Executive Agency [by Command] [Cm. 5307] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]; (t) the Ministry of Defence [by Command] [Cm. 5303] [Mr Secretary Hoon]; (u) the Office of Fair Trading [by Command] [Cm. 5317] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]; (v) the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets [by Command] [Cm. 5324] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]; (w) the Office for National Statistics [by Command] [Cm. 5330] [Ruth Kelly]; (x) the Office of Telecommunications [by Command] [Cm. 5329] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]; (y) the Security and Intelligence Agencies [by Command] [Cm. 5333] [The Prime Minister]; and (z) the Wales Office (Office of the Secretary of State for Wales) [by Command] [Cm. 5336] [Mr Secretary Murphy]; and (2) Corrections to the Main Estimates for 2001–02, and Winter Supplementary Estimates for 2001–02, for the Lord Chancellor's Departments [by Command] [Cm. 5337] [Mr Michael Wills]. APPENDIX II Standing Committees
European Standing Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
[No. 62; WH, No. 31.] Thursday 29th November 2001. The House sitting in Westminster Hall [pursuant to Order of 20th November 2000]. The sitting commenced at half-past Two o'clock.
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 4th December. [Adjourned at 5.35 p.m. Page 234 Thursday 29th November 2001 2001-2002 Volume 258 Back to top [No. 63.] Friday 30th November 2001. The House met at half-past Nine o'clock. PRAYERS.
And it being half-past Two o'clock, the Deputy Speaker interrupted the business. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 12th April.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 10th May.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 10th May.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 15th March.
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till Three o'clock, adjourned till Monday 3rd December. [Adjourned at 3 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Derby College (Incorporation) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3808), and (3) Ealing Tertiary College (Dissolution) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3809), dated 27th November 2001; and (4) Education Development Plans (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3815), dated 30th November 2001 [by Act] [Secretary Estelle Morris].
Other Papers:
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(1) the Department for International Development [by Command] [Cm. 5334] [Secretary Clare Short]; (2) the Law Officers' Departments [by Command] [Cm. 5293] [The Solicitor General]; and (3) the Postal Services Commission [by Command] [Cm. 5328] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. APPENDIX II Standing Committees
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