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[No. 45.] Monday 10th February 2003.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Bill Olner reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Board) Order 2003 and the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 2003. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 2 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr David Amess reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 110) (House of Commons Paper No. 320) on 2002–03 Special Grants in Connection with Local Public Service Agreements. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 3 | Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Bill O'Brien reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 4 | Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords],—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]; |
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 Fraser Kemp, Mr Jim Murphy: 334.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nigel Dodds, David Burnside: 11.
So the Question was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read a second time.
| 5 | Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] (Programme),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Orders [28th June 2001 and 29th October 2002], That the following provisions shall apply to the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]— |
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
Proceedings in Standing Committee
2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 4th March 2003.
3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on consideration are commenced.
6. Sessional Order B (programming committees) made by the House on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed—(Keith Hill):—It was agreed to.
| 6 | Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] [Money]; |
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other enactment—(Keith Hill):—It was agreed to.
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| 7 | Procedure,—Ordered, That Mr Peter Atkinson be added to the Procedure Committee.—(Keith Hill.) |
| 8 | Scottish Affairs,—Ordered, That Mr Mark Lazarowicz be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and David Hamilton be added to the Committee.—(Keith Hill, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.) |
| 9 | Communications Bill (Programme) (No. 2),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Orders [28th June 2001 and 29th October 2002], That in accordance with the Report [6th February 2003] from Standing Committee E, the Order of 3rd December 2002 (Communications Bill (Programme)) shall be varied as follows— |
Consideration and Third Reading
1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order (Consideration and Third Reading) shall be omitted.
2. Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall be concluded in two days.
3. Proceedings on consideration shall be taken on each of the days as shown in the first column of the following Table and shall be taken in the order so shown, and each part of the proceedings shall (if not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table.
TABLE
| Proceedings | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
| First day |
| New Clauses relating to Parts 3 and 4, new Schedules relating to Parts 3 and 4, Amendments relating to Clauses in Parts 3 and 4 and Amendments relating to Schedules 9 to 15 | The moment of interruption |
| Second day |
| Remaining new Clauses, remaining new Schedules, Amendments relating to Clauses in Parts 1, 2, 5 and 6, Amendments relating to Schedules 1 to 8, Amendments relating to Schedules 16 to 19 and remaining proceedings on consideration | One hour before the moment of interruption |
4. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second of those days—(Keith Hill):—It was agreed to.
| 10 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Jim Fitzpatrick); |
And the Motion having been made after Ten o'clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Speaker adjourned the House, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, it being then a quarter to Eleven o'clock, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.45 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Trade Union and Labour Relations,—Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service: draft Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 2 | Immigration,—(1) Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 241), dated 7th February 2003 [by Act]; and |
(2) Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules [by Act]; to be printed [No. 389]
[Mr Secretary Blunkett].
| 3 | National Health Service,—National Health Service (General Dental Services Supplementary List) and (General Dental Services) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 250), dated 7th February 2003 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Milburn]. |
| 4 | Road Traffic,—(1) Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Dorset) (Borough of Christchurch) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 251), dated 5th February 2003 and |
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(2) Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 182), dated 2nd February 2003
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling].
| 5 | Social Security,—Social Security (Child Maintenance Premium and Miscellaneous Amendments) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 231), dated 5th February 2003 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Smith]. |
Other Papers:
| 6 | House of Commons,—Response of the House of Commons Commission to the Eighth Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life: Standards of Conduct in the House of Commons; to be printed [No. 422] [The Speaker]. |
| 7 | Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland),—Report of the Northern Ireland Court Service on Legal Aid in Northern Ireland in 2001–02, with the Report of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Aid in Northern Ireland thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 361] [Ms Rosie Winterton]. |
| 8 | National Audit,—Reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General on— |
(1) the Department for Work and Pensions: Tackling Benefit Fraud, and
(2) Ensuring the effective discharge of older patients from NHS acute hospitals
[by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 393 and 392] [Clerk of the House].
| 9 | Public Petitions,—Observations by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health on the Petition [4th February] from ‘Consumers for Health Choice' and others against restrictions on the availability of natural health products [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House]. |
| 10 | Railways,—Report and Accounts of the British Railways Board from 1st February 2001 to 31st March 2002 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
Papers withdrawn:
| 11 | Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions),—Draft Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock: Cattle [laid 9th January]. |
| 12 | Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism,—Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Video Recording of Interviews) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 [laid 3rd February]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Board) Order 2003 and the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 2003,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Michael Jabez Foster and Ms Meg Munn from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Orders); and nominated in substitution Mr Michael Foster and Mr Khalid Mahmood. |
| 2 | Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 110) (House of Commons Paper No. 320) on 2002–03 Special Grants in connection with Local Public Service Agreements,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Report); and nominated in substitution Mr Clive Soley. |
| 3 | Draft Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Alastair Carmichael from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Lembit Opik. |
| 4 | Draft Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Christine Russell from the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Andy Burnham. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Education and Skills,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee [Higher Education Funding]; to be printed [No. 425-i] [Mr Barry Sheerman]. |
| 2 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis Sub-Committee of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee [Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis]; to be printed [No. 432-i] [Mr David Drew]. |
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| 3 | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee [The Evening Economy and the Urban Renaissance]; to be printed [No. 396-i] [Christine Russell]. |
| 4 | Public Accounts,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [New IT Systems for Magistrates' Courts: the Libra project]; to be printed [No. 434-i] [Mr Edward Leigh]. |
| 5 | Welsh Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee [Empowering Children and Young People in Wales]; to be printed [No. 433-i] [Mr Martyn Jones]. |
[No. 46.] Tuesday 11th February 2003.
The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Hunting Bill,—Mr George Stevenson reported from Standing Committee F, That it had agreed to the following Resolution in respect of the Hunting Bill: |
That the Committee recommends that the Programme Order [16th December] in relation to the Hunting Bill be amended as follows—
In paragraph 2 of the Order, for ‘13th February' substitute ‘27th February'.
Report to lie upon the Table.
| 2 | Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Bill Olner reported from the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 3 | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Amendment,—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend and extend certain enactments regulating the treatment of women undergoing IVF procedures and to extend the range of information and counselling provided by health authorities: And that Mr David Stewart, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Julia Drown, Mr George Foulkes, Mr James Gray, Lady Hermon, Glenda Jackson, Ms Oona King, Miss Julie Kirkbride, Mr Andrew Mitchell, Mrs Eleanor Laing and Dr Rudi Vis do prepare and bring it in. |
| 4 | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Amendment Bill,—Mr David Stewart accordingly presented a Bill to amend and extend certain enactments regulating the treatment of women undergoing IVF procedures and to extend the range of information and counselling provided by health authorities: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 28th February and to be printed [Bill 56]. |
| 5 | National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill [Lords],—The National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill [Lords] was, according to Order, read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee. |
| 6 | National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill [Lords] [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill [Lords] [Money]; |
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That for the purposes of any Act resulting from the National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act—(Mr Jim Murphy):—It was agreed to.
| 7 | Northern Ireland,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That the draft Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 20th January, be approved—(Jane Kennedy); |
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Charlotte Atkins, Mr Ivor Caplin: 404.
Tellers for the Noes, Mrs Iris Robinson, Mr Roy Beggs: 8.
So the Question was agreed to.
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| 8 | Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 23rd January, be approved—(Derek Twigg):—It was agreed to. |
| 9 | 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 Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 7th January, be approved—(Derek Twigg):—It was agreed to. |
| 10 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Derek Twigg.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-nine minutes to Six o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 5.31 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Immigration,—Draft Asylum (Designated States) Order 2003 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
Other Papers:
| 2 | Cabinet Office,—Government Response to the Eighth Report from the Select Committee on Public Administration, Session 2001–02, on ‘These Unfortunate Events' [by Command] [Cm. 5756] [Mr Douglas Alexander]. |
| 3 | Convention on the Future of Europe,—Seventh Progress Report from the United Kingdom National Parliament Representatives to the Convention on the Future of Europe [The Speaker]. |
| 4 | Museum and Galleries,—Accounts of the Imperial War Museum for 2001–02, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 426] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 5 | Supreme Court (Northern Ireland),—Land Purchase Account of the Supreme Court of Judicature, Northern Ireland, for 2001–02, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 427] [Clerk of the House]. |
APPENDIX II
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Foreign Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee [Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism]; to be printed [No. 405-ii] [Donald Anderson]. |
| 2 | Health,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee [Foundation Trusts]; to be printed [No. 395-ii] [Mr David Hinchliffe]. |
| 3 | Home Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee [Probation]; to be printed [No. 437-i] [Mr Chris Mullin]. |
| 4 | International Development,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the International Development Committee [Trade and Development: Aspects of the Doha Agenda]; to be printed [No. 400-ii] [Tony Baldry]. |
| 5 | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee [Planning for Sustainable Housing and Communities]; to be printed [No. 77-iv] [Andrew Bennett]. |
| 6 | Regulatory Reform,—Seventh Report from the Regulatory Reform Committee [Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Schemes under Section 129 of the Housing Act 1988) (England) Order 2003]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 436] [Mr Peter Pike]. |
| 7 | Statutory Instruments,—Tenth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 96-x] [Mr David Tredinnick]. |
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| 8 | Trade and Industry,—(1) Second Special Report from the Trade and Industry Committee [Government Observations on the Second Report from the Trade and Industry Committee, on the Use of Retentions in the UK Construction Industry]; to be printed [No. 438]; and |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Trade and Industry Committee [Company Law White Paper; The Royal Mail]; to be printed [Nos. 439-i and 145-ii]
[Mr Martin O'Neill].
[No. 46; WH, No. 28.]
Tuesday 11th February 2003.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall
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—(Derek Twigg); |
And the sitting having continued for two and a half hours after Two o'clock, it was adjourned without Question put, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 4.30 p.m.
[No. 47.] Wednesday 12th February 2003.
The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Transas Group Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Transas Group Bill; |
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Wednesday 26th February.
| 2 | Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Derek Conway reported from the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Public Lending Right (Increase of Limit) Order 2003. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 3 | European Standing Committee A,—Mr Joe Benton reported from European Standing Committee A the following Resolution: |
That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 15301/02, Commission Communication on improving safety at sea, and No. 5111/03, draft Regulation on the accelerated phasing in of double hull or equivalent design requirements for single hull oil tankers; and supports the Government's continuing commitment to working within the European Union and the International Maritime Organisation to that end.
Report, together with Resolution, to lie upon the Table.
| 4 | European Standing Committee B,—David Taylor reported from European Standing Committee B the following Resolution: |
That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 12249/2/02, on Combating Corruption in the Private Sector; considers it to be an acceptable replacement for the Joint Action on Corruption in the Private Sector of 22 December 1998; and supports the Government's efforts to secure agreement to this Framework Decision.
Report, together with Resolution, to lie upon the Table.
| 5 | Standing Committee on the Convention,—Frank Cook reported from the Standing Committee on the Convention, That it had considered the Fifth Report (21st November 2002), Sixth Report (29th January 2003) and Seventh Report (11th February 2003) from the United Kingdom Representatives to the Convention on the future of Europe. |
| 6 | Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows: |
The Lords have come to the following Resolution, to which they desire the agreement of this House:
That it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on any draft Corruption Bill presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown, and that the Committee should report not later than four months after any such Bill has been presented to both Houses.
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| 7 | National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Bill,—Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Bill be printed [Bill 24–EN]. |
| 8 | Animals (Electric Shock Collars),—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to ban the manufacture, sale or use of collars which administer electric shocks to animals: And that Mr David Rendel, Mr Roger Williams, Bob Russell, Mr Ian Cawsey, Dr Nick Palmer, Andrew Rosindell, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Lady Hermon, Mr Nigel Jones, Mr Roger Gale, Mr Keith Bradley and Miss Ann Widdecombe do prepare and bring it in. |
| 9 | Animals (Electric Shock Collars) Bill,—Mr David Rendel accordingly presented a Bill to ban the manufacture, sale or use of collars which administer electric shocks to animals: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 7th March and to be printed [Bill 57]. |
| 10 | Opposition Day [4th allotted day: second part],—It being an allotted day at the disposal of the Leader of the Opposition in pursuance of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business), the House proceeded to consider Opposition business. |
Government's Record on the Economy and Public Services,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House acknowledges the serious concern about the current state of the UK economy, including economic imbalances, the failure of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to meet his economic forecasts, the ever higher taxes, the disproportionate fall in the UK stock market, the decline in productivity growth, and the crisis in funded pensions; recognises the harm done to business and the enterprise culture as a result of increases in red tape and business tax since 1997, now estimated to cost up to £15 billion a year; is shocked by the Chancellor of the Exchequer's complacency on these matters; is concerned that the forthcoming rise in National Insurance contributions will have further adverse effects on jobs, incomes and economic confidence; notes that tax revenues have already risen by £36 a week for every man, woman and child since 1997; deplores the fact that, despite substantial increases in taxes and Government expenditure, the lack of real reform means that the promised improvements in public services have not materialized, with a recent rise of 22 per cent. in NHS funding leading to a rise of just 1.6 per cent. in the number of patients treated, with one in four children leaving primary school unable to read, write and count properly, with a crumbling transport system, and with only one crime in every 40 resulting in a conviction; and calls on the Government to end its cycle of tax and spend and fail—(Mr Michael Howard);
An Amendment was proposed to the Question, in line 2, to leave out from the word ‘House' to the end of the Question and add the words ‘notes that as a result of this Government's economic management, even in times of global economic uncertainty when the world economy is experiencing the first simultaneous downturn for nearly thirty years and twenty of the world's biggest economies including the United States, Japan, Asia, much of Latin America and Europe have been or are in recession, the UK economy continues to grow with low levels of inflation and low interest rates; welcomes the 1.5 million extra jobs created since 1997 and resists any attempts to abolish the New Deal and the tax credits that make work pay; further welcomes the cuts in the rates of corporation tax, capital gains tax and small business corporation tax since 1997 and the introduction of the R&D tax credit; and believes that after years of neglect between 1979 and 1997 it is even more important to invest in public services and to support the Government's record extra investment in Britain's health, education and other public services combined with reform to build high quality public services for all and its resistance to any attempt at this time of global uncertainty to cut public spending', instead thereof.—(Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
And the Question being proposed, That the original words stand part of the Question;
David Maclean rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put.
And the Question being put, That the Question be now put:—It was agreed to.
And the Question being accordingly put;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Wilshire, Mr Mark Francois: 141.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Phil Woolas, Mr Ivor Caplin: 363.
So the Question was negatived.
And the Question, That the proposed words be there added, being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments);
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Phil Woolas, Mr Ivor Caplin: 310.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Wilshire, Mr Mark Francois: 186.
So the Question was agreed to.
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The Deputy Speaker forthwith declared the Main Question, as amended, to be agreed to.
Resolved, That this House notes that as a result of this Government's economic management, even in times of global economic uncertainty when the world economy is experiencing the first simultaneous downturn for nearly thirty years and twenty of the world's biggest economies including the United States, Japan, Asia, much of Latin America and Europe have been or are in recession, the UK economy continues to grow with low levels of inflation and low interest rates; welcomes the 1.5 million extra jobs created since 1997 and resists any attempts to abolish the New Deal and the tax credits that make work pay; further welcomes the cuts in the rates of corporation tax, capital gains tax and small business corporation tax since 1997 and the introduction of the R&D tax credit; and believes that after years of neglect between 1979 and 1997 it is even more important to invest in public services and to support the Government's record extra investment in Britain's health, education and other public services combined with reform to build high quality public services for all and its resistance to any attempt at this time of global uncertainty to cut public spending.
| 11 | Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 2),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Orders [28th June 2001 and 29th October 2002], That, in accordance with the Resolution of the Standing Committee of 11th February 2003, the Programme Order of 16th December 2002 in relation to the Hunting Bill be amended as follows— |
In paragraph 2 of the Order, for ‘13th February' substitute ‘27th February'—(Derek Twigg):—It was agreed to.
| 12 | Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee on the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Bill, as amended in the Joint Committee; |
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 60 (Tax law rewrite bills), That the Committee of the whole House be discharged from considering the Bill—(Dawn Primarolo):—It was agreed to.
The Bill was read the third time, and passed.
| 13 | Mid-term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 10879/02, Commission Communication on the Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy, No. 10896/02, Commission working document containing a report on milk quotas and No. COM (03) 23, draft Council Regulations on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; supports the Government's objective, to work for a sustainable Common Agricultural Policy which contributes to prosperous rural areas, enhances the natural environment, and provides high-quality, safe food and high animal welfare standards, a fair and competitive environment for farmers and better value for money for taxpayers and consumers; welcomes the European Commission's proposals on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, in particular the proposals to decouple payments from production, to move from production-linked subsidies to wider agri-environment and rural development measures, and for further market reform, while lessening the adverse impact on trading opportunities to less-developed countries; but regrets that the proposals in several areas did not go further, that they include a complex and potentially unfair mechanism for transferring funds towards agri-environment and rural development measures and, on dairy reform, that they do not meet the requirement of the Berlin agreement that there would be a mid-term review ‘with the aim of allowing the present quota arrangements to run out after 2006'—(Mr Elliot Morley); |
An Amendment was proposed to the Question, in line 6, to leave out from the word ‘Policy' to the end of the Question and add the words ‘recognises the need for a substantial recovery in farm incomes from the present low base to a level at which UK farmers are earning sustainable and competitive returns; supports the objective of achieving prosperous rural areas, an enhanced natural environment and provision of high-quality, safe food and high animal welfare standards; welcomes the European Commission's appreciation of the need to reform the Common Agricultural Policy, which absorbs half the EU budget, and recalls Government failures in this regard; further welcomes the proposals to decouple payments from production, and for further market reform; but has deep reservations about the effects of the current proposals on UK agriculture and recognises that the British people are increasingly hostile to a system that penalises both UK taxpayers and farmers; believes that dairy regime reform should provide greater opportunity for the UK dairy sector to add value to their product through producer-based processing; notes that the Commission proposals involve a potentially unfair mechanism for transferring funds towards agri-environmental and rural development measures; and urges the Government to use all the means at its disposal to ensure that these proposals are redrafted in the interests of UK farmers and consumers', instead thereof.—(Mr John Hayes.)
And the Question being proposed, That the Amendment be made;
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And it being one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents).
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Wilshire, Mr Mark Francois: 141.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nick Ainger, Joan Ryan: 258.
So the Question was negatived.
The Deputy Speaker then put the remaining Question required to be put at that hour.
And the Main Question being put;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Nick Ainger, Joan Ryan: 253.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Wilshire, Mr Mark Francois: 137.
So the Question was agreed to.
Resolved, That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 10879/02, Commission Communication on the Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy, No. 10896/02, Commission working document containing a report on milk quotas and No. COM (03) 23, draft Council Regulations on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; supports the Government's objective, to work for a sustainable Common Agricultural Policy which contributes to prosperous rural areas, enhances the natural environment, and provides high-quality, safe food and high animal welfare standards, a fair and competitive environment for farmers and better value for money for taxpayers and consumers; welcomes the European Commission's proposals on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, in particular the proposals to decouple payments from production, to move from production-linked subsidies to wider agri-environment and rural development measures, and for further market reform, while lessening the adverse impact on trading opportunities to less-developed countries; but regrets that the proposals in several areas did not go further, that they include a complex and potentially unfair mechanism for transferring funds towards agri-environment and rural development measures and, on dairy reform, that they do not meet the requirement of the Berlin agreement that there would be a mid-term review ‘with the aim of allowing the present quota arrangements to run out after 2006'.
| 14 | Animals,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, which were laid before this House on 14th January, be approved—(Dan Norris):—It was agreed to. |
| 15 | Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock: Pigs, which was laid before this House on 9th January, be approved—(Dan Norris):—It was agreed to. |
| 16 | Northern Ireland,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 115 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (delegated legislation)), That the draft Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 14th January, be approved—(Dan Norris):—It was agreed to. |
| 17 | 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. 110) (House of Commons Paper No. 320) on 2002–03 Special Grants in connection with Local Public Service Agreements, which was laid before this House on 23rd January, be approved—(Dan Norris):—It was agreed to. |
| 18 | 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 Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 23rd January, be approved—(Dan Norris):—It was agreed to. |
| 19 | Northern Ireland,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 115 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (delegated legislation)), That the draft Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 28th January, be approved—(Dan Norris):—It was agreed to. |
| 20 | Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from residents of the villages of Plumley, Lower Peover, Chelford and Lostock Green against expansion of Manchester Airport was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
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| 21 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Dan Norris.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till a quarter past Nine o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 9.15 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Income Tax,—Income and Corporation Taxes (Electronic Communications) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 282), dated 12th February 2003 [by Act] [Dawn Primarolo]. |
| 2 | Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,—Statute, dated 12th June 2002, made by the Governing Body of St. Catherine's College, Oxford, amending the Statutes of the College [by Act] [Mr Robin Cook]. |
Other Papers:
| 3 | Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security,—Paper, entitled Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001: Part IV Section 28 Review [by Act] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
| 4 | Treaty Series (No. 5, 2003),—Convention, done at Helsinki on 17th March 1992, on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents [by Command] [Cm. 5741] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Criminal Justice Bill,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Peter Pike an additional Chairman of Standing Committee B in respect of the Criminal Justice Bill. |
| 2 | Co-operatives and Community Benefits Societies Bill: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee C; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Adrian Bailey, Tony Baldry, Mr John Bercow, Dr Vincent Cable, Mr Colin Challen, Mrs Louise Ellman, Linda Gilroy, Ruth Kelly, Mr Andrew Love, Ms Meg Munn, Mr Stephen O'Brien, Mr Gareth Thomas, Mr Simon Thomas, Mr Mark Todd, Mr David Wilshire and Mr Anthony D. Wright.
| 3 | Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee E; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated twenty-two Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Adrian Bailey, Mr Gregory Campbell, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Mr Tony Colman, Ross Cranston, Tony Cunningham, Mr Paul Goodman, Mr Tom Harris, Huw Irranca-Davies, Mr Eric Joyce, Jane Kennedy, Mr Stephen McCabe, Shona McIsaac, Mr Seamus Mallon, Patrick Mercer, Gillian Merron, Mr Denis Murphy, Lembit Opik, Angela Smith, Mr John Taylor, Mr David Trimble and Mr David Wilshire.
| 4 | National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill [Lords]: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee G; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Hugh Bayley, Mr Henry Bellingham, Dr Vincent Cable, Mr Iain Coleman, Annabelle Ewing, Mr Mark Field, Mr Paul Goodman, Kate Hoey, Alan Johnson, Mr Bob Laxton, Mr Alan Meale, Mr Jim Murphy, Hugh Robertson, Jim Sheridan, Mr Sio(r)n Simon and Joan Walley.
| 5 | Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payment) Order 2003 and the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order and draft Regulations to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Paul Holmes, Judy Mallaber, Mr Peter Mandelson, Chris Mole, Mr Stephen O'Brien, Mr Chris Pond, Dawn Primarolo, Jonathan Shaw, Mr Sio(r)n Simon, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Mr Nigel Waterson, Mr Tom Watson, Steve Webb, Mr David Wilshire, Ann Winterton and Derek Wyatt.
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| 6 | Draft Maximum Number of Judges Order 2003: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr John Battle, Hugh Bayley, Mr John Burnett, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn, Mr Tam Dalyell, Mr Nick Hawkins, Mr David Heath, Mr Fraser Kemp, Andy King, Miss Julie Kirkbride, Laura Moffatt, Julie Morgan, Dr Doug Naysmith, Mr Gary Streeter and Angela Watkinson.
| 7 | Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Codes B to E) Order 2003: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Order to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Tony Banks, Annette Brooke, Mr David Chaytor, Mr John Denham, Julia Drown, Mr Mark Francois, Mr David Heath, Mr John Heppell, Mr Boris Johnson, Mr Andrew Lansley, Mr James Paice, Mr Greg Pope, Dr Howard Stoate, Dr Gavin Strang, Dr Rudi Vis and Dr Alan Whitehead.
| 8 | Draft Code of Guidance on Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Encouraging Positive Partnerships: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Code to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Nick Ainger, Norman Baker, Virginia Bottomley, Mr Stephen Byers, Sue Doughty, Mr Mark Fisher, Lynne Jones, Mr David Kidney, Mr Elliot Morley, Ms Meg Munn, Mr Kerry Pollard, Hugh Robertson, Phil Sawford, Mr Jonathan Sayeed, Mr Brian Sedgemore and Mr Bill Wiggin.
| 9 | Draft Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Geraldine Smith and Mrs Helen Clark from the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Tony Cunningham and Ms Dari Taylor. |
| 10 | Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 112) on Special Grants for the Local e-Government Programme: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Report to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas, Mr Edward Davey, Mrs Janet Dean, Mr Frank Dobson, Mrs Louise Ellman, Linda Gilroy, Dr Brian Iddon, Mr Christopher Leslie, Alice Mahon, Dr Nick Palmer, Dr John Pugh, Mr Desmond Swayne, Mr Robert Syms, Mr Andrew Turner and Mr Phil Woolas.
| 11 | Draft National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Nick Ainger and Adam Price from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order); and nominated in substitution Dan Norris and Hywel Williams. |
| 12 | Draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2003: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Stuart Bell, Mr Richard Caborn, Mr Ben Chapman, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mr David Crausby, Mr Nick Gibb, Mr Mark Hoban, Mr George Howarth, Mr Fraser Kemp, Mr Malcolm Moss, Albert Owen, Bob Russell, Mr Adrian Sanders, Mr David Stewart, Tony Worthington and David Wright.
Grand Committees
| 13 | The Speaker has appointed Mr Peter Atkinson and Mr Edward O'Hara Chairmen of the Scottish Grand Committee in respect of its meeting on Wednesday 12th February, in place of Mrs Irene Adams. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Education and Skills,—(1) Second Special Report from the Education and Skills Committee [Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Education and Skills Committee, Session 2001–02, on Post-16 Student Support]; to be printed [No. 440]; and |
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(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Higher Education Funding]; to be printed [No. 425-ii]
[Mr Barry Sheerman].
| 2 | Environmental Audit,—(1) First Special Report from the Environmental Audit Committee [Government Response to the First Report from the Committee on Pesticides: The Voluntary Initiative]; to be printed [No. 443]; |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [The World Summit on Sustainable Development: From Rhetoric to Reality]; to be printed [Nos. 98-iii and 98-iv]; and
(3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Winning the War on Waste]; to be printed [No. 99-vi]
[Mr John Horam].
| 3 | European Scrutiny,—Twelfth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 63-xii] [Mr Jimmy Hood]. |
| 4 | International Development,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the International Development Committee [Preparing for the humanitarian consequences of possible military action against Iraq]; to be printed [No. 444-i] [Tony Baldry]. |
| 5 | Northern Ireland Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee [The Illegal Drugs Trade and Drugs Culture in Northern Ireland]; to be printed [No. 353-iii] [Mr Michael Mates]. |
| 6 | Procedure,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Procedure Committee [Procedures for Debates and Private Members' Bills, and the Powers of the Speaker]; to be printed [No. 333-iii] [Sir Nicholas Winterton]. |
| 7 | Public Accounts,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [Department for International Development: maximising impact in the water sector]; to be printed [No. 446-i] [Mr Edward Leigh]. |
| 8 | Science and Technology,—(1) Fourth Special Report from the Science and Technology Committee [Government Response to the Eighth Report from the Science and Technology Committee, on Short-term Research Contracts in Science and Engineering]; to be printed [No. 442]; and |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [UK Science and Europe: Value for Money?]; to be printed [No. 386-ii]
[Dr Ian Gibson].
| 9 | Standards and Privileges,—Third Report from the Committee on Standards and Privileges [Complaints against Mr Michael Trend], together with an Appendix and the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 11th February; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 435] [Sir George Young]. |
| 10 | Transport,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Committee [Road and Pathway Maintenance]; to be printed [No. 407-ii] [Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody]. |
| 11 | Treasury,—(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Treasury Committee on 10th February [The UK and the Euro]; to be printed [Nos. 187-ix and -x]; and |
(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 11th February [The UK and the Euro]; to be printed [No. 187-xi]
[Mr John McFall].
| 12 | Work and Pensions,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Work and Pensions Committee [Employment for all: Assisting people with disabilities and health problems into work]; to be printed [No. 401-ii] [Sir Archy Kirkwood]. |
[No. 47; WH, No. 29.]
Wednesday 12th February 2003.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting commenced at half-past Nine o'clock.
| Adjournment,—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Gillian Merron.) |
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 4.44 p.m.
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THE SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE
| | The Speaker certified that the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911. |
[No. 48.] Thursday 13th February 2003.
The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Local Government Bill,—Mr Win Griffiths reported from Standing Committee A, That it had agreed to the following Resolution in respect of the Local Government Bill: |
That the Committee recommends that, for paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Programme Order [7th January] in relation to the Local Government Bill, there be substituted—
‘4. Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall be completed in two days.
4A. Proceedings on consideration shall be taken on each of the days as shown in the following Table and shall be taken in the order so shown, and each part of the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the third column of the Table.
| Day | Proceedings | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
| 1st | New Clauses, other than new Clauses relating to Chapter 1 of Part 8; new Schedules, other than new Schedules relating to Chapter 1 of Part 8; and Amendments to Clauses 1 to 19, Schedule 1, Clauses 20 to 42, Schedule 2 and Clauses 43 to 92 | The moment of interruption |
| 2nd | New Clauses relating to Clauses 93 to 117; new Schedules relating to Clauses 93 to 117; and Amendments to clauses 93 to 100, Schedule 3, Clauses 101 to 105, Schedule 4, Clause 106, Schedule 5 and Clauses 107 to 117 | 5 hours before the moment of interruption |
| 2nd | New Clauses relating to Clause 119; new Schedules relating to Clause 119; and Amendments to Clause 119 | 2½ hours before the moment of interruption |
| 2nd | New Clauses relating to Clause 118; new Schedules relating to Clause 118; Amendments to Clauses 118 and 120 to 124, Schedules 6 and 7 and Clauses 125 and 126; and remaining proceedings on consideration | 1 hour before the moment of interruption |
5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second of the days.'.
Report to lie upon the Table.
| 2 | Local Government Bill,—Mr Win Griffiths reported from Standing Committee A, That it had gone through the Local Government Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. |
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered on Monday 24th February; and to be printed [Bill 59].
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 451].
| 3 | Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Miss Anne Begg reported from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 4 | Food Justice Strategies Bill,—Alan Simpson, supported by Mr David Amess, Mr Don Foster, Dr Howard Stoate, Alice Mahon, Mr Simon Thomas, Mr David Drew, Dr Ian Gibson, John McDonnell, Ms Diane Abbott, Mr Kelvin Hopkins and Mr Mike Wood, presented a Bill to require the production and implementation of food justice strategies to eradicate food poverty; to make provision as regards the content of those strategies; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 11th July and to be printed [Bill 58]. |
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| 5 | Adjournment (Education for 14 to 19 year olds),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Ivor Caplin); |
And it being Six o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
| 6 | 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 Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 16th January, be approved—(Dan Norris):—It was agreed to. |
| 7 | Employment and Training,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Board) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 20th January, be approved—(Dan Norris):—It was agreed to. |
| 8 | Employment and Training,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 20th January, be approved—(Dan Norris):—It was agreed to. |
| 9 | Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from the Epsom Common Association against the inclusion of roundabout access on the B280 in a planning application relating to the West Park Site, Epsom, was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
| 10 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Dan Norris.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-nine minutes to Seven o'clock, adjourned till Monday 24th February, pursuant to Order [5th February].
[Adjourned at 6.31 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Agriculture,—Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 289), dated 12th February 2003 [by Act] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
| 2 | Education,—(1) Education (Funding for Teacher Training) Designation Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 271), dated 10th February 2003, and |
(2) Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions at Key Stage 4) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 252), dated 5th February 2003
[by Act] [Mr Secretary Clarke].
| 3 | Local Government,—Local Authorities (Capital Finance) (Rate of Discount for 2003–04) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 248), dated 7th February 2003 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
Other Papers:
| 4 | Census,—Census 2001: Key Statistics for Local Authorities in— |
(1) England and Wales, and
(2) Wales
[by Act] [Ruth Kelly].
| 5 | Crown Prosecution Service,—Crown Prosecution Service: Targets Delivery Report for 2002–03 to 2005–06 [by Command] [Cm. 5758] [The Solicitor General]. |
| 6 | Health Service Commissioners,—Second Report of the Health Service Ombudsman, Session 2002–03: NHS funding for long term care [by Act]; to be printed [No. 399] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 7 | Home Office,—Home Office: Targets Delivery Report [by Command] [Cm. 5754] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
| 8 | Lord Chancellor's Department,—Lord Chancellor's Departments: Autumn Performance Report for 2002–03 [by Command] [Cm. 5686] [Ms Rosie Winterton]. |
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| 9 | National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Progress in making e-services accessible to all: encouraging use by older people [by Act]; to be printed [No. 428] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 10 | Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland),—Code of Practice in connection with the exercise of the Financial Investigations Powers, conferred by Articles 49 and 50 and Schedule 2 to the Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 [by Statutory Instrument] [Mr Secretary Murphy]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Police (Northern Ireland) Bill (Programming Sub-Committee),—The Speaker has appointed Mr Alistair Carmichael, Mr Huw Irranca-Davies, Ms Jane Kennedy, Ms Shona McIsaac, Ms Gillian Merron, Mr John Taylor and Mr David Wilshire members of the Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee E in respect of the Bill. |
| 2 | Police (Northern Ireland) Bill,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Roger Gale and Mr Joe Benton Chairmen of Standing Committee E in respect of the Bill. |
| 3 | National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Bill O'Brien and Miss Anne Begg Chairmen of Standing Committee G in respect of the Bill. |
| 4 | Draft Maximum Number of Judges Order 2003,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Bill Olner Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
| 5 | Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Codes B to E) Order 2003,— The Speaker has appointed Mr Peter Atkinson Chairman of the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Order. |
| 6 | Draft Code of Guidance on Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Encouraging Positive Partnerships,—The Speaker has appointed Miss Ann Widdecombe Chairman of the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Code. |
| 7 | Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 112) on Special Grants for the Local e-Government Programme,—The Speaker has appointed Mr John Cummings Chairman of the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Report. |
| 8 | Draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2003,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Nigel Beard Chairman of the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| Public Administration,—(1) Second Report from the Select Committee on Public Administration [The Work of the Committee in 2002]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 447]; |
(2) Third Report from the Committee [Ombudsman Issues]; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 448]; and
(3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Public Appointments and Patronage]; to be printed [No. 165-iii]
[Tony Wright].
[No. 48; WH, No. 30.]
Thursday 13th February 2003.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting commenced at half-past Two o'clock.
| Adjournment (Legal and advice services tackling social exclusion),—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Jim Fitzpatrick.) |
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 25th February.
[Adjourned at 5.17 p.m.
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