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[No. 142.] Tuesday 7th May 2002.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Peter Pike reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Value Added Tax (Buildings and Land) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1102). |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 2 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Miss Anne Begg reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 648). |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 3 | Draft Communications Bill,—Ordered, That the Lords Message of 2nd May relating to the Joint Committee on any draft Communications Bill be now considered. |
Lords Message considered accordingly.
Ordered, That the Committee appointed by this House do meet the Lords Committee as proposed by their Lordships.
Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
| 4 | Age Discrimination (No. 2) Bill,—Mr Paul Burstow, supported by Ms Candy Atherton, Mr Quentin Davies, Mr Roger Berry, Andrew Selous, Hywel Williams, Mr A. J. Beith, Dr Vincent Cable, Steve Webb and Dr Evan Harris, presented a Bill to make it unlawful to discriminate against persons on grounds of age in connection with employment or the provision of goods and services; to establish an Age Equality Commission with the function of working towards the elimination of such discrimination and promoting age equality generally; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 10th May and to be printed [Bill 133]. |
| 5 | Fixed-term Parliaments,—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for fixed-term parliaments: And that Tony Wright, Mr Graham Allen, Kevin Brennan, Annette Brooke, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mr Frank Field, Mr Mark Fisher, Helen Jackson, Mr Mark Oaten, Mr Paul Tyler and Brian White do prepare and bring it in. |
| 6 | Fixed-term Parliaments Bill,—Tony Wright accordingly presented a Bill to provide for fixed-term parliaments: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 19th July and to be printed [Bill 134]. |
| 7 | Police Reform Bill [Lords],—The Police Reform Bill [Lords] was, according to Order, read a second time. |
| 8 | Police Reform Bill [Lords] (Programme),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [28th June], That the following provisions shall apply to the Police Reform Bill [Lords]: |
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
Programming of proceedings
2. Proceedings on the Bill (including proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any other message from the Lords) may be programmed.
Standing Committee
3.—(1) Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 27th June.
(2) The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
4.—(1) Proceedings on consideration (so far as not previously concluded) shall 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.
(2) Proceedings on Third Reading (so far as not previously concluded) shall be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on the day on which proceedings on consideration are commenced or, if that day is a Thursday, at Seven o'clock on that day.
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Programming Committee
5. Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading—(Dan Norris);
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Mr John Heppell: 366.
Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mr Charles Hendry: 162.
So the Question was agreed to.
| 9 | Police Reform Bill [Lords] [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Police Reform Bill [Lords] [Money]; |
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Police Reform Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise—
(a) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenses of the Secretary of State under the Act;
(b) the payment out of money so provided of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other enactment; and
(c) the payment of money into the Consolidated Fund—(Mr Phil Woolas):—It was agreed to.
| 10 | Local Government Finance,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 96) (House of Commons Paper No. 710), on Special Grants for School Standards and Support of Post-sixteen Budgets, which was laid before this House on 26th March, be approved—(Mr Phil Woolas):—It was agreed to. |
| 11 | The Promotion of the Use of Biofuels in Road Transport,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 15500/01, Commission Communication and two draft Directives on the promotion of the use of biofuels for transport, and provision for Member States to apply differentiated rates of excise duty in favour of biofuels; considers that the objectives of security of supply and climate change abatement can best be achieved by an approach which promotes renewable transport fuels as a whole, and reflects the individual circumstances of Member States and EU renewable energy policy through the setting of indicative, flexible targets; welcomes the principle of making it easier for Member States to set a lower rate of duty on cleaner fuels such as biofuels; but considers that the detail of the Commission's approach (in particular, the links with current duty rates for conventional fuels and with oil prices) should be questioned—(Mr Phil Woolas):—It was agreed to. |
| 12 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Phil Woolas.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till seventeen minutes to Eleven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.43 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers presented by Her Majesty's Command and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned date during the adjournment pursuant to Standing Order No. 158 (Presentation of command papers):
Friday 3rd May 2002
| 1 | Competition Commission,—Report by the Competition Commission on the proposed merger of Johnston Press plc and Trinity Mirror plc [Cm. 5495] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned date during the adjournment pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments):
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Friday 3rd May 2002
| 2 | Animal Health,—TSE (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1253), dated 3rd May 2002 [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
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| 3 | Financial Services and Markets,—Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Administration Orders Relating to Insurers) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1242), dated 2nd May 2002 [Ruth Kelly]. |
| 4 | Social Care,—National Care Standards Commission (Children's Rights Director) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1250), dated 1st May 2002 [Mr Secretary Milburn]. |
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 7th May 2002:
Other Papers:
| 5 | Communications,—Paper, entitled Draft Communications Bill, together with Explanatory Notes and Policy Document [by Command] [Cm. 5508-I, -II and -III] [Secretary Tessa Jowell]. |
| 6 | Defence,—Ministry of Defence Minute, dated 7th May 2002, concerning a proposed contingent liability for RAF “At Home Days” [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hoon]. |
| 7 | National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Awarding the New Licence to Run the National Lottery [by Act]; to be printed [No. 803] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 8 | Northern Ireland,—Proposal for a draft Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, with an Explanatory Document [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid]. |
| 9 | Regulatory Impact Assessments,—List of Regulatory Impact Assessments for 1st July to 31st December 2001 [by Command] [Cm. 5506] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 10 | Regulatory Reform,—Proposal under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 for a Regulatory Reform (Removal of 20 Member Limit in Partnerships etc.) Order 2002, together with a statement by the Department of Trade and Industry [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Finance Bill (except Clauses Nos. 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and Schedules Nos. 1, 5 and 38),—The Speaker has appointed Mr Roger Gale and Mr Joe Benton Chairmen of Standing Committee F in respect of the Bill. |
| 2 | Value Added Tax (Buildings and Land) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1102),—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mrs Ann Cryer from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order); and nominated in substitution Ross Cranston. |
| 3 | Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 648),—The Speaker has appointed Miss Anne Begg Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Regulations. |
| 4 | Draft Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002,—The Speaker has appointed Mr George Stevenson Chairman of the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations. |
| 5 | Draft Dental Auxiliaries (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and the draft Dentists Act 1984 (Dental Auxiliaries) Order 2002,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Win Griffiths Chairman of the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations and draft Order. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Defence,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Defence Committee [Defence and Security in the United Kingdom]; to be printed [No. 518-x] [Mr Bruce George]. |
| 2 | Foreign Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee [FCO Annual Report 2002]; to be printed [No. 826-i] [Donald Anderson]. |
| 3 | Human Rights,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Joint Committee on Human Rights [The Case for a Human Rights Commission for the UK]; to be printed [No. 781-ii] [Jean Corston]. |
| 4 | Procedure,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Procedure Committee [Major Infrastructure Projects: Proposed New Parliamentary Procedures]; to be printed [No. 823-i] [Mr Nicholas Winterton]. |
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| 5 | Statutory Instruments,—Twenty-eighth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 135-xxviii] [Mr David Tredinnick]. |
| 6 | Trade and Industry,—(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Trade and Industry Committee [Postcomm's proposals for opening the postal market]; to be printed [No. 769-iii]; and |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Fuel Poverty]; to be printed [No. 814-ii]
[Mr Martin O'Neill].
| 7 | Transport, Local Government and the Regions,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee of the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee [How the Local Government Act 2000 is Working]; to be printed [No. 602-ii] [Andrew Bennett]. |
| 8 | Welsh Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [Transport in Wales]; to be printed [No. 378-iv] [Mr Martyn Jones]. |
[No. 142; WH, No. 80.]
Tuesday 7th May 2002.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall [pursuant to Order of 20th November 2000].
The sitting commenced at half-past Nine o'clock.
| Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned—(Mr Gerry Sutcliffe); |
And it being Two o'clock, the sitting was adjourned without Question put, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 2 p.m.
[No. 143.] Wednesday 8th May 2002.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Mersey Tunnels Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Mersey Tunnels Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Wednesday 15th May.
| 2 | Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—David Taylor reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 and the draft Tax Credits (Decisions and Appeals) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 3 | Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Win Griffiths reported from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Dental Auxiliaries (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and the draft Dentists Act 1984 (Dental Auxiliaries) Order 2002. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 4 | Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Bill O'Brien reported from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 5 | Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Peter Pike reported from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 641). |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
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| 6 | European Standing Committee A,—Mr Edward O'Hara reported from European Standing Committee A the following Resolution: |
That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 5721/02, Commission Communication ‘Towards an integrated European railway area', No. 5744/02, draft Directive on the safety of the Community's railways, No. 5723/02, draft Directive amending Council Directive 96/48/EC and Directive 2001/16/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European rail system, No. 5724/02, draft Regulation establishing a European Railway Agency, No. 5726/02, Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the Commission to negotiate the conditions for Community accession to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), and No. 5727/02, draft Directive amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways; and endorses the Government's approach to negotiations on these proposals in the Council.
Report, together with Resolution, to lie upon the Table.
| 7 | Christmas Day Trading Bill [Lords],—The Order for reading the Christmas Day Trading Bill [Lords] a second time on Friday was read and discharged. |
| 8 | Performance of Private Hospitals,—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require private hospitals to publish independently audited information on clinical performance and on complaints from patients on the same basis as that required of NHS hospitals: And that Mr George Osborne, Mr Richard Bacon, Mr Gregory Barker, Dr Andrew Murrison, Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Mr Mark Field, Chris Grayling, Mr Boris Johnson, Fiona Mactaggart, Andrew Selous, Mr Hugo Swire and Mr Bill Wiggin do prepare and bring it in. |
| 9 | Performance of Private Hospitals Bill,—Mr George Osborne accordingly presented a Bill to require private hospitals to publish independently audited information on clinical performance and on complaints from patients on the same basis as that required of NHS hospitals: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 21st June and to be printed [Bill 135]. |
| 10 | Value Added Tax,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the Value Added Tax (Buildings and Land) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1102), dated 17th April 2002, a copy of which was laid before this House on 17th April, be approved—(Mr Paul Boateng):—It was agreed to. |
| 11 | Finance Bill (Clauses 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and Schedules Nos. 1, 5 and 38),—The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Committee on the Finance Bill (Clauses Nos. 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and Schedules Nos. 1, 5 and 38). |
(In the Committee)
Ordered, That the order in which proceedings in Committee of the whole House on the Finance Bill are to be taken shall be Clause No. 4, Schedule No. 1, Clause No. 19, Schedule No. 5, Clauses Nos. 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92 and 131, Schedule No. 38 and Clause No. 134.—(Mr Paul Boateng.)
Clause No. 4 agreed to.
Schedule No. 1 (Beer from small breweries: reduced rate of duty).
Amendment (No. 17) proposed, in page 110, line 32, at the end, to insert the words—
‘(3) Beer produced in a small brewery for export shall not count towards the maximum production levels specified for small breweries elsewhere in this Part.'.—(Mr Christopher Chope.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 4) proposed, in page 112, line 2, to leave out ‘30,000' and insert ‘200,000'.—(Mr Christopher Chope.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mr Desmond Swayne: 206.
Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Anne McGuire, Mr Tony McNulty: 316.
Schedule agreed to.
Clause No. 19 agreed to.
Schedule No. 5 agreed to.
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Clause No. 23 agreed to.
Clause No. 26 (Charges and rates for 2002–03).
Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr John Heppell, Mr Graham Stringer: 452.
Tellers for the Noes, Bob Russell, John Thurso: 53.
Clause No. 27 agreed to.
Clause No. 28 (Personal allowances for 2003–04 for those aged under 65).
Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Fraser Kemp, Mr Ian Pearson: 257.
Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mr Desmond Swayne: 187.
Clauses Nos. 29 and 87 agreed to.
Clause No. 88 (Controlled foreign companies: territorial exclusions from s. 748 exemptions).
Amendment (No. 26) proposed in page 63, line 14, at the end, to insert the words—
‘(6) A period of 6 months' notice shall be given prior to the laying of a statutory instrument, as provided for in subsection (5) above'.—(Mr Howard Flight.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
The Chairman, being of the opinion that the principle of the Clause and any matters arising thereon had been adequately discussed in the course of debate on the Amendment proposed thereto, put forthwith the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 68 (Debate on clause or schedule standing part), That the Clause stand part of the Bill:—It was agreed to.
To report progress and ask leave to sit again.—(Dan Norris.)
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair and Mr Roger Gale reported, That the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and that he was directed to move, That the Committee may have leave to sit again.
Committee again tomorrow.
| 12 | Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from Derby Patients' Council and residents of Derby for a review of the system of benefits for long-stay patients was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
| 13 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Dan Norris); |
And the Motion having been made after 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, it being then twenty-one minutes to Eleven o'clock, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.39 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Investigatory Powers,—Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Interception of Communications: Code of Practice) Order 2002 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 2 | Coast Protection,—Coast Protection (Notices) (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1278), dated 8th May 2002 [by Act] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
| 3 | Constitutional Law,—Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (Directions in the Interests of National Security) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1264), dated 1st May 2002 [by Act] [Mrs Secretary Liddell]. |
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Other Papers:
| 4 | Foreign Affairs,—Government Response to the Fifth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2001–02, on Human Rights Annual Report 2001 [by Command] [Cm. 5509] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
| 5 | Investigatory Powers,—Draft Code of Practice on Interception of Communications [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
| 6 | Northern Ireland,—Report of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland for 2000–01 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid]. |
| 7 | School Standards and Framework,—Account of the Downham & Bellingham Education Action Zone for 2000–01, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 822] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 8 | School Teachers,—Report of the School Teachers' Review Body on Special review of approaches to reducing teacher workload [by Command] [Cm. 5497] [Secretary Estelle Morris]. |
| 9 | Transport, Local Government and the Regions,—(1) Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee, Session 2001–02, on Empty Homes [by Command] [Cm. 5514], and |
(2) Government Response to the Second Report from the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee, Session 2001–02, on London Underground and to the Seventh Report from the Committee, Session 2001–02, on London Underground—The Public Private Partnership: Follow Up [by Command] [Cm. 5486]
[Mr Secretary Byers].
| 10 | Treaty Series (No. 58, 2001),—Second Supplementary List of Ratifications, Accessions, Withdrawals, Etc., for 2001 [by Command] [Cm. 5499] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
| 11 | Treaty Series (No. 19, 2002),—Agreement, done at Managua on 4th December 1996, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua for the Promotion and Protection of Investments [by Command] [Cm. 5504] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Tobacco Advertising Bill,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Peter Pike as an additional Chairman of Standing Committee A in respect of the Bill. |
| 2 | Draft Dental Auxiliaries (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and the draft Dentists Act 1984 (Dental Auxiliaries) Order 2002,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Alan Simpson from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations and draft Order); and nominated in substitution Mr Clive Soley. |
European Standing Committees
| 3 | European Standing Committee A,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr David Chaytor and Mr George Stevenson from European Standing Committee A; and nominated in substitution Mr Parmjit Dhanda and Rob Marris. |
| 4 | European Union document No. 15194/01, relating to packaging and packaging waste, originally referred to European Standing Committee A on 13th February, has now been referred to European Standing Committee C. |
| 5 | European Union document No. 7430/02, relating to working conditions for temporary workers, has been referred to European Standing Committee C. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Defence,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Defence Committee [Major Procurement Projects; Defence and Security in the United Kingdom]; to be printed [Nos. 779-iii and 518-xi] [Mr Bruce George]. |
| 2 | Education and Skills,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee [New HMCI appointment]; to be printed [No. 830-i] [Mr Barry Sheerman]. |
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| 3 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,—(1) Fifth Special Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee [Government Reply to Second Report from the Committee, on The Countryside Agency]; to be printed [No. 829]; and |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The Future of UK Agriculture: Farming Beyond Subsidies?]; to be printed [No. 550-x]
[Mr David Curry].
| 4 | Environmental Audit,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environmental Audit Committee [Quality of Life Indicators]; to be printed [No. 824-i] [Mr John Horam] |
| 5 | European Scrutiny,—Twenty-eighth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 152-xxviii] [Mr Michael Connarty]. |
| 6 | Health,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee [Delayed Discharges]; to be printed [No. 617-v] [Mr David Hinchliffe]. |
| 7 | Northern Ireland Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee [Impact in Northern Ireland of Cross-border Road Fuel Price Differentials: Three Years On]; to be printed [No. 819-ii] [Mr Michael Mates]. |
| 8 | Public Accounts,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [Pipes and Wires: regulating prices and quality of networks delivering essential services]; to be printed [No. 831-i] [Mr Edward Leigh]. |
| 9 | Science and Technology,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Science and Technology Committee [Government Funding of the Scientific Learned Societies]; to be printed [No. 774-i] [Dr Ian Gibson]. |
| 10 | Transport, Local Government and the Regions,—(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee [Planning Green Paper]; to be printed [No. 476-vi] [Andrew Bennett]; and |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Sub-Committee of the Committee [The Bus Industry]; to be printed [No. 828-i] [Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody].
| 11 | Welsh Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [Transport in Wales]; to be printed [No. 378-v] [Mr Martyn Jones]. |
| 12 | Work and Pensions,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Work and Pensions Committee [The Government's Employment Strategy]; to be printed [No. 815-ii] [Mr Archy Kirkwood]. |
[No. 143; WH, No. 81.]
Wednesday 8th May 2002.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall [pursuant to Order of 20th November 2000].
The sitting commenced at half-past Nine o'clock.
| Adjournment,—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr Graham Stringer.) |
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 1.59 p.m.
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[No. 144.] Thursday 9th May 2002.
The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Private Bills [Lords] (Petitions for Additional Provision) (Standing Orders not complied with),—The Speaker laid upon the Table a Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in the case of the following Bills, originating in the Lords, the Standing Orders have not been complied with in respect of Petitions for Additional Provision: |
London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]
London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill [Lords].
Petitions for Additional Provision in the Report referred to the Standing Orders Committee.
| 2 | London Development Agency Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the London Development Agency Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 16th May.
| 3 | European Standing Committee B,—Mr Bill O'Brien reported from European Standing Committee B the following Resolution: |
That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 6980/02, draft Framework Decision on the execution in the European Union of orders freezing property or evidence; shares the Government's view that the general thrust of the measure will improve the speed and effectiveness with which assets and evidence can be secured in cases of serious crime, acknowledges the amendments which have been included, largely at the Government's instigation to ensure that personal rights and freedoms are protected as far as is possible; and supports the Government's position on this measure.
Report, together with Resolution, to lie upon the Table.
| 4 | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill (Programme) (No. 2),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [28th June], That the Order of 24th April (Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill (Programme)) be amended by the substitution in paragraph (3) (proceedings in Standing Committee) of the words ‘Tuesday 21st May' for the words ‘Thursday 16th May'—(Mr Fraser Kemp):—It was agreed to. |
| 5 | Finance Bill (Clauses Nos. 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and Schedules Nos. 1, 5 and 38),—The House, according to Order, again resolved itself into a Committee on the Finance Bill (Clauses Nos. 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and Schedules Nos. 1, 5 and 38). |
(In the Committee)
Clause No. 89 (Controlled foreign companies and treaty non-resident companies).
Amendment (No. 34) proposed, in page 63, line 33, at the end, to add the words—
‘(iii) has otherwise been resident outside the United Kingdom and not resident in the United Kingdom for a period of three years.'.—(Mr Howard Flight.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 90 (Supplementary charge in respect of ring fence trades).
Amendment (No. 2) proposed, in page 63, line 38, to leave out the words ‘17th April 2002' and insert the words ‘1st April 2003'.—(Mr Howard Flight.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Stephen O'Brien, Mr Laurence Robertson: 163.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr John Heppell: 281.
Another Amendment (No. 29) proposed, in page 64, line 2, to leave out from the word ‘which' to the word ‘would' in line 3.—(Malcolm Bruce.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
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The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Adrian Sanders, Annette Brooke: 160.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr John Heppell: 276.
Another Amendment (No. 33) proposed, in page 65, line 17, at the end, to add the words—
‘(11) This section shall come into force on such day as the Treasury may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, but no such order shall be made until an economic impact assessment has been made of the effect of the changes on activity and employment in the oil industry in the North Sea.'.—(Mr Alex Salmond.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Simon Thomas, Pete Wishart: 155.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr John Heppell: 272.
The Chairman, being of the opinion that the principle of the Clause and any matters arising thereon had been adequately discussed in the course of debate on the Amendments proposed thereto, put forthwith the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 68 (Debate on clause or schedule standing part), That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr John Heppell: 265.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Stephen O'Brien, Mr Laurence Robertson: 154.
Clauses Nos. 91, 92 and 131 agreed to.
Schedule No. 38 (Recovery of taxes etc due in other member States).
Amendment (No. 23) proposed, in page 475, line 11, after the word ‘his', to insert the word ‘alleged'.—(Mr Howard Flight.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 24) proposed, in page 475, line 28, to leave out paragraph 6.—(Mr Howard Flight.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Stephen O'Brien, Mr Laurence Robertson: 85.
Tellers for the Noes, Dan Norris, Mr Nick Ainger: 249.
Schedule agreed to.
Clause No. 134 (Lorry road-user charge).
Amendment (No. 32) proposed, in page 106, line 35, at the end, to insert the words ‘provided that the charge shall be payable in respect of every lorry using a public road in the United Kingdom irrespective of the country in which such lorry is registered.'.—(Mr Christopher Chope.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause agreed to.
Bill (Clauses Nos. 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and Schedules Nos. 1, 5 and 38) to be reported, without Amendment.
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr Phil Woolas reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill (Clauses Nos. 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and Schedules Nos. 1, 5 and 38), and had directed him to report the same, without Amendment.
Ordered, That the Bill (Clauses Nos. 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and Schedules Nos. 1, 5 and 38) do lie upon the Table.
| 6 | Environmental Protection,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002, which were laid before this House on 26th March, be approved—(Mr Phil Woolas):—It was agreed to. |
| 7 | Social Security,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002, which were laid before this House on 10th April, be approved—(Mr Phil Woolas):—It was agreed to. |
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| 8 | Social Security (Northern Ireland),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Tax Credits (Decisions and Appeals) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002, which were laid before this House on 10th April, be approved—(Mr Phil Woolas):—It was agreed to. |
| 9 | Dentists,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Dental Auxiliaries (Amendment) Regulations 2002, which were laid before this House on 25th April, be approved—(Mr Phil Woolas):—It was agreed to. |
| 10 | Dentists,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Dentists Act 1984 (Dental Auxiliaries) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 30th April, be approved—(Mr Phil Woolas):—It was agreed to. |
| 11 | Railways,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Documents Nos. 5721/02, Commission Communication ‘Towards an integrated European railway area', No. 5744/02, draft Directive on the safety of the Community's railways, No. 5723/01, draft Directive amending Council Directive 96/48/EC and Directive 2001/16/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European rail system, No. 5724/02, draft Regulation establishing a European Railway Agency, No. 5726/02, Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the Commission to negotiate the conditions for Community accession to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), and No. 5727/02, draft Directive amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways; and endorses the Government's approach to negotiations on these proposals in the Council—(Mr Phil Woolas):—It was agreed to. |
| 12 | Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee),—Ordered, That Mr Harold Best and Mr Ivan Henderson be discharged from the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and Huw Irranca-Davies and Chris Mole be added to the Committee.—(Mr Phil Woolas.) |
| 13 | Travel by Honourable Members to National Parliaments and European Union Institutions,—Resolved, That the Resolution of 26th May 1999 relating to travel by honourable Members to national parliaments and European Union institutions be rescinded and the following provision be made in its place: |
(1) That, in the opinion of this House, provision should be made as from 1st April 2002 for reimbursing honourable Members in respect of the cost of travelling on parliamentary duties between the United Kingdom and any European Union institution in Brussels, Luxembourg or Strasbourg and to the national parliament of an EU state or a candidate country and any additional expenses necessarily incurred in such travelling, subject to the conditions that
(a) the amount payable to an honourable Member in any year, beginning with 1st April, shall not exceed the aggregate of the cost of three return business class airfares for the journey on the assumption that the journey begins and ends at a London airport and that the destination is any of the three cities mentioned above or the location of the national parliament of an EU state or a candidate country; and
(b) subsistence for each journey made under this Resolution shall be restricted to two nights at the Civil Service class A standard subsistence rate for the time being in operation;
(c) an honourable Member must submit in advance to the Fees Office, Department of Finance and Administration a statement of the visit's purpose, location and duration and the persons or organisations to be met; and
(d) expenditure in pursuance of this Resolution within financial year 2002–03 shall not exceed the total currently planned for expenditure on travel by honourable Members to European Union institutions or European national parliaments within that year.
(2) Expenditure under this Budget should form part of the General Services Budget and, if so advised by the Speaker's Advisory Panel, the Speaker and the Leader of the House shall have the power to vary the provisions of this Resolution in future financial years.—(Mr Phil Woolas.)
| 14 | Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from residents of Knutsford and the surrounding areas against the closure of Knutsford Crown Court was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
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| 15 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Phil Woolas.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till eleven minutes to Nine o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 8.49 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Extradition,—Draft European Union Extradition (Amendment) Regulations 2002 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
| 2 | Fees and Charges,—Draft Consular Fees Act 1980 (Fees) Order 2002 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
| 3 | Flags,—Draft Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2002, with a statement by the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly [by Statutory Instrument] [Mr Secretary Reid]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 4 | Customs and Excise,—Beer and Excise Warehousing (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1265), dated 7th May 2002 [by Act] [Mr Paul Boateng]. |
| 5 | Health and Safety,—Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1267), dated 6th May 2002 [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
| 6 | Immigration,—Immigration (Swiss Free Movement of Persons) (No. 3) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1241), dated 1st May 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
| 7 | Plant Health,—Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1299), dated 9th May 2002 [by Act] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
| 8 | Value Added Tax,—Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1280), dated 8th May 2002 [by Act] [Mr Paul Boateng]. |
Other Papers:
| 9 | Appropriations in Aid,—Treasury Minute, dated 9th May 2002, directing the application of certain amounts as appropriations in aid of the services specified in the Main Estimates for the year ending 31st March 2003 [by Act] [Mr Andrew Smith]. |
| 10 | Fair Trading,—Report of the Director General of Fair Trading for 2001 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 773] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
| 11 | Public Accounts,—Treasury Minute on the Eleventh Report from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2001–02 [by Command] [Cm. 5481] [Mr Paul Boateng]. |
| 12 | Regional Government,—Paper, entitled Your Region, Your Choice; Revitalising the English Regions [by Command] [Cm. 5511] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 13 | Supply Estimates, 2002–03,—(1) Main Supply Estimates and Summary Request for Supply for Central Government for 2002–03 [by Command]; to be printed [No. 795] [Mr Andrew Smith], and |
(2) Main Supply Estimates for 2002–03 for—
(a) the Electoral Commission [by Command]; to be printed [No. 798] [The Speaker], and
(b) House of Commons Administration [by Command]; to be printed [No. 796] [The Speaker], and
(c) the National Audit Office [by Command]; to be printed [No. 797] [Mr Alan Williams].
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Finance Bill (except Clauses Nos. 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and Schedules Nos. 1, 5 and 38),—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr David Lidington from Standing Committee F (nominated in respect of the Bill); and nominated in substitution Chris Grayling. |
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| 2 | Occupational Pensions Schemes (Minimum Funding Requirements and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 380),—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Ronnie Campbell, Mr George Galloway, Mr Dai Havard, Joyce Quin and Angela Smith from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations); and nominated in substitution Kevin Brennan, Patrick Hall, Bridget Prentice, Mr Sio(r)n Simon and Mr Phil Woolas. |
| 3 | Draft Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002,—The Speaker has appointed Miss Ann Widdecombe Chairman of the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations. |
| 4 | Draft Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations); and nominated in substitution Barbara Follett. |
European Standing Committees
| 5 | The Speaker has appointed Mr David Taylor Chairman of European Standing Committee A in respect of European Union Documents Nos. 11596/00 and 12488/01 on rabies relating to the Pet Travel Scheme. |
| 6 | European Standing Committee A,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Jim Dobbin from European Standing Committee A; and nominated in substitution Sandra Osborne. |
| 7 | The Speaker has appointed Mr Peter Atkinson Chairman of European Standing Committee C in respect of European Union Document No. 15194/01 on packaging and packaging waste. |
| 8 | European Standing Committee C,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Geraldine Smith from European Standing Committee C; and nominated in substitution Jim Dobbin. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Catering,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Catering Committee on 8th May [House of Commons Refreshment Facilities]; to be printed [No. 832-i] [Mr Dennis Turner]. |
| 2 | Home Affairs,—Third Report from the Home Affairs Committee [The Government's Drugs Policy: Is it Working?] with the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 318] [Mr Chris Mullin]. |
| 3 | Public Administration,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration [Public Appointments and Patronage]; to be printed [No. 686-vi] [Tony Wright]. |
[No. 144; WH, No. 82.]
Thursday 9th May 2002.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall [pursuant to Order of 20th November 2000].
The sitting commenced at half-past Two o'clock.
| Adjournment (End of Life Vehicles Directive—First Report from the Trade and Industry Committee, Session 2001–02, and the Government's response thereto),—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr John Heppell.) |
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 14th May.
[Adjourned at 5.16 p.m.
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[No. 145.] Friday 10th May 2002.
The House met at half-past Nine o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Home Energy Conservation Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Home Energy Conservation Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee. |
A Clause (Fuel poverty)—(Dr Desmond Turner)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
Another Clause (Review of schemes not conforming to model scheme)—(Dr Desmond Turner)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
Amendment (No. 11) proposed to the Bill, in page 1, line 4, to leave out from the beginning to the end of line 17 on page 2 and insert the words—
‘(1) After section 2 of the principal Act there is inserted—
”2A Energy efficiency reports
(1) Where a target applies for the time being to an energy conservation authority in England and Wales, the authority shall prepare a report in accordance with this section.
(2) The report shall set out the energy conservation measures that the authority considers practicable, cost-effective and likely to result in the target being met.
(3) An energy conservation authority in England and Wales shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, implement so as to meet the target any report which it has prepared in accordance with this section and published.
(4) In this section a target means a requirement to achieve an improvement (which may be expressed as a percentage) in the energy efficiency of residential accommodation in the authority's area within a specified time.
(5) A target applies to an authority at any time when—
(a) the Secretary of State, after consulting the Local Government Association of England and Wales, has made a determination specifying the target and providing for it to apply to the authority or to authorities including the authority, and
(b) the target has been published in any manner the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(6) The Secretary of State may by a further determination made after consultation with the association and so published vary any previous determination and any target shall have effect accordingly.
(7) Subsections (3) to (7) of section 2 apply for the purposes of this section.
(8) On the application to an authority of a target under this section, this Act so far as it relates to reports under section 2 ceases to apply in relation to the authority”.
(2) In sections 3 (functions of Secretary of State) and 5(1) (modification) of the principal Act, after each mention of “section 2” there is inserted “or 2A”, and—
(a) at the end of section 4(2) there is inserted “for the purposes of reports under section 2”,
(b) after section 4(2) there is inserted—
“(2A) The Secretary of State may give energy conservation authorities in England and Wales such guidance as he considers appropriate in relation to the exercise of their functions under section 2A and (so far as relating to that section) section 3(2)(a).”,
(c) in section 5(2), for “subsections (2) to (6) of section 2” there is substituted “sections 2 and 2A”.
(3) In section 6 of the principal Act (supplementary), after subsection (2) there is inserted—
”(3) An energy conservation authority in England and Wales must—
(a) at all reasonable times keep a copy of any report under section 2 or 2A, and of any report sent to the Secretary of State under section 3(2)(a), available for inspection by members of the public free of charge, and
(b) provide reasonable facilities for members of the public to obtain copies of such reports on payment of a reasonable charge.
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(4) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument require registered social landlords to provide each energy conservation authority in England and Wales within whose area they have residential accommodation with prescribed information, in the prescribed form, as to the levels of performance achieved by them in relation to the energy efficiency of the accommodation.
(5) A registered social landlord who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement imposed by regulations under subsection (4) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Proceedings for an offence under this subsection may only be brought by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
(6) In this section, “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under subsection (4) and “registered social landlord” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1996; and a statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (4) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament”.', instead thereof.—(Dr Desmond Turner.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment ((a)) proposed to the proposed Amendment, in line 1, at the beginning, to insert the words—
‘(A1) The appropriate Minister shall in exercising any functions under this section or under the principal Act, and in considering whether or not to exercise those functions, have as a principal aim the achievement of an improvement in energy efficiency in residential accommodation of at least 30 per cent. by the end of 2010, taking 1st January 1996 as the base line date.'.—(Mr Gregory Barker.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made to the proposed Amendment.
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Sir Sydney Chapman, Alan Simpson: 87.
Tellers for the Noes, Jim Fitzpatrick, Angela Smith: 62.
Proposed Amendment, as amended, made to the Bill.
Other Amendments (Nos. 12 and 5) made to the Bill.
Another Amendment (No. 9) proposed to the Bill, in page 3, line 31, to leave out from the word ‘provision;' to the end of line 34 and insert the words—
‘(c) shall be made by statutory instrument; and
(d) shall not be made unless a draft of them has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”.', instead thereof.—(Dr Desmond Turner.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
And it being half-past Two o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned.
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Friday 19th July.
| 2 | Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for consideration of the Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee; |
Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Friday 21st June.
| 3 | Pensions Annuities (Amendment) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for further consideration of the Pensions Annuities (Amendment) Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee; |
Ordered, That the Bill be further considered on Friday 19th July.
| 4 | Relationships (Civil Registration) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Relationships (Civil Registration) Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 19th July.
| 5 | Health (Air Travellers) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 25th January, That the Health (Air Travellers) Bill be now read a second time; |
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Friday 19th July.
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| 6 | Road Safety and Speed Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Road Safety and Speed Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 19th July.
| 7 | Trespassers on Land (Liability for Damage and Eviction) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Trespassers on Land (Liability for Damage and Eviction) Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 19th July.
| 8 | Right to Self-Employment Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Right to Self-Employment Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 19th July.
| 9 | Religious Discrimination and Remedies Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Religious Discrimination and Remedies Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 19th July.
| 10 | Patients Without Legal Capacity (Safeguards) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Patients Without Legal Capacity (Safeguards) Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 21st June.
| 11 | Compulsory Voting Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Compulsory Voting Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 21st June.
| 12 | Patents Act 1977 (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Patents Act 1977 (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 19th July.
| 13 | Disability Discrimination (Amendment) Bill [Lords],—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Disability Discrimination (Amendment) Bill [Lords]; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 21st June.
| 14 | Age Discrimination (No. 2) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Age Discrimination (No. 2) Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 19th July.
| 15 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jim Fitzpatrick.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till two minutes past Three o'clock, adjourned till Monday 13th May.
[Adjourned at 3.02 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Industrial Organisation and Development,—Draft Horticultural Development Council (Amendment) Order 2002 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 2 | Financial Services and Markets,—Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1310), dated 9th May 2002 [by Act] [Ruth Kelly]. |
| 3 | Insolvency,—(1) Administration of Insolvent Estates of Deceased Persons (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1309), |
(2) Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1307), and
(3) Insolvent Partnerships (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1308),
dated 9th May 2002 [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
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| 4 | Investigatory Powers,—Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, Ranks and Positions) (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1298), dated 7th May 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
| 5 | National Health Service,—National Health Service (Compensation for Premature Retirement) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1311), dated 10th May 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn]. |
| 6 | Police,—Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Designated Places of Detention) Order 2002 (S.R. (N.I.), 2002, No. 179), dated 8th May 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid]. |
| 7 | Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism,—Security of Pathogens and Toxins (Exceptions to Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 1281), dated 4th May 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
Other Papers:
| 8 | Miscellaneous (No. 10, 2002),—International Coffee Agreement 2001, adopted at London on 28th September 2000, with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Cm. 5516] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
| 9 | Public Expenditure,—Paper, entitled Public Expenditure: Statistical Analyses 2002–03 [by Command] [Cm. 5401] [Mr Andrew Smith]. |
| 10 | Reserve Forces,—(1) Amendment 24 to the Territorial Army Regulations 1978, and |
(2) Change 9 to the Regulations for the Naval and Marine Reserves (BR 64)
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Hoon].
| 11 | Supply Estimates, 2002–03,—Supplementary Budgetary Information to the Supply Estimates for 2002–03 for Central Government [by Command] [Cm. 5510] [Mr Andrew Smith]. |
| 12 | Treaty Series (No. 20, 2002),—Exchange of Notes, done at Seoul on 29th June 2001, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Korea amending the Air Services Agreement done at Seoul on 5th March 1984 [by Command] [Cm. 5507] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Occupational Pensions Schemes (Minimum Funding Requirements and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 380),—The Committee of Selection has discharged Denzil Davies from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Regulations); and nominated in substitution John Mann. |
European Standing Committees
| 2 | European Standing Committee B,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr David Lepper from European Standing Committee B; and nominated in substitution Mark Tami. |
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