Sessional Returns 2000-01 - Contents


4. PRIVATE BILLS AND PRIVATE BUSINESS

Information and statistics relating to Private Bills, Private Business and Special Procedure Orders.

A. Private Bills, Private Business and Special Procedure Orders: General

Number of Private Bills:
      introduced into the House of Commons (including suspended and revived Bills) 2
      brought from the House of Lords (including suspended and revived Bills) 5
Number of Bills:
      confirming Provisional Orders introduced into the House of Commons 0
      confirming Provisional Orders brought from the House of Lords 0
      for the confirmation of Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 introduced into the House of Commons 0
      for the confirmation of Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 brought from the House of Lords 0
Number of Hybrid Bills:
      introduced into the House of Commons (including suspended Bills) 1[2]
      brought from the House of Lords (including suspended Bills) 0
Number of Special Procedure Orders
      laid 2
      withdrawn 0
      annulled 0
      against which Petitions or copies of Petitions were deposited 0



  
Private Bills
Hybrid Bills
Bills for the Confirmation of Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936
Total
Number of Bills which received the Royal Assent
5
0
0
5
Number of Bills passed in the House of Commons but not in the House of Lords
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills rejected in the House of Commons
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills rejected in Committee in the House of Commons
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills withdrawn or not proceeded with by parties in the House of Commons
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills suspended in the House of Commons
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills not passed by the Standing Orders Committee
0
1
0
0
TOTAL
0
1
0
5
  
Private Bills
Hybrid Bills
Bills for the Confirmation of Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936
Total
Number of Bills reported by Committees on Opposed Bills
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills reported by other Committees
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills reported by Committees on Unopposed Bills
2
0
0
0

TOTAL
2
0
0
0


B. Dates of the House's consideration of the several stages of Private Bills

1. Bills presented on or before 27th November 2000

Name of Bill
Bill read first time
Bill read second time
Bill committed
Committee to which Bill is referred
Bill reported
Bill as amended, considered
Bill read third time
Royal Assent

Alliance &
11 Dec.
20 Dec.
20 Dec.
Unopposed
14 Feb.
Not
28 Feb.
22 Mar.
Leicester Group
2000
  
  
  
2001
Amended
  
  
Treasury plc
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
(Transfer)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
[Lords]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
(Suspended Bill)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
City of London
13 Dec.
13 Dec.
13 Dec.
The Chairman 13 Dec.
  
.
.
  
(Ward Elections)
2000
  
  
of Ways and
2000
  
  
  
(Suspended Bill)
  
  
  
Means
  
  
  
  
City of Newcastle
11 Dec.
11 Dec.
---
20 Dec.
21 Dec.
upon Tyne [Lords]
2000
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
(Suspended Bill)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Colchester Borough
24 Jan.
15 Feb.
15 Feb.
Unopposed
14 Mar.
Not
20 Mar.
22 Mar.
Council [Lords]
2001
  
  
  
  
Amended
  
  
Greenham and
13 Dec.
13 Dec.
13 Dec.
Opposed
.
.
.
.
Crookham
2000
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Commons
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Kent County
22 Jan.
23 Jan.
23 Jan.
The Chairman
24 Jan.
22 Mar.
22 Mar.
10 Apr.
Council [Lords]
2001
  
  
of Ways and
  
at Seven
at Seven
  
(Revived Bill)
  
  
  
Means
  
o'clock
o'clock
  
Medway Council
22 Jan.
23 Jan.
23 Jan
The Chairman
24 Jan
.22 Mar.
22 Mar.
10 Apr.
[Lords]
2001
  
  
of Ways and
  
at Seven
at Seven
  
(Revived Bill)
  
  
  
Means
  
o'clock
o'clock
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

2. Bills presented after 27th November 2000
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Name of Bill
Bill read first time
Bill read second time
Bill committed
Committee to which Bill is referred
Bill reported
Bill as amended, considered
Bill read third time
Royal Assent

Barclays Group
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Reorganisation
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
[Lords]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
National
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Australia Group
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Europe
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
[Lords]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  





C. Opposed Bill Committees

Title of Bill
Members of Committee
Days on which Committee sat
Days on which each Member served
First and last sitting
Preamble proved or not proved (where applicable)
None
-
-
-
-
-


D. Committee on Unopposed Bills

Number of Meetings: Two

1. The Members serving on the Committee on Unopposed Bills while it considered each Bill were as follows:


Alliance &Leicester Group Treasury plc (Transfer) Bill [Lords] Colchester Borough Council Bill [Lords]
  
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
      Mr Adrian Bailey       Mr Peter Bottomley
      Mr Nigel Beard       Mr Brian Jenkins
      Mr John Butterfill       Mr Syd Rapson
      Mr Nick St Aubyn       Mr Andrew Stunell




2. Total Attendances of Members of Unopposed Bill Committees


Names of Members
Total number of days on
which each member attended a
meeting of an Unopposed Bill
Committee

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Mrs Sylvia Heal)
1
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Mr Michael Lord)
1
John Austin
0
Mr Adrian Bailey
1
Mr Nigel Beard
1
Sir Richard Body
0
Mr Peter Bottomley
1
Mrs Helen Brinton
0
Mr John Butterfill
1
Mr Brian Jenkins
1
Helen Jones
0
Mr Andrew Mackinlay
0
Mr David Marshall
0
Mr John McDonnell
0
Mr Syd Rapson
1
Mr Nick St Aubyn
1
Mr Andrew Stunell
1
Mr John Townend
0
Mr Jon Trickett
0
Mrs Ann Winterton
0



E. Bills to confirm Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936

Number of Bills proceeded with under section 7 0
Number of Bills proceeded with under section 8 0
Number of Bills proceeded with under section 9 0


F. Court of Referees

Number of Meetings: None.


Names of Members
 Total number of days on which
each Member attended a meeting
of the Court of Referees

Sir Alan Haselhurst (Chairman of Ways and Means)
0
Mrs Sylvia Heal (First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
0
Mr Michael Lord (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
0
Mr Peter Atkinson
0
Mr John Butterfill
0
Mr Bill Etherington
0
Mr Archy Kirkwood
0
Mr Alan Meale
0
Mr Ernie Ross
0
Mr Dennis Turner
0

Clerk:  Ms Helen Irwin (to 5.4.01)
Mr Frank Cranmer (from 6.4.01)




G. Standing Orders Committee

Number of Meetings: One.


Names of Members
Total number of days on which
each Member attended a meeting
of the Standing Orders Committee

The Chairman of Ways and Means
(The Rt Hon Sir Alan Haselhurst)
1
The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Mrs Sylvia Heal)
1
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Mr Michael Lord)
1
Mrs Llin Golding
1
Mr Brian Jenkins
1
Helen Jones
1
Mr Bill O'Brien
1
Mr Ernie Ross
1
Mr Andrew Stunell
1
Mr Nicholas Winterton
1

Clerk: Mr Michael Hennessy
The Committee has the assistance of Speaker's Counsel.



H. Special Procedure Orders
       
Number of Special Procedure Orders:
      laid 2
      withdrawn 0
      annulled 0
      against which Petitions or copies of Petitions were deposited 0
      reported with Amendments by a Joint Committee 0
       
Number of Petitions:
      considered by the Chairmen 0
      certified by the Chairmen as proper to be received 0
      certified by the Chairmen as being Petitions of General Objection 0
      certified by the Chairmen as being Petitions for Amendment 0
      referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses 0
       
Number of reports by a Joint Committee:
      that the Order be not approved 0
      that the Order be amended 0
       
Number of Bills introduced for the confirmation of Special Procedure Orders 0
       
       
I. Joint Committees
       
Number of Special Procedure Orders referred to a Joint Committee 0
Number of Days on which each Committee sat 0




2  
The Crystal Palace Bill, introduced by Mr Geraint Davies MP as a Private Member's Bill, was certified as hybrid by the Examiners on 30th April 2001. The bill was referred to the Standing Orders Committee. Back


 
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