| Session 2002-2003 |
Index to Commons Journal 259 Part II
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS I. Addresses for Papers: Addresses for Papers; and Papers presented accordingly: —Memorandum of Reply from the Northern Ireland Department of Finance and Personnel to the First Report from the Northern Ireland Public Accounts Committee, Session 2002–03, 98, 100. II. Orders for Papers: Other Papers ordered; and presented or laid upon the Table accordingly: III. Papers Presented Under other Authorities: Presented by Her Majesty's Command, 5, &c. —during Adjournment or Prorogation, 4, &c. —on non-sitting Friday, 29, &c. Presented pursuant to Act, 5, &c. —during Adjournment or Prorogation, 4, &c. —on non-sitting Friday, 29, &c. —subject to Affirmative Resolution, 5, &c. —subject to Negative Resolution, 4, &c. —subject to Special Parliamentary Procedure, 325. Presented pursuant to Statutory Instrument, 210, &c. Presented pursuant to Standing Orders: —relating to Public Business: —(Notification in respect of certain statutory instruments), 119, &c. —(Printing of petitions and ministerial replies), 9, &c. Laid upon the Table, pursuant to Resolutions relating to Members' Interests (Declaration), 59. IV. Papers Presented or Laid by Various Persons: Presented by: —Ministers of the Crown, 4, &c. —the Chairman of Ways and Means, 368. Laid upon the Table by: —the Speaker, 26, &c. [see Speaker, III]. —the Clerk of the House, 5, &c. V. Miscellaneous: Papers ordered to be printed, 5, &c. Papers withdrawn, 116, &c. ADDRESSES I. Of Thanks (Queen's Speech): Motion made; Debate ordered to be adjourned, 4. Resumed; Debate ordered to be adjourned, 8. Resumed; Debate ordered to be adjourned, 11. Resumed; Debate ordered to be adjourned, 14. Resumed; Amendment negatived on Division; Debate stood adjourned (after Ten o'clock), 16. Resumed; Another Amendment negatived on Division, 19; Another Amendment negatived on Division, Question having been put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Calling of amendments at end of debate); Main Question agreed to, 20. Queen's Answer, 69. II. Relating to Statutory Instruments: Addresses for Statutory Instruments to be made, 48(2), 525(2), 694(2). Queen's Answers, 69(2), 562(2), 705(2). III. For Returns: [For Returns presented by Order, see Accounts and Papers, II.] Memorandum of Reply from the Northern Ireland Department of Finance and Personnel to the First Report from the Northern Ireland Public Accounts Committee, Session 2002–03, 98. Return presented, 100. IV. Miscellaneous: Addresses to be presented by Privy Counsellors or Members of Her Majesty's Household, 20, &c. Questions for presenting Addresses: —agreed to, 20, &c. —After Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Calling of amendments at end of debate), 20. Queen's Answers to Addresses, by Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, 69, &c. ADJOURNMENT DEBATES ON SPECIFIED SUBJECTS [For Debates in Westminster Hall, see House, VI. For other proceedings regarding Adjournment Motions, see House, II, III.] 2012 Olympics Bid, 118. African development strategies, 665. Armed Forces Personnel, 449. Broadband, 367. Defence in the world, 135. Defence in the United Kingdom, 592. Defence policy, 630. Defence procurement, 643. Developing a national skills strategy, 402. Economic and Monetary Union, 533. Flood and Coastal Defence Policy, 247. House of Lords Reform, 132. Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report 2002–03, 509. Intelligence and Security Committee Report on the Terrorist Bombings in Bali, 211. International Women's Day, 224. Making a success of vocational education, 670. ADJOURNMENT DEBATES ON SPECIFIED SUBJECTS—continued Quality of life in local communities, 665. Reforming the United Nations, 682. Welsh Affairs, 242. Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Additional Designations) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2614), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 14. Allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 22. Reported, 31. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions): Draft Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock: Cattle, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 136. Reported, 165. Draft Code withdrawn, 181. Re-laid, 204. Allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 244. Reported, 253. Approved, 266. Draft Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock: Pigs, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 136. Reported, 165. Approved, 187. AMENDMENTS TO QUESTIONS [For Amendments to Bills, see Bills, Private and Bills, Public. See also Resolutions and Addresses.] I. Amendments made: Opposition days: —To Motions for Resolutions, 108, &c. [See Opposition]. Private Members' Motions in Government time: II. Amendments negatived: Address of Thanks (Queen's Speech), 16, &c. Bills, Public: —Reasoned Amendments to Motions for Second Reading, 43, &c. Committees, Select: —Motion to nominate the membership of the Select Committee on the Lord Chancellor's Department, 148. Government Motions: 25, &c. —And Main Question subsequently negatived, 166. III. Amendments withdrawn: Committees, Select: —To Motion to replace a Member with another, 26. IV. Miscellaneous: Question on Amendment put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order (Calling of amendments at end of debate), 19. Question, That proposed words be there added, put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Questions on amendments), 108, &c. Questions put forthwith or at specified hours, pursuant to Orders: —on Amendments (at specified hours), 25. —on Question, as amended, 25. Animal Health: Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2850), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 82. Allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 83. Reported, 107. Animals: Animal By-Products Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1482), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 525. Allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 536. Reported, 595. Draft Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (England and Wales) Order 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 505. Reported, 516. Approved, 530. Draft Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 136. Reported, 165. Approved, 187. Animals (Electric Shock Collars) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 185. Anti-Social Behaviour Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 290. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 316. G, 322. Reported, with Amendments, 421. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 479. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 688. Lords Amendments agreed to, the Commons being willing to waive their privileges in respect of certain Amendments, 693. (Cited as Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003) Royal Assent, 715. Report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 440. Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 155. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 612. E, 641. Reported, without Amendment, 650. Not amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, without Amendment, 682. (Cited as Arms Control and Disarmament Act 2003) Royal Assent, 687. Aviation Health Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 502. Aviation (Offences) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 74. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 143. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 178. C, 286. Reported, without Amendment, 302. Not amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 404. Agreed to by the Lords, 528. (Cited as Aviation (Offences) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 533. BILLS, PRIVATE I. Private Bills Proceeded Upon, &c.:
II. Suspended Bills (at Beginning of Session): Suspended Commons Bills: —Orders of previous Session read, 18. —read the first and second time and passed, 18. III. Suspended Bills (at End of Session): Orders relating to suspension of proceedings on Bills: —Commons Bills in Lords, 688. —Motion for Order to suspend a Lords Bill in the Commons, Debate stood adjourned, 687. Messages to the Lords: —to acquaint them with Orders made by the Commons, 688. Messages from the Lords communicating Resolutions relating to suspension of proceedings on Commons Bills in Lords, 681. IV. Presentation of Petitions and First Readings: Report of lists of Bills to originate in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, 98. Commons Bills read the first time, 135. V. Second Readings and Committal: Days appointed for Second Reading, 151, &c. Orders for Second Reading read; Bills to be read a second time: —on future days, 169, &c. Bill read a second time and referred to the Examiners, according to Order, 463. VI. Reports from the Examiners: Petitions for Bills: —Standing Orders complied with (joint Report by both Examiners), 92(3). Bills originating in the Lords and referred after First Reading: Bills referred after Second Reading: —Standing Order not previously inquired into complied with, 488. VII. Reports from Committees: Bills reported from the Committee on Unopposed Bills: Bills reported from Opposed Bill Committee: —with Amendments, 665. Preamble: —amended and, as amended, proved, 241. VIII. Consideration: Bills considered: —at the conclusion of Government business (pursuant to Order), 441. —further considered, 654. —Further consideration stood adjourned, it being three hours after the commencement of proceedings (pursuant to Order), 441. Amendments made, 600. Amendment proposed; Amendment, by leave, withdrawn, 654. BILLS, PRIVATE—continued IX. Third Reading: —Lords Bills: —with Amendments, 623. X. Lords Amendments: Lords Amendments to a Commons Bill agreed to, 697. XI. Lords Bills: Lords Bills passed: —with Amendments, 623. Lords agree to Commons Amendments, without Amendment (no entry), 15th October 2003. XII. Court of Referees: Rules for Practice and Procedure laid, 17. BILLS, PUBLIC I. Public Bills Introduced, &c. 1. Government Bills which received Royal Assent:
BILLS, PUBLIC, I—continued 2. Government Bills which did not receive Royal Assent:
3. Private Members' Bills which received Royal Assent:
4. Private Members' Bills which did not receive Royal Assent:
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5. Motions for leave to bring in bills negatived: Constitution for Europe (Referendum), 684. II. Introductions and First Readings: Outlawries Bill read the first time, 2. Bills presented and read the first time: —Government Bills, 7, &c. —Private Members' Bills, 73, &c. Bills ordered to be brought in upon: —Ways and Means and Procedure Resolutions, 354. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed: —on presentation, 7, &c. —on a subsequent day, 135, &c. Private Members' Bills ordered, presented and read the first time, 101, &c. Motions for leave to bring in Bills, Question put pursuant to Standing Order (Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business): —and negatived on Division, 684. III. Second Readings and Committal: Orders for Second Readings read: Bills ordered to be read a second time on future days: —(Private Members' Bills), 160, &c. —Order read; business interrupted, 452. Orders for Second Readings on future days read and discharged, 107, &c. —Bills ordered to be read a second time on other future days, 194, &c. Bills read a second time, 160, &c. —on Division, 57, &c. —after Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Consolidated Fund Bills), 66(2), 242. —on Division, 474. —after Reasoned Amendment negatived, 43, &c. —after Question put at specified time under Allocation of Time Order, 387. Motion for second reading; fewer than forty Members taking part in Division, business stands over: Motion for second reading; debate adjourned at half-past Two on a Friday: —Debate ordered to be resumed on a future day, 160, &c. Order for resuming adjourned Debate on Second Reading read; Debate to be resumed on future day, 178, &c. BILLS, PUBLIC, III—continued Bills stand committed to a Standing Committee —Private Members' Bills, 160, &c. —Government Bills, 182, &c. Bills committed to a Standing Committee (by Programme Order): 36, &c. Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House —by Programme Order, 143, &c. —by Allocation of Time Order, 253, &c. Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House (by Programme Order) in respect of: —certain Clauses, 32. —certain Clauses and Schedules and new Clauses on certain subjects, 371. (Remainder of Bill committed to a Standing Committee). Bill stands committed to Joint Committee on Tax law rewrite Bills, 92. Bill re-committed: —to a Standing Committee, 441. —to the Standing Committee to which it was originally committed for the purpose of making such Amendments as the Committee considers necessary or expedient in consequence of the addition to the Bill of a New Clause on consideration, 493. Reported, 509. —to Committee of the whole House pursuant to Standing Order (Tax law rewrite bills), 117. Committee discharged from considering bill, 186. IV. Committees of the whole House: [For list of Bills considered in Committee of the whole House, see Committee of the whole House.] House resolves itself into Committees on Bills: —according to Order, 93, &c. —again, 397. Amendments made, 175, &c. Question proposed, That Amendment be made: —Amendment, by leave, withdrawn, 94, &c. Question put, That Amendment be made; and negatived, Clause agreed to, 94, &c. Schedule agreed to, 397. New Clause brought up and read the first time, 397. —Question, That Clause be read a second time, negatived, on Division, 397. Title amended, 425. Bill to be reported: —without Amendment, 434. —Specified Clauses, without Amendment, 94. Chairman leaves chair to report Bill (pursuant to Programme Order or Allocation of Time Order): —as amended, 175, &c. —as amended (specified Clauses and Schedules), 397. Committee discharged from considering Bill (pursuant to Standing Order (Tax law rewrite bills)); Bill read the third time, and passed, 186. Chairman, pursuant to Order, at specified hour, —puts Questions already proposed from the Chair: —That Amendment be made, 93, &c. —puts other Questions which he was directed to put at that hour: —on an Amendment selected for separate Division, 94. —Clauses stand part of the Bill, 94, &c. —on Division (several Clauses and a Schedule together), 393. —Question on each Clause put forthwith, the time for concluding proceedings on the Bill having passed (pursuant to Allocation of Time Order), 387. —leaves Chair to report progress, 393. V. Reports from Committees: Bills reported from Committees of the whole House: —specified Clauses, 94. —with Amendments, 397. —and an amended Title, 425. —specified Clauses and Schedules, 397. Progress reported on Bill in Committee of the whole House, 393. Bills reported from Standing Committees: —without Amendment, 80, &c. —with Amendments, 80, &c. Bills, except specified Clauses, reported from Standing Committees: —with Amendments, 459. —without Amendment, 98. Bill reported from Joint Committee on Tax law rewrite Bills, with Amendments, and re-committed to a Committee of the whole House, 117. VI. Consideration on Report Bill, as amended in Committee of the whole House, considered, —pursuant to Programme Order or Allocation of Time Order, 175, &c. Days appointed for consideration of Bills: —not amended in the Standing Committee, 80, &c. —as amended in the Standing Committee, 80, &c. —as amended in the Committee and the Standing Committee, 459. BILLS, PUBLIC, VI—continued —not amended in the Committee and in the Standing Committee, 98. Bill, not amended in the Standing Committee, considered, 110, &c. —not amended in the Committee and in the Standing Committee, 138. Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, considered, 120, &c. —further considered, 213, &c. —as amended in Committee and as amended in the Standing Committee, 497. Re-committed Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, considered, 529. Order, That the Amendments to the Bill be considered in a particular order, 662. Bill, not amended, considered after moment of interruption; objection taken to further proceedings, 539. New Clauses brought up, and read the first time, 110, &c. New Clauses brought up, read the first and second time and added to the Bill, 120, &c. New Clauses brought up, and added to the Bill (under Programme Order), 291, &c. New Clauses brought up and read the first and second time, 285. Amendment proposed to new Clause; —and negatived on Division, 285. Question proposed, That new Clause be read a second time; Clause, by leave, withdrawn, 110, &c. Question put, That new Clause be read a second time; —and negatived on Division, 120, &c. —and agreed to on Division, 285. Amendments made to the Bill, 121, &c. Amendments proposed to the Bill, 110, &c. Question proposed, That Amendment be made: —Amendment, by leave, withdrawn, 121, &c. Question put, That the Amendment be made: —and agreed to on Division, 121, &c. —and negatived on Division, 110, &c. New Schedule brought up and read the first time, 285, &c. New Schedule read a second time, 634, &c. —on Division, 285. New Schedule brought up, read the first and second time and added to the Bill, 634. Bill, as amended on consideration, ordered to be printed, 496. Questions put at specified hours, pursuant to Programme Orders: —Questions already proposed from Chair: —That new Clause be read a second time, 139, &c. —That Amendment be made, 409, &c. —on Division, 455. —other Questions required to be put at those hours, —Amendments moved by a Minister, 121, &c. —on Division, 408. —New Clause moved by a Minister, 291, &c. —Amendments and New Clauses moved by a Minister, 478, &c. —New Clause selected for separate Division, 139, &c. —Amendment selected for separate Division, 121, &c. —New Schedules moved by a Minister, 414. VII. Third Readings: Order for Third Reading on a future day read and discharged; Bill withdrawn, 623. Bills read the third time and passed, 111, &c. —on Division, 122, &c. —after Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Consolidated Fund Bills), 66(2), 242. —on Division, 474. —after Question put at specified hour, 214. —on Division, 139, &c. VIII. Lords Bills: Bills brought from the Lords, —and read the first time on the same day, 155, &c. —not read the first time, 276, &c. Lords Bills passed, —with Amendments, 291, &c. IX. Lords Amendments: 1. Commons Bills Bills agreed to by the Lords —without Amendment, 263, &c. —with Amendments, 253, &c. Days appointed for consideration of Lords Amendments, 253, &c. —Printed pursuant to Standing Orders (Bills brought from the Lords) and (Lords amendments), 692. Lords Amendments considered according to Order, 263, &c. Lords Amendments considered forthwith, 398. —An Amendment in lieu, pursuant to Order, 608. Lords Amendments to be considered in particular order, 263 (as part of Programme Order). BILLS, PUBLIC, IX—continued Lords Amendments agreed to, 263, &c. —the Commons being willing to waive their privileges, 596. —the Commons being willing to waive their privileges in respect of specified Amendments, 364, &c. —the Commons being willing to waive their privileges in respect of a specified Amendment, 356. Lords Amendments amended and agreed to, 266, &c. —the Commons being willing to waive their privileges, 596. Amendment to Lords Amendment negatived on Division, 684, &c. Lords Amendments disagreed to, 264, &c. —Amendment made to the Bill in lieu thereof, 525, &c. —Amendment made to the words so restored to the Bill, 699, &c. Consequential Amendments made to the Bill, 596, &c. Title amended, 702. Lords Amendments in lieu of Lords Amendments disagreed to by the Commons agreed to, 299, &c. Lords Amendment to a Lords Amendment as amended by the Commons agreed to, 299. Lords Amendment in lieu of Lords Amendment disagreed to by the Commons disagreed to, 608. —Commons insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment on which the Lords have insisted; Amendments made to the words so restored to the Bill, 708, 709. House does not insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment on which the Lords have insisted; insists on disagreement to a certain Lords Amendment and proposes Amendments to the words so restored to the Bill and a consequential Amendment to the Bill; and agrees to a Lords Amendment to the Bill, 714. Questions put at specified hours, pursuant to Programme Orders: —Questions already proposed from the Chair: —That Lords Amendment be agreed to, 398, &c. —That Lords Amendment be disagreed to, 264, &c. —That an Amendment to a Lords Amendment be made, 266, &c. —Other Questions to be disposed of at that hour: —That Amendments to a Lords Amendment be made, 596. —To agree with all remaining Lords Amendments to be disposed of at that hour, 264, &c. —To agree with all remaining Lords Amendments, 266, &c. —To agree with Lords Amendments in lieu, 525. —That consequential Amendments be made, 596. —Not to insist on a Commons Amendment to which the Lords have disagreed, 698. —To insist on disagreement to a Lords Amendment on which the Lords have insisted, 707. —That an Amendment be made to the Bill in lieu of a Commons Amendment not insisted upon, 698. —That the House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords proposals, 698. 2. Lords Bills Commons Amendments agreed to by the Lords, Commons Amendments disagreed to by the Lords, —some with Amendments in lieu (and an Amendment in lieu of words left out by agreeing to a Commons Amendment), 466. —and Amendments to Lords Amendments, 692. Commons Amendment insisted on, Lords Amendment in lieu thereof disagreed to and Amendment made to the Bill in lieu; remaining Commons Amendments not insisted on and Lords Amendment in lieu agreed to, 480. Lords Amendments to a Commons Amendment and Lords Amendments in lieu of words left of the Bill by a Commons Amendment agreed to, 525. Lords Amendment in lieu of words left out by a Commons Amendment disagreed to; Commons Amendments not insisted on but an Amendment made in lieu and a Lords Amendment in lieu agreed to; remaining Lords Amendments to Commons Amendments agreed to, 698. Commons Amendments to which the Lords have disagreed insisted upon, 707. 3. Miscellaneous: Committee appointed to draw up reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their Amendments to Bills, 266, &c. —Reasons reported from Committee and agreed to, 267, &c. [See Committees, Select, IV] X. Queen's and Prince of Wales's Consent: Queen's Consent signified: —to Lords Amendments: 596. Prince of Wales's Consent signified: BILLS, PUBLIC—continued XI. Bills introduced under Standing Order (Procedure upon bills whose main object is to create a charge upon the public revenue): Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions), 110 Industrial Development (Financial Assistance), 14. XII. Money Bills: Bills endorsed with the Speaker's Certificate as Money Bills under the Parliament Act 1911: —Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions), 191. —Industrial Development (Financial Assistance), 315. XIII. Bills passed through several stages in one day: Bill read a second time; committed to Committee of the whole House; considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the third time and passed, 255, 387. Bill considered in Committee of the whole House; reported, without Amendment; read the third time and passed, 434. Bill considered in Committee of the whole House; reported, with Amendments; considered; read the third time and passed, 424. As (or not) amended in Standing Committee, considered; read the third time and passed, 162–3, &c. As (or not) amended in Committee and as (or not) amended in Standing Committee, considered; read the third time and passed, 138, 497. XIV. Allocation of Time and Programme Orders: Allocation of Time Orders: Northern Ireland Assembly Elections, 253. Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension), 384 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission, etc.), 605. Programme Orders: European Parliament (Representation), 70. Health (Wales), 36. Planning and Compulsory Purchase, 89. Railways and Transport Safety, 147. Waste and Emissions Trading [Lords], 271. Water [Lords], 595. Scope of Orders: Second Reading, Committee, Consideration, Third Reading, consideration of Lords Amendments and any subsequent stages, 253, 384, 605. Committee of the whole House, Consideration and Third Reading, 143, &c. Committee of the whole House (specified clauses and Schedules), Standing Committee, Consideration and Third Reading, 32, 371. Standing Committee, Consideration and Third Reading, 36, &c. Committee, —amendments to list of Schedules previously committed to a Committee of the whole House, 380. Committee of the whole House, approving Resolution of the Programming Committee as to allocation of time on allotted days for Committee, 93, 391. Consideration, —second and third day, 407. Consideration and Third Reading, 180, &c. Lords Amendments, 263, &c. Confirming earlier Programme Order, notwithstanding resolution of the Standing Committee to the contrary, 138. Committal provisions: Bill committed to: —Standing Committee, 36, &c. —additional Schedules committed to Committee of the whole House, 380. —Committee of whole House, 143, &c. Date by which Standing Committee to report changed, 148, &c. Leave for Standing Committee to sit twice on first day, 32, &c. Committee of the whole House: Committee stage to be completed: —In one allotted day, 32, &c. —In two allotted days (certain Clauses, Schedules and new Clauses only), 371. —At a specified time on day on which considered, 143. BILLS, PUBLIC, XIV—continued Sessional Order B (Programming Committee) disapplied, —for Consideration and Third Reading, 32, &c. Consideration and Third Reading Amendments to previous provisions for consideration and Third Reading; to be completed: Consideration and Third Reading to be completed: —at specified times on day(s) on which considered, 180, &c. —at specified time on day on which considered, 143, &c. —Nine hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Allocation of Time Motion, 605. More than one stage may be completed on a single day (Bill brought in on Ways and Means Resolutions), 496. Several stages to be completed in one day Committee, Consideration and Third Reading, 418. Lords Amendments Consideration of Lords Message to be completed: —at Six o'clock, 689. —in one hour, 364, &c. —in two hours, 313. —in three hours, 356. —in two hours in respect of one Lords Amendment and a further hour for the remainder, 705. —in four hours, 364. —in six hours, 698. Lords Amendments to be considered in particular order, 263, &c. Orders (Programming of Bills) renewed for the following Session, 673. XV. Bills Carried Over Pursuant to Temporary Standing Order (Carry-over of Bills): Order, That if at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament proceedings on the Bill have not been completed, they shall be resumed in the next Session: —European Parliamentary and Local Elections Bill, 638. —Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill, 441. Order, That if the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill is carried over to the next Session of Parliament, the period on the expiry of which proceedings on the Bill shall lapse in pursuance of paragraph (10) of the Order of the House of 29th October 2002 (Carry-over of Bills) shall be extended by the period of six months, 441. XVI. Miscellaneous: Bill ordered to be proceeded with as a tax law rewrite bill, stands referred to a second reading committee, 67. In respect of particular Bills, notices of Amendments, &c., may be received by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time, 118, &c. Bills withdrawn: —After Order for Second Reading for future day read and discharged, 107. —After Order for Third Reading for future day read and discharged, 623. More than one stage of a Bill may be taken on one day (as part of Programme Order), 496. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE HOUSE Chairman leaves chair: —to report Progress, pursuant to Programme Order, 393. Chairman proceeds at specified hour to put Questions pursuant to Programme Orders, [see Bills, Public, IV] CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS [References to the Chairman of Ways and Means include the First and Second Deputy Chairmen.] Chairman takes Chair as Deputy Speaker, the House having been informed of the absence of the Speaker —on a Friday, pursuant to Standing Order (Deputy Speaker), 177, &c. Chairman reports: —List of Private Bills to originate in the House of Lords and House of Commons, 98. —that no Petitions have been presented against Special Procedure Orders, 368. CHAIRMEN'S PANEL Four members of the Panel appointed to act as Deputy Speakers in Westminster Hall, 139. Members nominated by the Speaker to be the Chairmen's Panel during the Session: —Twenty-eight Members, 6. —An additional Member, 562. Two Members appointed whom the Speaker is to consult, if practicable, before certifying a Bill to be a Money Bill, 6. Children's Commissioner for England Bill: Presented and read the first time, 444. Children's Television (Advertising) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 370. Children's Television (Advertising) (No. 2) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 665. CHURCH OF ENGLAND Measures Proceeded Upon, &c.
Church of England (Pensions) Measure: Laid, 15. To be presented for Royal Assent, 125. (Cited as Church of England (Pensions) Measure 2003) Royal Assent, 223. Clergy Discipline Measure: Laid, 305. To be presented for Royal Assent, 421. (Cited as Clergy Discipline Measure 2003) Royal Assent, 533. CLERKS OF THE HOUSE I. Clerk of the House of Commons: Lays Papers on the Table, 5, &c. —Rules for the Practice and Procedure of the Court of Referees, 17. II. Clerks at the Table: Order, That in respect of particular Bills, notices of Amendments, &c., may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bills have been read a second time, 118, &c. III. Sir William Robert McKay, K.C.B. The Speaker acquaints the House, That he has received a letter from Sir William McKay, K.C.B., expressing his wish to resign the Patent of the Clerk of the House of Commons on 31st December 2002, which letter the Speaker reads to the House, 35. Resolution on the retirement of Sir William Robert McKay, K.C.B., as Clerk of the House agreed to nemine contradicente, 75. Climate Change Levy: Draft Climate Change Levy (Combined Heat and Power Stations) Prescribed Conditions and Efficiency Percentages (Amendment) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Eleventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 245. Reported, 271. Approved, 277. Draft Climate Change Levy (Use as Fuel) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 205. Reported, 213. Approved, 231. CLOSURE OF DEBATE I. Closure Claimed and Question Put in House: Address: —On Question, That Amendment be made: agreed to, 19. Opposition Days: —On Question, That original words stand part of the Question: agreed to, 108, &c. [for a complete list, see under Opposition] —On Main Question (no Amendment proposed): agreed to, 156. —On Question, That original words stand part of the Question, on a day to which paragraph (2) of Standing Order (Questions on amendments) applies to proceedings on Motions as if the day were an Opposition Day allotted under paragraph (2) of Standing Order (Arrangement of public business), pursuant to Order: agreed to, 118. Public Bills: —On Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading of a Government Bill: agreed to, on Division, 84. —On Second Reading of a Private Member's Bill: agreed to, on Division, 227. Private Bills: —On Question, That an Amendment be made (on consideration): agreed to, on Division, 441. Government Motions: —On Amendment to Motion: agreed to, 28. —agreed to on Division, 714. —On Motion for the Adjournment of the House (Defence in the World): agreed to, 135. —On Motion to grant the Speaker leave of absence: agreed to, on Division, 454. II. Assent of Chair withheld in House Opposition Day: —On Question, That original words stand part of the Question, 555. COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE HOUSE Government Bills:
* With an Amendment; † With Amendments; ‡ With Amendments and an amended Title; § Recommitted from Joint Committee pursuant to Standing Order (Tax law rewrite bills). Committee discharged from considering Bill on recommittal from Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills: —Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Bill, 186. COMMITTEES, JOINT I. Appointed under Standing Orders Relating to Public Business: 1. Human Rights: Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons as the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 47. Standing Order (Human Rights (joint committee)) amended so as to reduce quorum to two, 625; Lords communicate that they have ordered that the quorum shall be two, 643. Reports: First [Scrutiny of Bills: Progress Report], 87. Second [Criminal Justice Bill], 146. Third [Scrutiny of Bills: Further Progress Report], 146. Fourth [Scrutiny of Bills: Further Progress Report], 164. Fifth [Continuation in Force of sections 21 to 23 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001], 198. Sixth [The Case for a Human Rights Commission], 212. Seventh [Scrutiny of Bills: Further Progress Report], 257. Eighth [Scrutiny of Bills: Further Progress Report], 315. Ninth [The Case for a Children's Commissioner for England], 359. Tenth [The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child], 439. Eleventh [Criminal Justice Bill: Further Report], 439. Twelfth [Scrutiny of Bills: Further Progress Report], 439. Thirteenth [Anti-Social Behaviour Bill], 440. Fourteenth [Work of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission], 495. Fifteenth [Scrutiny of Bills and Draft Bills: Further Progress Report], 547. Sixteenth [Draft Voluntary Code of Practice on Retention of Communications Data under Part 11 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001], 680. Seventeenth [Scrutiny of Bills], 696. Eighteenth [The Government's Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2002–03 on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child], 696. Nineteenth [Draft Gender Recognition Bill], 696. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 15, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. 2. Statutory Instruments: Reports from the Joint Committee: First, 18. Second, 34. Third, 56. Fourth, 72. Fifth, 92. Sixth, 120. Seventh, 134. Eighth, 150. Ninth, 168. Tenth, 183. Eleventh, 202. Twelfth, 217. Thirteenth, 240. Fourteenth, 262. Fifteenth, 283. Sixteenth, 301. Seventeenth, 319. Eighteenth, 373. Nineteenth, 394. Twentieth, 416. Twenty-first, 443. Twenty-second, 462. Twenty-third, 482. Twenty-fourth, 501. Twenty-fifth, 527. Twenty-sixth, 552. Twenty-seventh, 603. Twenty-eighth, 639. Twenty-ninth, 653. Thirtieth, 667. Thirty-first, 683. Thirty-second, 704. Special Report [Departmental Returns, 2000–2002], 704. Reports from the Select Committee: Minutes of Proceedings to be printed: —Joint Committee, 713. —Select Committee, 713. 3. Tax Law Rewrite Bills: Members appointed, 49. Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee, 65. Chairman chosen, 119. Reports: COMMITTEES, JOINT—continued II. Other Joint Committees: 1. Draft Civil Contingencies Bill: Lords communicate that the have come to a Resolution on a Joint Committee on any draft Civil Contingencies Bill, to report by the end of October 2003, 451. Commons concur; appoint Select Committee of eleven Members, 534. Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee and propose time for meeting, 538. Commons concur, 542. Choice of Chairman reported, 566. Report, 683. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 585, &c. 2. Draft Corruption Bill: Lords communicate that they have come to a Resolution on a Joint Committee on any draft Corruption Bill, to report four months after presentation, 184. Commons concur; appoint Select Committee of seven Members, 231. Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee and propose time for meeting, Commons concur, 276. Report, 566. Minutes of Evidence reported, 394, &c. 3. Draft Gambling Bill: Lords communicate that they have come to a Resolution on a Joint Committee on the draft Gambling Bill presented to both Houses, to report by 8th April 2004, 502. Commons concur; appoint Select Committee of seven Members, 534. Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee and propose time for meeting, 582; Commons concur, 592. Choice of Chairman reported, 603. Order, That the Order appointing the Committee be amended by leaving out the words ‘in the United Kingdom' (to permit the Committee to travel outside the United Kingdom), 634. Lords communicate that they have made the same Amendment, 643. 4. Draft Mental Incapacity Bill: Lords communicate that they have come to a Resolution on a Joint Committee on any draft Mental Incapacity Bill, to report by the end of October 2003, 451. Commons concur; appoint Select Committee of eight Members, 534. Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee and propose time for meeting, 538. Commons concur, 542. Report, 696. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 591, &c. 5. House of Lords Reform: Lords communicate that they have come to a Resolution on a Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform, 6. Commons concur; appoint Select Committee of twelve Members in accordance with Resolution of 19th June 2002, with same powers and membership as in last Session, 33. Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee and propose time for meeting, Commons concur, 42. Reports: First [House of Lords Reform], 72. Second [House of Lords Reform], 363. Special Report: [Government Response to the Second Report], 562. COMMITTEES, SELECT [For Reports specified as the subjects of debates, see House, VI; Opposition.] I. Appointed under Standing Orders relating to Public Business: 1. Domestic Committees: Accommodation and Works: Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Administration: Member discharged; another added, 49 Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Catering: Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Information: Chairman chosen, 600. Member discharged; another added, 544. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. 2. Select Committees related to Government Departments: Constitutional Affairs (See Lord Chancellor's Department) Culture, Media and Sport: Reports: First [National Museums and Galleries: Funding and Free Admission], 55. Second [Annual Report of the Committee], 119. Third [London Olympics Bid 2012], 134. Fourth [The Structure and Strategy for Supporting Tourism], 149. Fifth [Privacy and Media Intrusion], 420. Sixth [The British Film Industry], 585. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 18, &c. Appendices to Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 55, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Defence: Members discharged; others added, 634(3), 695. Reports: First [Missile Defence], 150. Second [Annual Report 2002], 150. Third [Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill], 319. Fourth [The Government's Proposals for Secondary Legislation under the Export Control Act] (with Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees), 373. Fifth [Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2001, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny] (with Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees), 373. COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.2—continued Sixth [A New Chapter to the Strategic Defence Review], 377. Seventh [Draft Civil Contingencies Bill], 507. Eighth [Defence Procurement], 532. Special Reports: First [Government Response to the First Report], 172. Second [Government's Response to the Third Report], 436. Third [Government's Response to the Sixth Report], 532. Fourth [Government's Response to the Eighth Report], 628. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 22, &c. Memoranda reported, 222, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Education and Skills: Reports: First [The Work of the Committee in 2002], 146. Second [Secondary Education: Visits to Birmingham and Auckland], 212. Third [A Level Standards], 288. Fourth [Secondary Education: diversity of provision], 390. Fifth [The Future of Higher Education], 476. Sixth [The Work of Ofsted], 561. Seventh [Secondary Education: Pupil Achievement], 611. Special Reports: First [Government Response to the Fifth Report, Session 2001–02, on Library Resources for Higher Education], 146. Second [Government Response to the Sixth Report, Session 2001–02, on Post-16 Student Support], 189. Third [Government Response to the Third Report], 561. Fourth [Government Observations on the Fourth Report], 599. Fifth [Government Response to the Sixth Report], 636. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 22, &c. Appendices to Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 159. Memoranda reported, 288, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Chairman chosen, 687. Reports: First [Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy], 27. Second [Annual Report of the Committee], 113. Third [Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy], 124. Fourth [Water Framework Directive], 246. Fifth [Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000], 246. Sixth [The Rural Payments Agency], 307. Seventh [Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis], 307. Eighth [The Future of Waste Management], 400. Ninth [Delivery of Education in Rural Areas], 420. Tenth [Horticulture Research International], 487. Eleventh [Rural Broadband], 507. Twelfth [The Departmental Report 2003], 561. Thirteenth [Poultry Farming in the United Kingdom], 561. Fourteenth [Gangmasters], 591. Fifteenth [New Covent Garden market: a Follow-up], 611. Sixteenth [Vets and Veterinary Services], 628. Seventeenth [Alternative Uses for Crops: Biofuels], 656. Eighteenth [Conduct of the GM Public Debate], 686. Special Reports: First [Government's Reply to the Tenth Report from the Committee, Session 2001–02, on the Role of Defra], 137. Second [Government's Reply to the Ninth Report from the Committee, Session 2001–02, on The Future of UK Agriculture in a Changing World], 154. Third [Government's Reply to the First Report], 208. Fourth [Government's Reply to the Third Report], 307. Fifth [Government's Reply to the Fifth Report], 433. Sixth [Government's Reply to the Fourth Report], 433. Seventh [Government's Reply to the Sixth Report], 465. Eighth [Government's Reply to the Seventh Report], 465. Ninth [Government's Reply to the Eighth Report], 591. Tenth [Government's Reply to the Ninth Report], 591. Eleventh [Government's Reply to the Tenth Report], 591. Twelfth [Government's Reply to the Eleventh Report], 629. Thirteenth [Government's Reply to the Twelfth Report], 629. Fourteenth [Government's Reply to the Thirteenth Report], 642. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 27, &c. —Rural Payments Agency Sub-Committee, 150. —Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 Sub-Committee, 164. —Delivery of Education in Rural Areas Sub-Committee, 201, &c. —Broadband in Rural Areas Sub-Committee, 297, &c. —Vets and Veterinary Services Sub-Committee, 391, &c. —Poultry Farming in the UK Sub-Committee, 443, &c. COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.2—continued Memorandum reported, 310, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Foreign Affairs: Member discharged; another added, 475. Reports: First [The Biological Weapons Green Paper], 55. Second [The Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism], 91. Third [Foreign Affairs Committee Annual Report 2002], 167. Fourth [Human Rights Annual Report 2002], 216. Fifth [The Biological Weapons Green Paper], 362. Sixth [The Government's Proposals for Secondary Legislation under the Export Control Act] (with Defence, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees), 373. Seventh [Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2001, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny] (with Defence, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees), 373. Eighth [Zimbabwe], 416. Ninth [The Decision to go to war in Iraq], 512. Tenth [Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism], 552. Eleventh [Gibraltar], 552. Twelfth [Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2003], 667. Special Reports: First [Evidence from Mr Andrew Gilligan to the Committee's Inquiry into the Decision to go to War in Iraq], 582. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 10, &c. Appendices to Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 55, &c. Papers reported, 582. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Health: Members discharged; others added, 475, 634(2). Reports: First [The Work of the Health Committee, 2002], 113. Second [Foundation Trusts], 363. Third [Sexual Health], 423. Fourth [Maternity Services], 428. Fifth [Office of Fair Trading Report into the Control of Entry Regulations and Retail Pharmacy Service in the UK], 436. Sixth [The Victoria Climbie" Inquiry], 436. Seventh [Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS], 512. Eighth [Inequalities in Access to Maternity Services], 537. Ninth [Choice in Maternity Services], 537. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 15, &c. —Maternity Services Sub-Committee, 226, &c. Memorandum reported, 363, &c. Papers ordered to be printed, 611. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Home Affairs: Chairman chosen, 552. Reports: First [Extradition Bill], 46. Second [Criminal Justice Bill], 46. Third [The Work of the Home Affairs Committee in 2002], 134. Fourth [Asylum Removals], 355. Fifth [Sexual Offences Bill], 482. Special Reports: First [Government Response to the First Report], 206. Second [Government Response to the Fourth Report], 552. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 18, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. International Development: Reports: First [Afghanistan: the transition from humanitarian relief to reconstruction and development assistance], 119. Second [International Development Committee: Annual Report 2002], 142. Third [The humanitarian crisis in southern Africa], 216. Fourth [Preparing for humanitarian consequences of possible military action against Iraq], 234. Fifth [The Government's Proposals for Secondary Legislation under the Export Control Act] (with Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry Committees), 373. Sixth [Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2001, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny] (with Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry Committees), 373. Seventh [Trade and Development at the WTO: Issues for Cancu"n], 520. Eighth [Department for International Development: Departmental Report 2003], 632. Special Reports: First [Government's Response to the Sixth Report, Session 2001–02, on the Department for International Development: Departmental Report 2002], 142. Second [Government Response to the Fourth Report], 279. Third [Government Response to the First Report], 310. Fourth [Government Response to the Third Report], 377. Fifth [Government Response to the Seventh Report], 603. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 10, &c. Memoranda reported, 234, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.2—continued Lord Chancellor's Department (Changed to Constitutional Affairs) Standing Order (Select Committees related to government departments) amended to establish Committee, 143. Standing Order (Select Committees related to government departments) amended to replace with Constitutional Affairs Committee, 593. Nominated, after Amendment negatived, 148. Chairman chosen, 168. Reports: First [Courts Bill], 428. Second [Judicial Appointments: lessons from the Scottish experience], 495. Third [Children and Family Courts Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS)], 552. (As Constitutional Affairs Committee): Fourth [Immigration and Asylum: the Government's proposed changes to publicly funded immigration and asylum work], 652. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 18, &c. Appendices to Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 55, &c. Papers ordered to be printed, 527. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Northern Ireland Affairs: Reports: First [Impact in Northern Ireland of Cross-border Road Fuel Price Differentials: Three Years On], 23. Second [Annual Report 2002], 113. Third [The Police (Northern Ireland) Bill], 137. Fourth [The Control of Firearms in Northern Ireland and the draft Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2002], 154. Fifth [Forensic Science Northern Ireland], 246. Sixth [The Illegal Drugs Trade and Drug Culture in Northern Ireland], 377. Seventh [Peace II], 465. Eighth [The Illegal Drugs Trade and Drug Culture in Northern Ireland], 642. Special Reports: First [Government's Response to the First Report], 173. Second [Government's Response to the Third Report], 273. Third [Government Response to the Second Report], 288. Fourth [Government's Response to the Fourth Report], 367. Fifth [Government's Response to the Fifth Report], 421. Sixth [Government's Response to the Sixth Report], 507. Seventh [Government's Response to the Seventh Report], 591. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 10, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions: Reports: First [Local Government Finance: Formula Grant Distribution], 91. Second [Committee's Annual Report to the Liaison Committee], 120. Third [Affordable Housing], 146. Fourth [Planning, Competitiveness and Productivity], 146. Fifth [Departmental Annual Report and Estimates, 2002], 216. Sixth [The Licensing Bill [Lords] and the Evening Economy], 261. Seventh [The Effectiveness of Government Regeneration Initiatives], 323. Eighth [Planning for Sustainable Housing and Communities: Sustainable Communities in the South East], 323. Ninth [Reducing Regional Disparities in Prosperity], 482. Tenth [The Draft Housing Bill], 547. Eleventh [Living Places: Cleaner, Safer, Greener], 547. Twelfth [The Evening Economy and the Urban Economy and the Urban Renaissance], 547. Special Reports: [Government Response to the First Report of the Committee], 168. Printing order read and discharged, 169. First [Government Response to the Sixth Report], 433. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 23, &c. —Urban Affairs Sub-Committee, 34, &c. Appendices to Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 629. Memoranda reported, 69, &c. —with Transport Committee, 173. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Science and Technology: Reports: First [The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council], 79. Second [Science and Technology Committee: Annual Report 2002], 124. Third [The Work of the Medical Research Council], 246. Fourth [Towards a Non-Carbon Fuel Economy: Research, Development and Demonstration], 288. Fifth [The Work of the Natural Environment Research Council], 520. Sixth [UK Science and Europe: Value for Money?], 548. Seventh [Light Pollution and Astronomy], 600. Eighth [The Work of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council], 636. Ninth [The Scientific Response to Terrorism], 636. COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.2—continued Special Reports: First [Government Response to the Fifth Report, Session 2001–02, on Government funding of the scientific learned societies], 79. Second [Government Response to the Sixth Report, Session 2001–02, on the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts], 124. Third [Government Response to the Seventh Report, Session 2001–02, on the Office of Science and Technology: Scrutiny Report 2002], 124. Fourth [Government Response to the Eighth Report, Session 2001–02, on Short-term Research Contracts in Science and Engineering], 190. Fifth [Government Response to the First Report], 246. Sixth [Government Response to the Fourth Report], 440. Seventh [Government Response to the Fifth Report], 636. Eighth [Government Response to the Sixth Report], 636. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 6, &c. Appendices to Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 548. Papers ordered to be printed, 421. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Scottish Affairs: Reports: First [The Work of the Scottish Affairs Committee in 2002], 91. Second [Homeworkers in Scotland and the Minimum Wage], 289. Special Reports: First [Scotland Office Expenditure], 91. Second [Government Response to the Fifth Report, Session 2001–02, on Employment in Shipbuilding on the Clyde], 91. Third [Government Response to the Second Report], 462. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 23, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Trade and Industry: Members discharged; others added, 49, 634(2). Reports: First [Managing the Nuclear Legacy: Responses to the Committee's Report of Session 2001–02], 18. Second [The Use of Retentions in the UK Construction Industry], 34. Third [Radio Spectrum Management], 92. Fourth [The Work of the Committee in 2002], 134. Fifth [The British Electricity Trading and Transmission Arrangements: pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Electricity (Trading and Transmission) Bill], 310. Sixth [White Paper on Modernising Company Law], 301. Seventh [The Government's Proposals for Secondary Legislation under the Export Control Act] (with Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees), 373. Eighth [Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2001, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny] (with Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees), 373. Ninth [UK Steel 2003], 443. Tenth [The Government's Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report, on the proposed British Electricity Trading and Transmission Arrangements], 508. Eleventh [People, Pensions and Post Offices: the impact of ‘Direct Payment' on post offices and their customers], 508. Twelfth [The UK Biotechnology Industry], 552. Thirteenth [The Government Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report, on the White Paper on Modernising Company Law], 552. Fourteenth [Trade and Investment Opportunities with China and Taiwan], 585. Fifteenth [Retaining Retentions?], 585. Sixteenth [Rewards for Failing], 603. Seventeenth [The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority], 629. Special Reports: First [Government Response to the Sixth Report, Session 2001–02, on Fuel Poverty], 56. Second [Government's Observations on the Second Report], 184. Third [Government Observations on the Third Report], 240. Fourth [Government Observations on the Eleventh Report], 603. Fifth [Government Observations on the Ninth Report], 603. Sixth [Government Observations on the Twelfth Report], 683. Seventh [Government Observations on the Fifteenth Report], 704. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 18, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Transport: Reports: First [Urban Charging Schemes], 173. Second [Transport Committee: Annual Report 2002], 173. Third [Jam Tomorrow?: The Multi Modal Study Investment Plans], 289. Fourth [Railways in the North of England], 448. Fifth [Local Roads and Pathways], 465. Sixth [Aviation], 537. Seventh [Overcrowding on Public Transport], 612. Eighth [The Highways Agency], 612. Ninth [Ports], 667. Special Reports: First [Government and Office of Fair Trading Responses to the Seventeenth Report from the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee in Session 2001–02, on The Bus Industry], 23. Second [Government Response to the Fourth Report], 643. COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.2—continued Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 23, &c. Appendices to Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 146. Memorandum reported, 537. —with Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee, 173. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Treasury: Reports: First [National Statistics: The Classification of Network Rail], 113. Second [The 2002 Pre-Budget Report], 113. Third [Split Capital Investment Trusts], 173. Fourth [The Handling of the Joint Inland Revenue/Customs and Excise STEPS PFI Project], 177. Fifth [Annual Report for 2002], 217. Sixth [The UK and the Euro], 359. Seventh [The 2003 Budget], 394. Eighth [Appointment to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England of Mr Richard Lambert], 459. Ninth [Appointment of Ms Rachel Lomax as a Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and member of the Monetary Policy Committee], 553. Tenth [Inland Revenue Matters], 562. Special Reports: First [Government Observations on the Seventh Report, Session 2001–02, on Parliamentary Accountability and Departments], 56. Second [Government Response to the Second Report], 241. Third [Government Response to the First Report], 262. Fourth [Responses to the Third Report from the Committee], 355. Fifth [Government Response to the Fourth Report], 395. Sixth [Government Response to the Sixth Report], 548. Seventh [Government's Response to the Seventh Report], 562. Eighth [Government Response to the Tenth Report], 632. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 10, &c. Minutes of Evidence taken before Sub-Committee reported: 23, &c. Appendices to Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 395. Memoranda reported, 202, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Welsh Affairs: Motion to discharge a Member and add another opposed, 544. Reports: First [Broadband in Wales], 18. Second [Transport in Wales], 92. Third [Work of the Committee in 2002], 110. Fourth [The Primary Legislative process as it affects Wales], 270. Fifth [Draft Public Audit (Wales) Bill], 508. Special Reports: First [Government Response to First Report], 173. Second [Response of the Government to the Second Report], 289. Third [Government Response to the Fourth Report], 537. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 15, &c. Memorandum reported, 520. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Work and Pensions: Members discharged; others added, 371, 644(2). Reports: First [The Social Security Advisory Committee], 138. Second [The Committee's Work in 2002], 138. Third [The Future of UK Pensions], 309. Fourth [Employment for All: Interim Report], 309. Fifth [Childcare for Working Parents], 465. Sixth [European Social Fund], 643. Special Reports: First [Government's Response to the Fifth Report], 643. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 23, &c. Memorandum reported, 448. Papers ordered to be printed, 61. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. 3. Meeting concurrently pursuant to Standing Order (Select committees: power to work with other committees) Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry: Joint Reports: First [The Government's Proposals for Secondary Legislation under the Export Control Act], 373. Second [Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2001, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny], 373. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 208, &c. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Planning, Housing, Local Government and the Regions and Transport: Memorandum to be printed, 173. Regulatory Reform and Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Planning, Housing, Local Government and the Regions: Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 110. 4. Other Committees appointed under Public Business Standing Orders: Broadcasting: Reports: First [The Rules of Coverage], 448. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.4—continued Environmental Audit: Chairman chosen, 562. Reports: First [Pesticides: The Voluntary Initiative], 22. Second [Johannesburg and Back: the world summit on sustainable development—the Committee delegation report on proceedings], 78. Third [Annual Report 2002], 109. Fourth [The Pre-Budget Report 2002], 246. Fifth [Waste—An Audit], 325. Sixth [Buying time for Forests: Timber Trade and Public Procurement: The Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, 2001–02], 507. Seventh [The Export Credits Guarantee Department and Sustainable Development], 532. Eighth [The Energy White Paper: Empowering Change?], 532. Ninth [Budget 2003 and Aviation], 561. Tenth [Learning the Sustainability Lesson], 561. Eleventh [The Sustainable Development Headline Indicators 2002], 591. Twelfth [The World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002: From Rhetoric to Reality], 611. Thirteenth [Greening Government 2003], 672. Special Reports: First [Government Response to First Report], 190. Second [Government Response to Fifth Report, Session 2001–02, on A Sustainable Energy Strategy? Renewables and the PIU Review], 205. Third [Government Response to Fourth Report], 377. Fourth [Government Response to Fifth Report], 591. Fifth [Government Response to Sixth Report], 591. Sixth [Government Response to Tenth Report], 642. Seventh [Government Response to Seventh Report], 656. Eighth [Government Response to the Eighth Report], 710. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 23, &c. —Education for Sustainable Development Sub-Committee, 208, &c. Appendices to Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 22. Memorandum laid [Government Response to Fifth Report], 566. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. European Scrutiny: Reports: First, 23. Second, 40. Third [Scrutiny Reserve Breaches], 40. Fourth, 78. Fifth, 97. Sixth, 110. Seventh, 124. Eighth [The Committee's Work in 2002], 124. Ninth, 137. Tenth, 154. Eleventh, 172. Twelfth, 190. Thirteenth, 206. Fourteenth, 222. Fifteenth, 270. Sixteenth, 288. Seventeenth, 307. Eighteenth, 323. Nineteenth, 366. Twentieth, 377. Twenty-first, 400. Twenty-second, 421. Twenty-third, 433. Twenty-fourth [The Convention on the Future of Europe and the Role of National Parliaments], 436. Twenty-fifth, 465. Twenty-sixth [The Convention's proposals on criminal justice], 488. Twenty-seventh, 488. Twenty-eighth, 507. Twenty-ninth, 537. Thirtieth, 561. Thirty-first, 591. Thirty-second, 611. Thirty-third, 629. Thirty-fourth, 642. Thirty-fifth, 656. Thirty-sixth, 672. Thirty-seventh, 687. Thirty-eighth, 710. Special Reports: First [Government Observations on Twenty-sixth Report], 614. Second [Government Observations on the Twenty-fourth Report], 629. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 97, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Finance and Services: Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Liaison: Reports: First [Annual Report for 2002], 273. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. Modernisation of the House of Commons: Reports: First [Programming of Bills], 656. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Procedure: Member discharged; another added, 16. —Member added, 180. Reports: First [Delegated Legislation: Proposals for a Sifting Committee], 222. Second [Delegated Legislation: Proposals for a Sifting Committee: the Government's Response to the Committee's First Report], 378. Third [Sessional Orders and Resolutions], 673. Fourth [Procedures for Debates, private Members' bills and the Powers of the Speaker], 711. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 137, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Public Accounts: Reports: First [Collecting the Television Licence Fee], 30. Second [Dealing with pollution from ships], 30. Third [Tobacco Smuggling], 52. Fourth [Private Finance Initiative: The Redevelopment of MOD Main Building], 124. Fifth [The 2001 Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease], 212. Sixth [Ministry of Defence: Exercise Saif Sereea II], 222. Seventh [Excess Votes 2001–02], 222. Eighth [Excess Votes (Northern Ireland) 2001–02], 223. Ninth [The Office for National Statistics: Outsourcing the 2001 Census], 257. COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.4—continued Tenth [Individual Learning Accounts], 258. Eleventh [NHS Emergency Planning], 258. Twelfth [Tackling Pensioner Poverty: encouraging take-up of entitlements], 279. Thirteenth [Ministry of Defence: Progress in Reducing Stocks], 279. Fourteenth [Royal Mint Trading Fund: 2001–02 Accounts], 297. Fifteenth [OPRA: Tackling the risks to pension scheme members], 297. Sixteenth [Improving Public Services through Innovation: The Invest to Save Budget], 315. Seventeenth [Helping victims and witnesses: the work of Victim Support], 315. Eighteenth [Reaping the rewards of agricultural research], 367. Nineteenth [The PFI Contract for the redevelopment of West Middlesex University Hospital], 391. Twentieth [Better public services through call centres], 391. Twenty-first [The Operations of HM Customs and Excise in 2001–02], 391. Twenty-second [PFI Refinancing update], 391. Twenty-third [Innovation in the NHS—the acquisition of the Heart Hospital], 411. Twenty-fourth [Community Legal Service: the introduction of contracting], 411. Twenty-fifth [Protecting the public from waste], 411. Twenty-sixth [Safety, quality, efficacy: regulating medicines in the UK], 433. Twenty-seventh [The Management of Substitution Cover for Teachers], 433. Twenty-eighth [Delivering better value for money from the Private Finance Initiative], 440. Twenty-ninth [Inland Revenue: Tax Credits and Tax Debt Management], 458. Thirtieth [Department for International Development: Maximising Impact in the Water Sector], 465. Thirty-first [Tackling Benefit Fraud], 465. Thirty-second [The Highways Agency: Maintaining England's Motorways and Trunk Roads], 476. Thirty-third [Ensuring the effective discharge of older patients from NHS acute hospitals], 477. Thirty-fourth [Office of Fair Trading: Progress in protecting consumers' interests], 477. Thirty-fifth [PFI: construction performance], 495. Thirty-sixth [Improving service quality: Action in response to the Inherited SERPS problem], 495. Thirty-seventh [Ministry of Defence: The construction of nuclear submarine facilities at Devonport], 495. Thirty-eighth [Department of Trade and Industry: Regulation of Weights and Measures], 508. Thirty-ninth [A Safer Place to Work: Protecting NHS Hospital and Ambulance Staff from Violence and Aggression], 508. Fortieth [Improving Social Housing through Transfer], 508. Forty-first [Modernising Procurement in the Prison Service], 508. Forty-second [A Safer Place to Work: Improving the management of health and safety risks to staff in NHS trusts], 611. Forty-third [Fisheries Enforcement in England], 636. Forty-fourth [New IT Systems for Magistrates' Courts: the Libra Project], 636. Forty-fifth [Protecting Pubic and Consumer Interests in Relation to Food: the Food Standards Agency], 649. Forty-sixth [Ministry of Defence: Building and Air Manoeuvre Capability: the Introduction of the Apache Helicopter], 649. Forty-seventh [Film Council: Improving access to, and education about, the moving image through the British Film Institute], 657. Forty-eighth [The Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services Ltd], 711. Forty-ninth [The Operational Performance of PFI Prisons], 711. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 15, &c. —Part of, 97. Resolution to take note of Reports, 151. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Public Administration: Reports: First [Ministerial Accountability and Parliamentary Questions: The Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2001–02], 46. Second [The Work of the Committee in 2002], 193. Third [Ombudsman Issues], 193. Fourth [Government by Appointment: Opening up the Patronage State], 491. Fifth [On Target? Government by Measurement], 537. Sixth [On Target? Government by Measurement: The Government's Response to the Fifth Report], 675. Special Reports: First [Response to the Seventh Report, Session 2001–02, on The Public Service Ethos], 10. Minutes of Evidence to be printed, 10, &c. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Regulatory Reform: Member discharged; another added, 111. Resolutions reported [See Regulatory Reform] Reports: First [Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Credit Unions) Order 2002; Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Special Occasions Licensing) Order 2002], 18. Second [Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003], 78. Third [Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Assured Periodic Tenancies) (Rent Increases) Order 2003], 78. Fourth [Draft Regulatory Reform (Special Occasions Licensing) Order 2002], 91. Fifth [Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Housing Management Agreements) Order 2003], 132. Sixth [The draft Regulatory Reform (Credit Unions) Order 2003; The draft Regulatory Reform (Assured Periodic Tenancies) (Rent Increases) Order 2003], 132. COMMITTEES, SELECT, I.4—continued Seventh [Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Schemes under section 129 of the Housing Act 1988) (England) Order 2003], 183. Eighth [The draft Regulatory Reform (Housing Management Agreements) Order 2003], 240. Ninth [Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (British Waterways Board) Order 2003], 261. Tenth [Draft Regulatory Reform (Schemes under section 129 of the Housing Act 1988) (England) Order 2003], 262. Eleventh [Draft Regulatory Reform (Sugar Beet Research and Education) Order 2003], 301. Twelfth [Draft Regulatory Reform (British Waterways Board) Order 2003], 378. Thirteenth [Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Gaming Machines) Order 2003], 416. Fourteenth [Draft Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003 and the Draft Regulatory Reform (Gaming Machines) Order 2003], 639. Special Reports: First [The operation of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001: a progress report], 653. —with Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee, 110. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. Standards and Privileges: —added, 402. Reports: First [Complaint against Mr Nigel Griffiths], 91. Second [Eighth Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life: ‘Standards of Conduct in the House of Commons'], 168. Resolution to take note and to approve a recommendation, 488. Third [Complaints against Mr Michael Trend], 190. Approved, and Member suspended for two weeks, 206. Fourth [Complaints against Mr Henry McLeish], 532. Sixth [Pay for Select Committee Chairmen], 622. Seventh [Guidance for Chairmen and Members of Select Committees], 704. Special Reports: First [Standards of Conduct: Letters from the Committee on Standards in Public Life], 240. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 713. II. Appointed under Standing Orders relating to Private Business: Selection: Member discharged; another added, 26 (at time of Public Business, after Amendment proposed, but not made), 463(2), 516. Resolutions reported: —relating to changes in the composition of Standing Committees, 6. —relating to Motions to alter the membership of Select Committees, 6. Reports relating to: —appointment of two Members to be consulted, &c., by the Speaker on Money Bills, 6. —designation of Standing Committee C as the Standing Committee in which Government Bills are not to have precedence, 6. —nomination of the Committee on Unopposed Bills (Panel), 10. —nomination of Provisional Orders (Scotland) (Panel), 10. —nomination of Members to serve on Standing Committees: —Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation, 9, &c. —Standing Committee on Regional Affairs, 10. —Northern Ireland Grand Committee (additional Members), 10. —Welsh Grand Committee (additional Members), 10. —Standing Committees on Bills, 38, &c. —Discharge of members of Standing Committees, 198. —and appointment of others, 12, &c. Unopposed Bills: Panel of Members appointed by the Committee of Selection, 10. III. Programming Committees
IV. Reasons Committees (Lords Amendments disagreed to) Reasons committees appointed; Reasons reported and agreed to: COMMITTEES, SELECT—continued V. Miscellaneous 1. Numbers of Members appointed: Five (Committee to draw up reasons), 266, &c. Eleven (Committee on the Lord Chancellor's Department), 144. 2. Quorum appointed: Three (Committee to draw up reasons), 266, &c. 3. Nomination and discharging of Members: Nominated (after Amendment negatived), 148. Members discharged; others added, 16, &c. —Motion proposed on behalf of Committee of Selection, 14, &c. Motion opposed, 544. Resolution reported from Committee of Selection on Motions to alter the membership of Select Committees, 6. 4. Reports: Resolutions reported: —Committee of Selection, 6. —Regulatory Reform, 31, &c. Reports made and ordered to be printed, 10, &c. —Special Reports, 10, &c. —Order for printing Special Report read and discharged, 169. Government replies, &c., to Reports; —published by Her Majesty's Command, 30, &c. —published as Special Reports from Committees, 10, &c. —laid as a Memorandum (and subsequently published as a Special Report), 566. Minutes of Evidence ordered to be printed, 6, &c. —part of, 97, &c. Appendices to Minutes of Evidence ordered to be printed, 56, &c. Memoranda laid, 61, &c. 5. Miscellaneous: Chairman appointed, 266, &c. (Committees to draw up Reasons). Committees report choice of Chairman, 168, &c. Resolution on Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees, 658. COMMITTEES, STANDING [For European Standing Committees, see European Community Documents, II; for Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation, see Delegated Legislation.] I. Government Bills Committed to Standing Committees:
* With an Amendment; † With Amendments; ‡ With Amendments and an amended Title. § Bill stood committed to a Standing Committee under Standing Order (Committal of Bills); other Bills were committed under a Programme Order. COMMITTEES, STANDING, I—continued Committees report Resolutions recommending that the date by which the Bill is to be reported be changed: —Criminal Justice Bill, 165. —Hunting Bill, 182. —Local Government Bill, 132. Committees report Resolutions relating to allotting of time for remaining stages of Bill: —Communications Bill (Additional day for consideration and third reading and order of consideration), 174 —Criminal Justice Bill (Additional day for consideration and third reading), 206; (Two additional days for consideration and third reading), 213. —Extradition Bill (Consideration to be completed one hour earlier), 132. —Local Government Bill (Additional day for consideration and third reading and order of consideration), 191. II. Private Members' Bills committed to Standing Committees
† With Amendments ‡ With Amendments and an amended Title § Short Title changed Committee of Selection designates Standing Committee C as the Committee on which Government Bills shall not have precedence, 6. III. Bills referred to Second Reading Committees
IV. Scottish Grand Committee Motion providing for a sitting at Westminster on a substantive motion for the adjournment, 44, 139, 651. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 711. Period of notice of motion under Standing Order (Scottish Grand Committee (substantive motions for the adjournment)) reduced from ten days to five in respect of a specified sitting, 44. V. Welsh Grand Committee Matters referred, with provision for sittings at Westminster: —Government's legislative programme as outlined in the Queen's Speech as it relates to Wales, 8; reported, 24. Two additional Members nominated by Committee of Selection, 10. Minutes of proceedings to be printed, 711. VI. Northern Ireland Grand Committee Motion providing for a sitting at Westminster for questions and a Motion for the adjournment, 133. Legislative Proposals and other Matters referred, with provision for a sitting at Westminster: —Draft Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, 139. Reported, 165. Approved, 187. COMMITTEES, STANDING, VI—continued Twenty-two Members nominated, 10. —Members discharged; others added, 40, &c. An additional Member nominated, 507. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 711. VII. Standing Committee on Regional Affairs: Matters referred (with provision for a sitting at Westminster): —Progress in developing the roles of the Government Offices in the Regions (GOs), 231; reported, 309. Nominated (13 members), 10. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 711. VIII. Standing Committee on the Convention Appointed, 57 (Motion made and Question put, 48). Reports that the Committee has considered Reports from the United Kingdom Representatives: —Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Reports, 184. —Eighth and Ninth Reports, 374. —Tenth Report, 454. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. IX. Standing Committee on the Inter-Governmental Conference Temporary Standing Order (Standing Committee on the Inter-Governmental Conference), 597. Lords give leave for Lords to attend, 604. Minutes of Proceedings to be printed, 712. X. Miscellaneous: 1. Chairmen of Standing Committees: Members appointed Chairmen of Standing Committees by the Speaker: —Standing Committees on Bills, 51, &c. —an additional Chairman, 188, &c. —Grand Committees, 13, &c. —Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation, 12, &c. —one Chairman in place of another, 55, &c. —European Standing Committees, 13, &c. 2. Members of Standing Committees: Resolution reported by Committee of Selection relating to changes in membership of Standing Committees on Bills, 6. Members of Committee on Delegated Legislation discharged, 198. 3. Sittings: Communications Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 16. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 53. E, 59. Resolution reported from Committee, 174. Reported with Amendments, 174. As amended, considered; further consideration adjourned, 199. Further considered; read the third time, and passed (Queen's and Prince of Wales's Consent signified on Third Reading), 213. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 528. Lords Amendments agreed to (the Commons being willing to waive their privileges in respect of two); Amendments consequential on a Lords Amendment made to the Bill; remaining Amendments disagreed to and Amendments made to the Bill in lieu, 543. Lords do not insist on their Amendments; agree to the Amendments in lieu and consequential Amendments, 553. (Cited as Communications Act 2003) Royal Assent, 562. Community Care: Draft Community Care Plans (Disapplication) (England) Order 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 469. Reported, 509. Approved, 518. Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 7. Motion for Second Reading; reasoned Amendment negatived; Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 43. D, 59. Reported with Amendments, 80. As amended, considered (title amended), 120. Read the third time and passed, 122. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 253. Lords Amendments considered; some agreed to; some agreed to with Amendments; some disagreed to, 263. Reasons Committee appointed, 266. Reported, 267. Lords do not insist on one Amendment but propose Amendments in lieu; agree to an Amendment made by the Commons to a Lords Amendment, with a further Amendment to the Lords Amendment; agree to another Commons Amendment to a Lords Amendment; and do not insist on the remaining Amendments, 289. Lords Message considered; Lords Amendments in lieu of a Lords Amendment disagreed to by the Commons and Lords Amendment to a Lords Amendment, as amended by the Commons, agreed to, 299. (Cited as Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 316. Money Resolution, 44. Community Prosecution Lawyers Bill: Presented and read the first time, 316. Companies: Companies (Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2894), allocated to the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 40. Reported, 56. Approved, 63. Draft Uncertificated Securities (Amendment) (Eligible Debt Securities) Regulations 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 419. Reported, 454. Approved, 468. Company Directors (Health and Safety) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 280. Company Directors' Performance and Compensation Bill: Presented and read the first time, 74. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 138. Order for Second Reading read; Motion made, That the House sit in private; fewer than forty Members having taken part in the Division, the Speaker declared that the Question was not decided and the business stood over until the next sitting of the House, 160. Competition: Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Anticipated Mergers) Order 2003 and the draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests), allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 382. Reported, 417. Approved, 425. Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Supply of Services) Order 2003 and the draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Domestic Infringements) Order 2003, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 382. Reported, 429. Approved, 438. Draft Supply of Beer (Tied Estate) (Revocation) Order 2002, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 60. Reported, 73. Approved, 82. Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 120. Consolidated Fund Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 62. Read the second and third times and passed, 66. Speaker's Certificate, 69. Agreed to by the Lords, 84. (Cited as Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act 2002) Royal Assent, 88. Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 236. Read the second and third times and passed, 242. Speaker's Certificate, 246. Agreed to by the Lords, 253. (Cited as Consolidated Fund Act 2003) Royal Assent, 271. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 58. Read the second and third times and passed, 66. Speaker's Certificate, 69. Agreed to by the Lords, 84. (Cited as Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2002) Royal Assent, 88. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 467. Read the second and third times and passed, 474. Speaker's Certificate, 477. Agreed to by the Lords, 509. (Cited as Appropriation Act 2003) Royal Assent, 533. Constitution for Europe (Referendum): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill negatived, 684. Constitutional Law: Draft National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 172. Reported, 191. Approved, 199. Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 109. Reported, 135. Approved, 144. Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 2) Order 2003, allocated to the Twelfth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 506. Reported, 528. Approved, 544. Consumer Protection: Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Domestic Infringements) Order 2003, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 382. Reported, 429. Approved, 438. Consumer Protection (Unsolicited E-mails) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 440. Contracting Out: Draft Contracting Out (Administration of the Teachers' Pensions Scheme) Order 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 399. Reported, 429. Approved, 438. Draft Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Applications for Patents) Order 2002, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 10. Reported, 31. Approved, 36. Draft Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to the Management of Crown Lands) Order 2003, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 486. Reported, 496. Approved, 518. Draft Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 561. Reported, 604. Approved, 616. Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Bill: Presented and read the first time, 73. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 160. C, 188. Reported, with Amendments, 258. As amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, 311. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 509. Lords Amendments agreed to, 513. (Cited as Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Act 2003) Royal Assent, 533. Corporal Punishment of Children (Abolition) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 705. Corporate Responsibility Bill: Presented and read the first time, 466. Courts Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 412. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 437. D, 447. Reported, with Amendments, 533. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, with Amendments, 633. Lords agree to a Commons Amendment, with Amendments and with a consequential Amendment to the Bill, and agree without Amendment to the remaining Commons Amendments to the Bill, 685. Lords Amendment to a Commons Amendment and Lords consequential Amendment to the Bill agreed to, 693. (Cited as Courts Act 2003) Royal Assent, 715. Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 258. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 299. A, 419. Reported, with Amendments, 466. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, with Amendments, 615. Amendments agreed to by the Lords, (no entry), 28th October 2003. (Cited as Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 658. Criminal Justice Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 24. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 57. F, 60. Transferred to B, 77. Resolutions reported from Committee, 165, 206, 213. Reported, with Amendments, 213. Resolution reported from Programming Committee, 297. As amended, considered, 303. Further Resolution reported from Programming Committee, 396. Further considered, Criminal Justice—continued 408. Further considered, 412. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 692. Certain Lords Amendments disagreed to and Amendments made to the words so restored to the Bill; another Lords Amendment disagreed to and Amendments made to the Bill in lieu thereof; certain other Amendments disagreed to; remaining Lords Amendments agreed to; Title Amended, 699. Lords insist on certain Amendments; do not insist on others; and agree with the Commons Amendments to the words restored to the Bill, 707. Lords Message considered forthwith, pursuant to Order; House insists on disagreeing to Amendments on which the Lords have insisted; Amendments made to the words so restored to the Bill; House does not insist on disagreement to an Amendment on which the Lords have insisted, 707. Lords insist on certain Lords Amendments; disagree to certain Commons Amendments; propose further Amendments to the Bill; agree to certain Commons Amendments and do not insist on certain Lords Amendments to which the Commons has disagreed, 714. Lords Message considered forthwith; House does not insist on disagreement to a Lords Amendment; insists on disagreement to certain Lords Amendment and proposes Amendments to the words so restored to the Bill and a consequential Amendment to the Bill; and agrees to a Lords Amendment to the Bill, 714. Lords do not insist on the Amendments to which the Commons have disagreed and agree to the Commons Amendments to the Bill, 715. (Cited as Criminal Justice Act 2003) Royal Assent, 715.Money Resolution, 58. Criminal Law: Draft Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Powers of Seizure) Order 2003, allocated to the Fourteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 221. Reported, 271. Approved, 278. Draft Referral Orders (Amendment of Referral Conditions) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 420. Reported, 434. Approved, 438. Prosecution of Offences (Youth Courts Time Limits) (Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 917), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 438. Allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 447. Reported, 454. Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 147. Order for Second Reading read after half-past Two o'clock on a Friday; Queen's Consent signified; objection taken to further proceeding, 311. Customs and Excise: Excise Duties (Personal Reliefs) (Revocation) Order 2002, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 9. Reported, 24. Approved, 28. Tobacco Products (Description of Products) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1471), allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 469. Reported, 477. Approved, 499. Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2003 approved, 654. Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 75. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 147. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 311. C, 365. Transferred to F, 382. Reported, without Amendment, 395. Not amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 513. Agreed to by the Lords, 615. (Cited as Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 657. DEBATE I. Debates Adjourned and Debates Resumed: 1. Addresses: Address of Thanks (Queen's Speech): —ordered to be adjourned, 4, &c. —stood adjourned, 16. —resumed, 8, &c. 2. Bills, Public: 3. Bills, Private: Motion to suspend a bill stood adjourned, 687. 4. Ways and Means motion: Motion relating to Amendment of the Law: —stood adjourned, 320. —resumed and stood adjourned, 324. —resumed and ordered to be adjourned, 326. —resumed and Question agreed to, 328. 5. Adjournment of the House: Debate stood adjourned at moment of interruption and resumed after exemption Motion passed under Standing Order (Exempted business), 401, 533. II. Miscellaneous: Debates stood adjourned, it being: —Half-past Two o'clock, 160, &c. —Six o'clock, 32, &c. —Seven o'clock, 320. —After Ten o'clock, 16. Debates ordered to be adjourned, 326. Debates to be resumed on a future day, 4, &c. Debate adjourned and resumed (for announcement of result of deferred Divisions), 57, &c. Defence: Draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2003 and the draft Armed Forces (Review of Search and Seizure) Order 2003, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 382. Reported, 482. Approved, 503 (Motion made and Question put, 499). Draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2003, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 382. Reported, 482. Approved, 499. DELEGATED LEGISLATION I. Resolutions to Approve Statutory Instruments and Other Delegated Legislation:
DELEGATED LEGISLATION, I—continued
DELEGATED LEGISLATION—continued II. Statutory Instruments Referred to Standing Committees on Delegated legislation:
III. Miscellaneous Delegated legislation allocated by the Speaker to particular Standing Committees, 9, &c. Delegated legislation referred to Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation, 14, &c. Delegated legislation reported from Standing Committees, 16, &c. Delegated legislation approved, 169, &c. —after Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), 20, &c. —after Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Consideration of draft regulatory reform orders), 29, &c. —after Question put after one and a half hours, pursuant to Standing Order (Proceedings under an Act or on European Community documents), 211, 654. —after Question put six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first of three Reports, pursuant to Order, 169. Orders, providing that certain documents be treated as if they were instruments subject to the provisions of Standing Order (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), for the purposes of their approval under section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 —Government's assessment as set out in the Pre-Budget Report 2002, 44. —Government's assessment as set out in Budget 2003, 431. Communications declaring that specified Statutory Instruments had come into operation before copies were laid before the House of Lords, laid upon the Table by the Speaker, 119, &c. Report to the Speaker from the Statutory Instruments Reference Committee on the printing and sale of an instrument, 51. Dentists: Draft Dental Auxiliaries (Amendment) Regulations 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 642. Reported, 657. Approved, 666. DIVISIONS I. Deferred divisions (under Orders of 28th June 2001 & 29th October 2002) Speaker's opinion as to the decision of a Question being challenged, Division deferred till following Wednesday, pursuant to Order, 81, &c. Speaker announces results of Divisions which had been deferred, pursuant to Order, 242, &c. —Chairman announces results, 93. Order (Deferred Divisions) not to apply to certain business: —at this day's sitting, 317. Order (Deferred Divisions) renewed for the following Session, 673. II. Miscellaneous: It appearing on the report of a Division that fewer than forty Members had taken part, the Speaker declared that the Question was not decided, and the business under consideration stood over until the next sitting of the House: No Member being willing to act as Teller for the Noes, Deputy Speaker declares that Ayes have it, 414. Disabled People (Duties of Public Authorities) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 75. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 284. Order for Second Reading read; it being half-past Two o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned, 405. Disabled Persons: Draft Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 400. Reported, 477. Approved, 499. Domestic Violence (Law Reform) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 463. Draft Constitutional Treaty on the Future of Europe Bill: Presented and read the first time, 417. Ecclesiastical Law: Draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2003, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 189. Reported, 202. Approved, 215.Education: Education (Additional Secondary School Proposals) Regulations 2003, (S.I., 2003, No. 1200), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 457. Allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 505. Reported, 548. Education (Admission Forums) (England) Regulations (S.I., 2002, No. 2900), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 195. Allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 220. Reported, 258. Draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for the Fourth Key Stage) (England) Order 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 627. Draft Order withdrawn, 649. Re-laid, 660. Allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 671. Reported, 676. Approved, 685. Education (Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (Primary Schools) (England) Regulations (S.I., 2002, No. 2903) and the Education (Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (Secondary Schools) (England) Regulations (S.I., 2002, No. 2904), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 195. Allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 220. Reported, 241. Education (Determination of Admission Arrangements) (Amendment) (England) Regulations (S.I., 2002, No. 2896) and the Education (School Information) (England) Regulations (S.I., 2002, No. 2897), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 195. Allocated to the Twelfth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 221. Reported, 262. Education (Outturn Statements) (England) Regulations 2003, (S.I., 2003, No. 1153), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 457. Allocated to the Fifteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 507. Reported, 533. Education (School Organisation Proposals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1229) and the Education (School Organisation Plans) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1201), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 457. Allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 506. Reported, 521. Education (Variation of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations (S.I., 2002, No. 2898) and the Education (Admissions Appeals Arrangements) (England) Regulations (S.I., 2002, No. 2899), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 195. Allocated to the Sixteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 222. Reported, 284. Education (Objection to Admission Arrangements) (Amendment) (England) Regulations (S.I., 2002, No. 2901) and the Education (Modification of Provisions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations (S.I., 2002, No. 2953), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 195. Allocated to the Seventeenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 222. Reported, 289. ELECTIONS I. Speaker's Warrants for New Writs: Speaker's issue of Warrant for a new Writ during an Adjournment, in the room of a deceased Member, 582. II. Miscellaneous: Sessional Order relating to double returns, 1. Sessional Resolution relating to bribery, 1. Electricity: Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Efficiency Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2003, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 269. Reported, 324. Approved, 354. Draft Electricity and Gas (Modification of Standard Conditions of Licences) Order 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 486. Reported, 496. Approved, 518. Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Presented under Standing Order (Procedure upon bills whose main object is to create a charge upon the public revenue) and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 110. Read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 143. Considered in Committee; Reported, with an Amendment; as amended, considered (pursuant to Order); read the third time and passed, 174. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 324. Lords Amendments agreed to, 364. (Cited as Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 379. Money Resolution, 143. Electronic Communications: Draft Electronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Penalties) (Rules for Calculation of Turnover) Order 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 610. Reported, 630. Approved, 638. Emergency Broadcasting System Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 298. Employment and Training: Draft Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 432. Reported, 459. Approved, 474. Draft Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 432. Reported, 459. Approved, 483 (Motion made and Question put, 474). Employment and Training—continued Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Board) Order 2003 and draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 152. Reported, 179. Approved, 192. Endangered Species (Illegal Trade) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 75. Motion for Second Reading; Motion and Bill withdrawn, 274. Energy Efficiency Bill: Presented and read the first time, 562. Environmental Protection: Draft Air Quality (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 22. Reported, 62. Approved, 66. Equality Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time, 384. Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill: See Ragwort Control Bill. ESTIMATES I. Reports from Liaison Committee: Relating to consideration of Estimates pursuant to Standing Order (Liaison Committee), 24, 223, 440. II. Miscellaneous: Order, That the limits on non-operating appropriations in aid set for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 for the year that ended on 31st March 2002 be modified in accordance with House of Commons Paper No. 121, 57 (Motion made and Question put, 54). III. Proceedings Pursuant to Standing Order (Consideration of Estimates):
* Debate concluded; † Proceedings interrupted. IV. Proceedings Pursuant to Standing Order (Questions on Voting of Estimates, &c.)
European Communities: : Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement on Trade, Development and Co-operation Between the European Community and its Member States and the Republic of South Africa) Order 2002, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 22. Reported, 35. Approved, 48. Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Database Protection Agreement Between the United Kingdom on behalf of the Isle of Man and the European Community) Order 2003, allocated to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 470. Reported, 516. Approved, 530. Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Euro-Mediterranean agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States and the Arab Republic of Egypt) Order 2003 and the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States and the Republic of Chile) Order 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 399. Reported, 412. Approved, 425. European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, section 5: : Government's assessment as set out in the Pre-Budget Report 2002, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 60 (pursuant to Order, 44). Reported, 69. Approved, 93 (Motion made and Question put, 81). Government's assessment as set out in Budget 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 447 (pursuant to Order, 431). Reported, 492. Approved, 504. European Communities (Regulations) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 417. European Parliament (Representation) Bill: : Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 24. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 70. A, 77. Reported, without Amendment, 125. Not amended, considered, 162. Read the third time and passed, 163. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 313. Lords Amendments considered; some agreed to; one agreed to with an Amendment; another agreed to, the Commons being willing to waive their privileges, 356. Lords agree to Commons Amendment to a Lords Amendment, 360. (Cited as European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 379. Money Resolution, 70. European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill: : Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 604. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 637. B, 641. Reported, without Amendment, 665. Carry-over Order, 638. Money Resolution, 637. European Union (Accessions) Bill: : Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 363. Read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 417–8. Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the third time and passed, 434. Agreed to by the Lords, with an Amendment, 665. Lords Amendment agreed to, 682. (Cited as European Union (Accessions) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 687. EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENTS I. Questions for Resolutions agreed to:
II. Documents referred to European Standing Committees
EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENTS—continued III. Miscellaneous: Documents referred to Standing Committees, —Documents subsequently referred to a different Standing Committee, 46. —To be debated with other specified documents, 78, &c. Minutes of Proceedings of European Standing Committees A, B and C to be printed, 711–12. EXAMINERS I. Bills Referred to the Examiners: Private Bills: Bills after Second Reading, 463. II. Reports from the Examiners: Private Bills: In the case of Petitions for Bills: —Standing Orders complied with, —Joint report from both Examiners, 92(3). In the case of Lords Bills referred after First Reading: In the case of Bills referred to after Second Reading: —Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with, 488. Extradition Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 7. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 65. D, 77. Reported, with Amendments, 132. As amended, considered, 280. Read the third time and passed, 281. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 685. Lords Amendments considered; some amended and agreed to; some disagreed to; Amendments made to the Bill in lieu of certain Lords Amendments; remaining Amendments agreed to, without Amendment, 689. Lords do not insist on their Amendments to which the Commons have disagreed and agree to the Amendments made by the Commons in lieu thereof; agree to the Commons Amendments to another Lords Amendment; and do not insist on their remaining Amendments, 702. (Cited as Extradition Act 2003) Royal Assent, 715. Family Law: Draft Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 136. Reported, 162. Approved, 170.Draft Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 611. Reported, 653. Approved, 663. Female Genital Mutilation Bill: Presented and read the first time, 74. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 247. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 274. C, 365. Reported, without Amendment, 482. Not amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, 539. Agreed to by the Lords, 643. (Cited as Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003) Royal Assent, 658. Fees and Charges: Draft Department of Transport (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 268. Reported, 308. Approved, 313. Draft Department of Transport (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration Fees) (England) Order 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 671. Reported, 688. Approved, 695. Finance Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 354. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; read a second time and committed partly to a Committee of the whole House (specified Clauses and Schedules) and partly to a Standing Committee, 370. B, 381. Resolution reported from Programming Committee, 384. Considered in Committee, 392. Further considered in Committee; reported, with Amendments, 397. Reported from the Standing Committee, with Amendments, 459. Resolution reported from Programming Committee, 492. As amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, 497. Agreed to by the Lords (no entry), 3rd July 2003. (Cited as Finance Act 2003) Royal Assent, 533. Financial Services and Markets: Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2003, Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 1) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1475), Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1476) and draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2003, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 469. Reported, 477. Approved, 499. Fire Services Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 274. Read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 379. Considered in Committee, 424. Reported, with Amendments; considered; read the third time and passed, 425. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 665. Lords Amendments agreed to, 684. (Cited as Fire Services Act 2003) Royal Assent, 687. Money Resolution, 380. Fireworks Bill: Presented and read the first time, 73. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 203. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 209. C, 287. Reported, with Amendments, 363. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 451. Agreed to by the Lords, 595. (Cited as Fireworks Act 2003) Royal Assent, 613. Money Resolution, 247. First Aid Training in Schools Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 705. Fishery Limits (United Kingdom) Amendment Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 429. Fisheries Jurisdiction Bill: Presented and read the first time, 697. Food: Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1387), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 446. Allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 469. Reported, 509. Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 3169), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 133. Allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 137. Reported, 155. Food Colourings and Additives Bill,: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 169. Food Justice Strategies Bill: Presented and read the first time, 191. Food Labelling Bill: Presented and read the first time, 75. Order for Second Reading read; it being half-past Two o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned, 227. Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 650. Government Powers (Limitations) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 75. Order for Second Reading read; Queen's consent signified; Motion made, That the House sit in private; fewer than forty Members having taken part in the division, the Speaker declared that the Question was not decided and the business stood over until the next sitting of the House, 250.Government Resources and Accounts: Draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Health Service Bodies) Order 2003, draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2003 and draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Rights of Access to Comptroller and Auditor General) Order 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 366. Reported, 374. Approved, 388. Government Trading Funds: Draft Land Registry Trading Fund (Extension and Amendment) Order 2003, allocated to the Thirteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 506. Reported, 542. Approved, 549. Draft Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Trading Fund Order 2003, allocated to the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 245. Reported, 262. Approved, 277. Draft Vehicle and Operator Services Agency Trading Fund Order 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 244. Reported, 262. Approved, 277. Grammar Schools (Ballots and Consultation) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 697. Greenbelt Protection Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 151. Group Personal Accident Insurance (Regulation) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 681. Harbours Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, 407. Read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 412. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 540. C, 627.Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 101. Order for Second Reading read and discharged; Bill withdrawn, 107. Health and Safety at Work (Offences) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 107. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 147. Motion for Second Reading; Debate stood adjourned at half-past Two o'clock on a Friday, 160. Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 242. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 375. E, 381. Reported, with Amendments, 466. As amended, considered; read the third time, and passed (Queen's and Prince of Wales's Consent signified on Third Reading), 522. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 702. Certain Lords Amendments disagreed to; other Amendments disagreed to and Amendments made to the words so restored to the Bill; certain Amendments amended and agreed to; and the remaining Lords Amendments agreed to, without Amendment, 706. Lords insist on certain Amendments; do not insist on an Amendment to which the Commons have disagreed and agree to the Commons Amendment to the words so restored to the Bill; agree to the Commons Amendments to certain Lords Amendments; and do not insist on their remaining Amendments, 708. Lords Message considered forthwith, pursuant to Order; disagreement to Lords Amendments insisted upon and consequential Amendments made to the Bill, 709. Lords do not insist on their Amendments and agree to Commons Amendments, 714. (Cited as Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 715. Money Resolution, 376. Healthcare and Associated Professions: Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1572), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 651. Allocated (before referral) to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 627. Reported, 653. Draft General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 268. Reported, 280. Approved, 296. Draft Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 21. Reported, 31. Approved, 36. Health (Wales) Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 7. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 36. B, 59. Reported, without Amendment, 80. Not amended, considered, 110. Read the third time and passed, 111. Agreed to by the Lords, 280. (Cited as Health (Wales) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 316. Money Resolution, 36. Programme Order, 36. Hereford Markets Bill: Examiners' Report that Standing Orders have been complied with, 92. To originate in Lords, 98. Brought from the Lords; read the first time and referred to the Examiners, 502. Examiner's Report, no Standing Order not previously inquired into applicable, 521. Read a second time and committed, 548. Reported from the Committee on Unopposed Bills, without Amendment, 623. Read the third time, and passed, without Amendment, 639. (Cited as Hereford Markets Act 2003) Royal Assent, 658. High Hedges Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, 227. Read the first time, 241. High Hedges (No. 2) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 74. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 242. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 293. C, 306. Reported, without Amendment, 374. Not amended, considered; it being half-past Two o'clock, further consideration stood adjourned, 471. Not amended, considered; objection taken to further proceedings (after half-past Two o'clock on a Friday); ordered to be read the third time on a future date, 539. Order for Third Reading read and discharged; Bill withdrawn, 623. Money Resolution, 314. Historic Counties (Traffic Signs and Mapping) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 483. HOUSE I. House Adjourns: House resolves to adjourn now, 4, &c. House adjourned by the Speaker without Question put, Motion for the Adjournment having been made: —at or after half-past Two o'clock on a Friday, 250, &c. —at or after Six o'clock on a Thursday, 126, &c. —at or after Seven o'clock on a Tuesday or Wednesday, 108, &c. —at or after Ten o'clock on a Monday, 163, &c. Before Temporary Standing Orders (New provision for earlier sittings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays) came into effect on 1st January 2003: —at or after Ten o'clock, 67, &c. House adjourns: —till to-morrow, 4, &c. —from Friday till Monday, 11, &c. —from Thursday till Monday, 26, &c. II. Motions for the Adjournment Generally: Lapse: —at Six o'clock on a Thursday, 192, &c. —at Seven o'clock on a Tuesday or Wednesday, 132, &c. —at Ten o'clock on a Monday, 663. Before temporary Standing Order (New provision for earlier sittings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays) came into effect on 1st January 2003: —at Seven o'clock on a Thursday, 98. —at Ten o'clock, 75, &c. Withdrawn, 211, &c. Question negatived, —on Division, 135. Stood adjourned, pursuant to Standing Order (Sittings of the House), and resumed at same sitting, 402, 533. Motions for the Adjournment on specified subjects, &c. [See Adjournment Debates on Specified Subjects] III. Periodic Adjournments: House resolves at its rising on a future day to adjourn until a specified day, Christmas adjournment: House adjourns from 19th December to 7th January, 48. February adjournment: House adjourns from 13th February to 24th February, 170. Easter adjournment: House adjourns from 14th April to 25th April, 300. May Day adjournment: House adjourns from 1st May to 6th May, 356. Whitsun adjournment: House adjourns from 22nd May to 3rd June, 393. Summer adjournment: House adjourns from 17th July to 8th September, 158. Conference adjournment: House adjourns from 18th September to 14th October, 584. IV. Sittings of the House: House meets: —at half-past Nine o'clock (on a Friday), 11, &c. —at twenty-five minutes past Eleven o'clock (Queen's speech), 1. —at half-past Eleven o'clock (on a Thursday, pursuant to Sessional Order), 6, &c. —at half-past Eleven o'clock (on a Tuesday or Wednesday, pursuant to temporary Standing Order), 107, &c. —at half-past Two o'clock, 14, &c. —at half-past Two o'clock (on a Tuesday or Wednesday immediately following a periodic adjournment), 101, &c. House resolves not to sit on certain specified Fridays, 8. House resolves to sit on a future Friday, notwithstanding provision in Sessional Order, 285. Order, That on a future day the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until: —any Committee appointed to draw up Reasons has reported and any Messages from the Lords have been received, 282, 380, 592, 677, 713. —any Messages from the Lords Commissioners shall have been received, 677. HOUSE, IV—continued Order, That on a future day, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order (Time for taking questions), no Questions shall be taken, provided that, one hour after the commencement of the sitting, the Speaker may interrupt the proceedings in order to permit Questions to be asked which are in his opinion of an urgent character and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business, statements to be made by Ministers or personal explanations to be made by Members (after Amendment negatived), 713. Motion, That House do sit in private — Fewer than forty Members having taken part in the division, the Speaker declared that the Question was not decided and the business stood over until the next sitting of the House V. Business of the House: 1. Orders relating to precedence of business: Committee of Selection, Motion relating to membership to be moved during the time of public business, 14 (as part of a wider Order). Private Members' Bills to have precedence on thirteen specified Fridays, 14. 2. Orders, under Standing Order (Exempted business) enabling specified business [at this day's sitting] to be proceeded with, though opposed; [agreed to at Six o'clock on a Thursday] Until Seven o'clock: [agreed to at Seven o'clock] Until any hour: —Consideration of a Bill, 529. —Consideration of Lords Amendments to two Bills, 524. —Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection, 148. Until Eight o'clock: —Opposition Motion, 583. Until Ten o'clock: —Government Motions, 259 [agreed to at Ten o'clock] Until any hour: —Government Motion, 53, &c. 3. Orders providing for debate on a future day to be proceeded with, though opposed: For three hours: —Opposition half-day, 659. For three hours or until Six o'clock, whichever is the later: —Motion in the name of Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Leader of the Opposition), 139. —Motion for the adjournment (Matters to be considered before the forthcoming adjournment), 410. For three hours or until Four o'clock, whichever is the later: —Motion in the name of the Leader of the Opposition, 388. 4. Orders providing for Questions to be put at a specified hour or at the end of a specified period: Government Motions: —One hour after the commencement of proceedings (on a Motion relating to membership of the Committee of Selection), 14 (as part of a wider Order). —Three hours after the commencement of proceedings —Motion renewing Order relating to a Standing Committee, 37 (as part of a wider Order). —Motions relating to Stamp Duty Land Tax, 677. —Not later than Five o'clock and Questions on later Motions may be put notwithstanding any decision of the House on earlier Motions (on Motions relating to House of Lords Reform), 156. —Not later than Six o'clock —(Government Motions relating to Standards and Privileges and Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards), 475. —(Government Motions relating to pay for Chairmen of select committees), 648. —(Government Motions relating to Programming of Bills and Deferred Divisions), 663. 5. Motions to lapse at specified hour: To be proceeded with for three hours or until Four o'clock, whichever is the later, and then lapse: —Opposition half-day Motion, 175. 6. Orders providing for Motion to lapse at a specified time and for paragraph (2) of Standing Order (Questions on amendments) to apply to it: —Motion in the name of The Reverend Ian Paisley (Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party), 37. —Motion in the name of Mr David Trimble (Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party), 102 (as part of a wider Order). 7. Delegated Legislation and European Union Documents: At a specified sitting, notwithstanding Standing Order (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), the Speaker shall put necessary Questions not later than: —Six o'clock or after three hours, whichever is the later, 111. —Four hours after commencement of proceedings, 14 (in a wider Order). —Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first of two Motions and, on the second Motion, six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first one, 148. HOUSE, V—continued 8. Miscellaneous Order, That on a future day, paragraph (2) of Standing Order (Questions on amendments) shall apply to proceedings on Motions as if the day were an Opposition Day allotted under paragraph (2) of Standing Order (Arrangement of public business), 37, 102 [See Opposition]. Order, That on a future day Private Business set down for Four o'clock by the Chairman of Ways and Means shall be entered upon at the conclusion of Government business (whether before, at or after Four o'clock), and may then be proceeded with, though opposed, for a period of three hours, after which the Speaker shall interrupt the business, 431, 644. VI. Sittings of the House in Westminster Hall: House sits in Westminster Hall: —at half-past Nine o'clock, 35, &c. —at seventeen minutes to Ten o'clock, 107. —at half-past Two o'clock, 27, &c. Sitting resolved to be adjourned now, 35, &c. —at beginning of sitting, 369. Sitting adjourned by the Deputy Speaker without Question put, it being: —half-past Eleven o'clock, pursuant to Order, 323. —Two o'clock, 61, &c. —Two and a half hours after resumption of sitting at Two o'clock, it being: —half-past Four o'clock, 110, &c. —later than half-past Four o'clock, 223, &c. —Three hours after the start of a Thursday sitting, it being: —half-past Five o'clock, 127, &c. —later than half-past Five o'clock, 27, &c. Sitting adjourned —till tomorrow, 35, &c. —from Thursday till Tuesday, 27, &c. —from Wednesday 18th December till Tuesday 7th January 2003, 97. —from Thursday 10th April till Tuesday 29th April, 326. —from Thursday 22nd May till Tuesday 3rd June, 423. —from Thursday 17th July till Tuesday 9th September, 566. —from Wednesday 19th November till Tuesday 25th November, 711. Two minutes' silence observed in memory of those who have given their lives for their country, 683. Adjournment debates on specific topics: —Affordable Housing—Third Report from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee, and the Government response thereto, 470. —Badgers and bovine TB—Seventh Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Session 2002–03, and the Government's response thereto, 512. —Case for a Human Rights Commission—Sixth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2002–03, 404. —Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service—Third Report from the Committee on the Lord Chancellor's Department, Session 2002–03, and the Government's response thereto, 645. —Convention on the Future of Europe, 273. —Democracy and Accountability in the EU and the Role of National Parliaments—Thirty-third Report from the European Scrutiny Committee, Session 2001–02, and the Government's Response thereto, 160. —Energy Issues—A Sustainable Energy Strategy? Renewables and the PIU review, Fifth Report from the Environmental Audit Committee, Session 2001–02, and the Government's response thereto; Towards a Non-Carbon Fuel Economy: Research, Development and Demonstration, Fourth Report from the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2002–03, and the Government's response thereto; and Security of Energy Supply, Second Report from the Trade and Industry Committee, Session 2001–02, 450. —E-transformation of public services, 127. —Export Controls—First and Second Joint Reports from the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International and Trade and Industry Committees, Session 2002–03, on the Government's proposals for secondary legislation under the Export Control Act 2002, and on Strategic Export Controls—Annual Report for 2001, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny; and the Government's responses thereto, 675. —Financial Regulation of Public Limited Companies—Sixth Report from the Treasury Committee of Session 2001–02, and the Government's response thereto, 249. —Financing Development, 566. —Financing of Terrorism in Northern Ireland—Fourth Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Session 2001–02, and the Government's response thereto, 369 (sitting immediately adjourned), 537. —Financing of Terrorism in Northern Ireland—Fourth Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Session 2001–02, and the Government's response thereto, 537. —Further Education, 27. —Future of Higher Education—Fifth Report from the Education and Skills Committee, Session 2002–03, and the Government response thereto, 614. —Global Climate Change and Sustainable Development—Third Report from the International Development Committee, Session 2001–02, and the Government's Response thereto, 64. —Housing Benefit Reform, 113. —Housing: Improving conditions and making the market work better, 691. —Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Africa—Third Report from the International Development Committee, and the Government's response thereto, 491. —Human Rights Annual Report 2002—Fourth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Government's response thereto, 436. HOUSE, VI—continued —Legal and advice services tackling social exclusion, 193. —National Institute for Clinical Excellence—Second Report from the Health Committee, Session 2001–02, and the Government's response thereto, 326. —New Towns: their Problems and Future—Nineteenth Report from the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee, Session 2001–02, and the Government's response thereto, 208 —Pathways into Work: helping people into employment, 142. —Powering Future Vehicles Strategy, 83. —Reducing Regional Disparities in Prosperity—Ninth Report from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee, Session 2002–03, and the Government's response thereto, 632. —Science Education from 14 to 19: Third Report from the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2001–02, and the Government's response thereto, 310. —Southern Africa food crisis, 177. —Strategic Export Controls—First Joint Report from the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees, Session 2001–02, and the Government's response thereto, 292. —10 Year Plan for Transport—Eighth Report from the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee, Session 2001–02, and the Government's response thereto, 46. —‘These Unfortunate Events': Lessons of Recent Events at the former DTLR—Eighth Report from the Select Committee on Public Administration, Session 2001–02, and the Government's response thereto, 383. —Trade and Development at the WTO: Issues for Cancu"n—Seventh Report from the International Development Committee, Session 2002–03, and the Government's response thereto, 661. —United Nations, 594. —Urban Charging Schemes—First Report from the Transport Committee, Session 2002–03, and the Government's response thereto, 423 —Weekend voting and increasing voter turnout, 226. Certain days appointed as days when the subject for debates shall be select committee reports chosen by the Liaison Committee, 23. Four Members appointed to act as additional Deputy Speakers at sittings in Westminster Hall, 139. Order that, on a future day, the sitting in Westminster Hall shall begin at half-past Nine o'clock and conclude at half-past Eleven o'clock, 285. VII. Miscellaneous Order, That in respect of Questions on a future day, Standing Order (Notices of Questions, Motions and Amendments) shall apply with the substitution of ‘two days' for ‘four days', 659. HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION Estimates for House of Commons: Administration, laid upon the Table by the Speaker: —Vote on Account, 38. —Estimates, 373. Resource Accounts for 2001–02 laid, 197. Report of House of Commons Commission laid: 505. 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 laid, 181. House of Lords (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) Bill: Ordered (on division), presented and read the first time, 521. House of Lords Reform: Seven Government Motions disagreed to, some on Division, one after an Amendment negatived, 165–6. Household Waste Recycling Bill: Presented and read the first time (as Municipal Waste Recycling Bill), 73. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 250. C, 419. Reported, with Amendments and an amended Title, 440. As amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, 539. Agreed to by the Lords, 615. (Cited as Household Waste Recycling Act 2003) Royal Assent, 657. Money Resolution, 421. Housing: Housing (Right to Buy) (Limits on Discount) (Amendment) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 498), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 317. Allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 366. Reported, 384. Housing (Overcrowding) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 135. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 177. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Amendment Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 182. Order for Second Reading discharged; Bill withdrawn, 384. Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 74. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 276. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 293. C, 322. Reported, with Amendments, 374. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 452. Agreed to by the Lords, 612. (Cited as Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 613. Hunting Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 52. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 84. F, 96. Resolution reported from Committee, 182. Reported, with Amendments, 209. As amended, considered; re-committed to the Standing Committee to which it was originally committed for the purpose of making such Amendments as the Committee considers necessary or expedient in consequence of the addition to the Bill of a New Clause (Foxes) on consideration, 493. Order, That the Bill, as amended on consideration, be printed, 496. Re-committed Bill reported, with Amendments, 509. Re-committed Bill, as amended, considered; read the third time, and passed (Queen's and Prince of Wales's Consent signified on Third Reading), 529. Money Resolution, 85. Draft Asylum (Designated States) (No. 2) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 486. Reported, 516. Approved, 554 (Motion made and Question put, 544). Immigration and Asylum Appeals (Fast Track Procedure) Rules 2003, referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 446. Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Fees) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1711), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 673. Allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 672. Reported, 688. Draft Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 506. Reported, 521. Approved, 543. Draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Consequential and Incidental Provisions) Order 2003, allocated to the Thirteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 221. Reported, 262. Approved, 277. Draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 2003, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 470. Reported, 482. Approved, 504 (Motion made and Question put, 499). Draft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) Rules 2003, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 269. Withdrawn, 279. Re-laid, 278. Allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 287. Reported, 283. Approved, 299. Income Tax: Draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Australia) Order 2003 and draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Chile) Order 2003, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 628. Reported, 688. Humble Address, seeking an Order to be made in form of draft, 694. Queen's Answer, 705. Draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Canada) Order 2003 and draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Mauritius) Order 2003, allocated to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 487. Reported, 509. Humble Address, seeking an Order to be made in form of draft, 525. Queen's Answer, 562. Draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (South Africa) Order 2002 and draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Taiwan) Order 2002, allocated to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 22. Reported, 42. Humble Address, seeking an Order to be made in form of draft, 48. Queen's Answer, 69. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes Ordered to be printed, 62. Order, That the Bill be proceeded with as a tax law rewrite bill; stood referred to a second reading committee, 67. Report recommending Second Reading, 84. Read a second time and stood committed to the Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills, 92. Reported, with Amendments; re-committed to a Committee of the whole House pursuant to Standing Order (Tax law rewrite bills), 117, 120. Committee discharged from considering bill; read the third time and passed, 186. Speaker's Certificate, 191. Agreed to by the Lords (no entry), 25th February 2003. (Cited as Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 223. Ways and Means Resolution, 93. Industrial Development: Draft Financial Assistance for Industry (Increase of Limit) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 171. Committee discharged, 198. Allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 205. Reported, 217. Approved, 231. Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill: Presented under Standing Order (Procedure upon bills whose main object is to create a charge upon the public revenue) and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 14. Reasoned Amendment negatived; Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 194. A, 219. Reported, without Amendment, 280. Not amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, 314. Speaker's Certificate, 315. Agreed to by the Lords, 370. (Cited as Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 379. Money Resolution, 194. Industrial Organisation and Development: Draft Apple and Pear Research Council (Dissolution) Order 2003 and the draft Horticultural Development Council (Amendment) Order 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 220. Reported, 235. Approved, 256. Draft Potato Industry Development Council (Amendment) Order 2002, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 9. Reported, 28. Approved, 33. International Development: Draft African Development Fund (Ninth Replenishment) Order 2003 and the Draft International Fund for Agricultural Development (Fifth Replenishment) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 219. Reported, 253. Approved, 266. Draft International Development Association (Thirteenth Replenishment) Order 2002, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 38. Reported, 52. Approved, 58. Insolvency: Draft Insolvency Act 1986 (Amendment) (Administrative Receivership and Urban Regeneration etc.) Order 2003, allocated to the Eleventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 487. Reported, 533. Approved, 544. International Immunities and Privileges: Draft Vienna Document 1999 (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 561. Reported, 600. Approved, 616. Investigatory Powers: Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) Order 2003, Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2003 and the Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Intrusive Surveillance) Order 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 655. Reported, 665. Approved, 678. Draft Retention of Communications Data (Code of Practice) Order 2003 Draft Retention of Communications Data (Extension of Initial Period) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 686. Reported, 688. Approved, 694. JOURNAL Speaker directs that Her Majesty's Speech be entered therein, 2. Special entries relating to Lords Amendments to Bills, 356, &c. Draft Lay Magistrates (Eligibility) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 420. Reported, 454. Withdrawn, 464. Legal Services: Draft Access to Justice Act 1999 (Solicitors' Practising Certificates) Order 2002, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 21. Reported, 31. Approved, 36. Libraries: Draft Public Lending Right (Increase of Limit) Order 2003, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 172. Reported, 184. Approved, 195. Licensing Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 241. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 276. D, 287. Reported, with Amendments, 412. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, with Amendments (Queen's and Prince of Wales's Consent signified on Third Reading), 455. Lords agree to certain Amendments, disagree to certain others, for which disagreement they assign their Reasons; agree to one Amendment with an Amendment in lieu of the words so left out of the Bill; and disagree to the remaining Amendments but propose an Amendment in lieu thereof, 466. Lords Message considered; a Commons Amendment insisted on, Lords Amendment in lieu thereof disagreed to and an Amendment made to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendment; a Commons Amendment not insisted on and Amendments made to the Bill in lieu thereof; remaining Commons Amendments not insisted on and a Lords Amendment in lieu agreed to, 480. Lords agree to the Amendment made by the Commons in lieu of a Commons Amendment to which the Lords have disagreed; do not insist on their disagreement to a Commons Amendment and do not insist on their Amendment in lieu of that Amendment but propose an Amendment to the words so left out of the Bill; and agree to the Commons Amendments made in lieu, with Amendments, 509. Lords Amendments to a Commons Amendment and Lords Amendment in lieu of words left out of the Bill by a Commons Amendment agreed to, 525. (Cited as Licensing Act 2003) Royal Assent, 533. Money Resolution, 277. Licensing and Regulation of Gangmasters Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 586. Litter and Fouling of Land by Dogs Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 117. Motion for Second Reading; Motion and Bill withdrawn, 311. Local Communities Sustainability Bill: Presented and read the first time, 242. Local Government: Draft Local Authorities (Charges for Specified Welfare Services) (England) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 244. Reported, 253. Approved, 266. Greater London Authority (Allocation of Grants for Precept Calculations) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 225), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 211. Allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 220. Reported, 247. Local Government Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 28. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; Read a second time and committed to a standing committee, 101. A, 109. Resolutions reported from Committee, 132, 191. Reported, with Amendments, 191. As amended, considered, 217. Further considered; read the third time and passed, 230. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 592. Certain Lords Amendments agreed to, one with Amendments and consequential Amendments to the Bill, the Commons being willing to waive their privileges in respect of certain Lords Amendments; remaining Amendments disagreed to (Queen's consent signified on consideration of Lords Amendments), 596. Reasons Committee appointed, 597; reported, 598. Lords do not insist on certain Amendments to which the Commons have disagreed; agree with Commons Amendments to a certain Lords Amendment and the consequential Amendments made by the Commons to the Bill; do not insist on the remaining Amendment but propose an Amendment in lieu, 604. Lords Amendment in lieu disagreed to; Reasons Committee appointed, 608. Reasons Committee reported, 609. Lords do not insist on Amendment, 612. (Cited as Local Government Act 2003) Royal Assent, 613. Local Government Finance: Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 107), allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 21. Reported, 47. Approved, 54. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 109), allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 39. Reported, 84. Approved, 89. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 110), allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 153. Reported, 179. Approved, 187. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 111), allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 245. Reported, 258. Approved, 277. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 112), allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 189. Reported, 202. Approved, 215. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 113), allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 220. Reported, 241. Approved, 256. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 114), allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 245. Reported, 271. Approved, 278. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 115), allocated to the Fifteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 222. Reported, 271. Approved, 277. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 116), allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 244. Reported, 283. Approved, 299. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 117), allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 306. Reported, 313. Approved, 354. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 118) and Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 119), allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 366. Reported, 395. Approved, 414. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 120), allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 366. Reported, 370. Approved, 388. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 121), allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 382. Reported, 391. Approved, 409. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 122), allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 432. Reported, 482. Approved, 499. Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 123), the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 124) and the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 125), allocated to the Fourteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 507. Reported, 542. Approved, 588 (Motion made and Question put, 556). Local Government Finance (England) Report 2001–02: Amending Report 2003 approved, 170. Local Government Finance (England) Report 2003–04 approved, 169. Local Government (Independent Funding Commission) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 302. Local Government Procurement Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 528. London Development Agency Bill: Orders relating to suspension read; read the first, second and third time and passed, 18. Agreed to by the Lords, 135. (Cited as London Development Agency Act 2003) Royal Assent, 223. London Government: Draft Greater London Authority (Election Addresses) Order 2003, allocated to the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 487. Reported, 509. Approved, 525. London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, read the first time and referred to the Examiners, 316. Examiner's Report, no Standing Order not previously inquired into applicable, 363. Read a second time and committed, 401. Reported from Opposed Bill Committee, with Amendments, 665. Motion for Order to suspend the Bill; Debate stood adjourned, 687. London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, read the first time and referred to the Examiners, 276. Examiner's Report, no Standing Order not previously inquired into applicable, 302. Read a second time and committed, 324. Reported, with Amendments, 477. Considered, Amendments made to the Bill, 600. Read the third time and passed, with Amendments, 623. Amendments agreed to by the Lords (no entry), 15th October 2003. (Cited as London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2003) Royal Assent, 658. Marine Safety Bill: Presented and read the first time, 75. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 194. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 209. C, 244. Transferred to E, 325. Reported, without Amendment, 360. Not amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 405. Agreed to by the Lords, 516. (Cited as Marine Safety Act 2003) Royal Assent, 533.Money Resolution, 247. Ways and Means Resolution, 247. Medical Practitioners and Dentists (Professional Negligence Insurance) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 412. Medicines: Medicines for Human Use (Kava-kava) (Prohibition) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 3170), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 133. Allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 137. Reported, 271. MEMBERS I. Members take oath or make Affirmation: Members returned at by-elections take Oath or make and subscribe the Affirmation: —Sarah Louise Teather, Brent East, 615. II. Deaths of Members: Speaker informs House of deaths of Members: —Paul Daisley, Esq, 466. III. Members' salaries, pensions, allowances, &c. Resolutions relating to Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees, 658. Resolution agreeing to withholding of a Member's salary in appropriate cases, 488. IV. Members suspended: Mr Michael Trend suspended for two weeks, 206. Mr Clive Betts suspended for seven days, 592. Merchant Shipping: Draft Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 486. Reported, 516. Approved, 530. Mersey Tunnels Bill: Orders relating to suspension read; read the first and second time and committed, 18. Reported, with Amendments, 241. Day appointed for Consideration, 297. Order, That on a future day Private Business set down for Four o'clock by the Chairman of Ways and Means shall be entered upon at the conclusion of Government business (whether before, at or after Four o'clock), and may then be proceeded with, though opposed, for a period of three hours, after which the Speaker shall interrupt the business, 431. Considered; business interrupted after three hours, pursuant to Order, 441. Further considered; read the third time, and passed, 654. MESSAGES I. From Her Majesty: At the opening of the Session, 1. II. From the Lords Commissioners: To hear a Commission read for giving Royal Assent to Acts and for proroguing Parliament, 715. III. From the Lords: 1. Bills, Private: That they have passed a Bill, to which they desire the concurrence of the Commons, 276, &c. That they have come to Resolutions relating to suspension of proceedings on Bills, and desiring the concurrence of the Commons, 681. That they have agreed to Commons Bills: —without Amendment, 135. —with Amendments, 685. 2. Bills, Public: That they have passed a Bill, to which they desire the concurrence of the Commons, 155, &c. That they have agreed to Bills originating in the Commons: —without Amendment, 84, &c. —with Amendments, 253, &c. —with an Amendment, 665. That they have agreed to Commons Amendments to Bills originating in the Lords: —with Amendments, 309. —with Amendments and a consequential Amendment, 685. That they have agreed to a Commons Amendment to a Lords Amendment, 360. That they have disagreed to certain Commons Amendments to Bills originating in the Lords: —with Amendments in lieu and to words so restored to the Bill, 466. —with Amendments in lieu and Amendments to other Lords Amendments and to the Bill in lieu of words left out by a Lords Amendment, 692. —with an Amendment in lieu and an Amendment in lieu of the words left out by a Lords Amendment, 466. That they do not insist on their Amendment, 612. That they do not insist on their Amendments and agree to: —an Amendment in lieu and consequential Amendments, 553. —Amendments in lieu and Commons Amendments to a Lords Amendment, 702. —Commons Amendments to the Bill, 714. —Commons Amendments to a Lords Amendment and Commons Amendments to the Bill, but propose an Amendment in lieu, 604. That they do not insist on their Amendments, but propose Amendment in lieu of one of them, agree to Commons Amendment to Lords Amendments, with a further Amendment to one of the Lords Amendments, 289. That they agree to a Commons Amendment in lieu, do not insist on their disagreement to a Commons Amendment or to their Amendment in lieu, but propose an Amendment to the words so left out of the Bill, and agree to Commons Amendments in lieu with Amendments, 509. MESSAGES, III.2—continued That they insist on certain Amendments, do not insist on others, and agree with the Commons Amendments to the words so restored to the Bill, 707. —And agree with Commons Amendments to Lords Amendments, 708. That they insist on certain Lords Amendments; disagree to certain Commons Amendments; propose further Amendments to the Bill; agree to certain Commons Amendments and do not insist on certain Lords Amendments, 714. That they do not insist on their Amendments and agree to Commons consequential Amendments and Amendments to words so restored to the Bill, 715. 3. Committees, Joint: That the Lords have appointed a Committee to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons as the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 47. That the Lords have come to a Resolution on a Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform, 6; That they have appointed a Committee and propose time for meeting, 42. That the Lords have appointed a Committee to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons as the Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills, 65; That the Lords have appointed a Committee to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons as the Joint Committee on the draft Corruption Bill, 276 That the Lords have come to a Resolution on a Joint Committee on the draft Civil Contingencies Bill, 451. That the Lords have come to a Resolution on a Joint Committee on the draft Mental Incapacity Bill, 451. That the Lords have reduced the quorum of a Joint Committee to two, 643. That the Lords have given a Joint Committee to power to travel outside the United Kingdom, 643. IV. To the Lords: 1. Bills, Private: To acquaint the Lords: —That the Commons have made certain Orders relating to revival of proceedings on Bills originating in the Lords, 688. 2. Bills, Public: To communicate Reasons for disagreeing to Lords Amendments, 267, &c. 3. Committees, Joint: To acquaint the Lords: —That the Commons concur with the Resolution on House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee) and have appointed a Committee, 33; To meet the Lords Committee as proposed by the Lords, 42. —That the Commons have appointed a Select Committee of seven Members to join with the Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on the Tax Law Rewrite Bill, 49. —That the Committee appointed by the Commons to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on the draft Corruption Bill do meet the Lords Committee as proposed by their Lordships, 276. V. Miscellaneous: Lords messages ordered to be considered, 33. Sitting suspended to await Message from the Lords, 685. METROPOLITAN POLICE Sessional Order, 1. Ministry of Peace Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 615. Motorcycles (Bus Lanes) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 639. Municipal Waste Recycling Bill: See Household Waste Recycling Bill. Museums and Galleries Bill: Presented and read the first time, 553. National Community Service Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 360.National Health Service: Commission for Health Improvement (Functions) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1587), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 625. Allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 627. Reported, 646. Health Protection Agency (Yr Asiantaeth Diogelu Iechyd) (Establishment) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 505) and Health Protection Agency (Yr Asiantaeth Diogelu Iechyd) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 506), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 299. Allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 306. Reported, 488. Local Authority (Overview and Scrutiny Committees Health Scrutiny Functions) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 3048), Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (Functions) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 3007) and Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 3038), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 211. Allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 220. Reported, 230. Patients' Forums (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2123) and the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2124), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 625. Allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 628. Reported, 684. Strategic Health Authorities (Consultation on Changes) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1617), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 625. Allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 628. Reported, 668. National Lottery: Draft National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Increase of Endowment) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 96. Reported, 110. Approved, 115. National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 74. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 185. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 209. C, 273. Reported, without Amendment, 370. Not amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 471. Agreed to by the Lords, 600. (Cited as National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 613. National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 510. National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 155. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 182. G, 188. Reported, with an Amendment, 206. As amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, with an Amendment, 356. To which the Lords agree, 360. (Cited as National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 379. Money Resolution, 182. National Minimum Wage (Tips) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 548. Needle Stick Injury Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 203. Order for Second Reading read; it being half-past Two o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned, 311. Non-Prescription Contact Lenses Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 650. Northern Ireland: Draft Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 109. Reported, 138. Approved, 148. Draft Audit and Accountability (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 123. Reported, 151. Approved, 163. Draft Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, referred to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee, 156. Reported, 174. Approved, 187. Draft Budget (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Order 2003, referred to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee, 467. Reported, 509. Approved, 525. Draft Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 109. Reported, 125. Approved, 144. Draft Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 60. Reported, 69. Approved, 80. Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 287. Reported, 297. Approved, 309. Draft Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 590. Reported, 612. Approved, 625. Draft Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, allocated to the Eleventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 40. Reported, 52. Approved, 58. Draft Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 153. Reported, 165. Approved, 183. Draft Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 153. Reported, 179. Approved, 187. Draft Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 38. Reported, 47. Approved, 54. Draft Harbours (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 39. Reported, 56. Approved, 63. Draft Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 and draft Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 123. Reported, 155. Approved, 163. Draft Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 154. Reported, 182. Approved, 194. Draft Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 21. Reported, 35. Approved, 44. Draft Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 60. Reported, 69. Approved, 80. Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2003, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 269. Withdrawn, 297. Re-laid, 296. Reported, 308. Approved, 313. Draft Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 21. Reported, 31. Approved, 36. Draft Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 77. Reported, 84. Approved, 89. Draft Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Designation of Public Authorities) Order 2002, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 9. Reported, 19. Approved, 28. Draft Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 306. Reported, 313. Approved, 317. Northern Ireland—continued Draft Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 536. Reported, 582. Approved, 596. Draft Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2003 approved, 182. Draft Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2003, Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Act 2003 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2696) and the Northern Ireland (Date of Next Assembly Poll) Order 2003 (S.I., 20023, No. 2697), allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 655. Reported, 662. Approved, 670. Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Act 2003 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2752), allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 671. Reported, 681. Approved, 688. Draft Partnerships (Removal of Twenty Member Limit) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 590. Reported, 612. Approved, 625. Draft Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 136. Reported, 165. Approved, 192. Draft Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, referred to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee, 139. Reported, 165. Approved, 187. Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 247. Read a second time and stood committed to a Committee of the whole House; considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the third time and passed, 255. Agreed to by the Lords, 263. (Cited as Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Act 2003) Royal Assent, 271. Allocation of Time Order, 253. Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 379. Order, That notices of Amendments, &c., may be received by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time, 380. Read a second time and stood committed to a Committee of the whole House; considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the third time and passed, 384–388. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments; Lords Amendments considered forthwith and agreed to, 398. (Cited as Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 402. Money Resolution, 387. Allocation of Time Order, 384. Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords]: Order, That if the Bill is brought from the Lords and read the first time, notices of Amendments, &c., may be received by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time, 592. Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 595. Read a second time and stood committed to a Committee of the whole House; considered in Committee; reported, with an Amendment; as amended, considered; read the third time and passed, with an Amendment 606–608. To which the Lords agree, 612. (Cited as Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 613. Allocation of Time Order, 605. Nottingham City Council Bill: Examiners' Report that Standing Orders have been complied with, 92. To originate in Lords, 98. Brought from the Lords, 374. Read the first time and referred to the Examiners, 375. Examiner's Report, no Standing Order not previously inquired into applicable, 407. Read a second time and committed, 429. Reported from the Committee on Unopposed Bills, without Amendment, 496. Read the third time, and passed, without Amendment, 533. (Cited as Nottingham City Council Act 2003) Royal Assent, 533. Official Secrets: Draft Official Secrets Act 1989 (Prescription) (Amendment) Order 2003, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 506. Reported, 521. Approved, 543.Older People's Rights Commissioner Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 459. OPPOSITION I. Days at the Disposal of the Leader of the Opposition:
* Question agreed to, without Amendment † After closure on the Question, That the original words stand part of the Question (or on the Question, if also marked *) ‡ Assent to closure Motion withheld by the Chair. II. Days at the Disposal of the Leader of the second largest Opposition Party:
†After closure on the Question, That the original words stand part of the Question. OPPOSITION—continued III. Proceedings on Opposition Days: Question, That the original words stand part of the Question: —negatived on Division, 108, &c. Question, That the proposed words be there added, put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order (Questions on amendments), 108, &c. —agreed to, 114, &c. —on Division, 108, &c. The Speaker forthwith declared the main Question, as amended, to be agreed to, 108, &c. Order, That on a future day, paragraph (2) of Standing Order (Questions on amendments) shall apply to proceedings on Motions as if the day were an Opposition Day allotted under paragraph (2) of Standing Order (Arrangement of public business), 37, 102. —Motions amended and agreed to accordingly: —Policing in Northern Ireland, 48. —Future of Education in Northern Ireland (after closure on the Question, That the original words stand part of the Question), 118. PARLIAMENT Session opened by Her Majesty, 1. Prorogued, by virtue of Her Majesty's Commission therefor, by Lords Commissioners, from 20th to 26th November 2003, 717. Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards: Restriction of term of office to five years, which shall not be renewable, 489. Patients' Protection Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, 595. Pensioner Trustees and Final Payments Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 258. Pensions: Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2003 approved, 206. Pensions (Winding-up) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 84. PETITIONS Presented, 26, &c. Presented and read, 8, &c. Ministerial replies laid upon the Table pursuant to Standing Order (Printing of petitions and of ministerial replies), 5, &c. Physical Punishment of Children (Prohibition) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 512. Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 57. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived; Read a second time and committed to a standing committee, 88. G, 96. Reported, with an Amendment, 147. Re-committed to a Standing Committee, 441. A, 610. Reported, with Amendments and an amended Title, 646. Carry-over Order and Order relating to extension of period for proceedings, 441. Money Resolution, 89. Police: Draft Functions of Traffic Wardens (Amendment) Order 2002, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 9. Reported, 16. Approved, 20. Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1418), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 467. Allocated to the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 506. Reported, 528. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Codes B to E) Order 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 189. Committee discharged, 201. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Codes B to E) (No. 2) Order 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 220. Reported, 234. Approved, 256. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Statutory Powers of Stop and Search) Order 2002, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 39. Reported, 52. Approved, 58. Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2003–04 approved, 169. Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 155. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 179. E, 188. Reported, with Amendments, 234. As amended, considered, 284. Further considered, 290. Read the third time and passed, with Amendments, 291. Lords agree to certain Amendments without Amendment and agree to remaining Amendments with Amendments, 390. Lords Amendments to Commons Amendments agreed to, 314. (Cited as Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 316. Money Resolution, 179. Postal Services: Draft Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 655. Reported, 665. Approved, 678. Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: Draft Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Continuance in force of sections 21 to 23) Order 2003 approved, 211. Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Video Recording of Interviews) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 153. Draft Order withdrawn, 158. Committee discharged, 161. Draft Order re-laid, 163. Allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 171. Draft Order withdrawn, 181. Re-laid, 243. Allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 287. Reported, 309. Approved, 313. Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism—continued Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 2003, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 153. Reported, 169. Approved, 183. Prevention of Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (Road Traffic Amendment) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 242. PRINCE OF WALES Prince of Wales, having been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives his Consent, as far as his interest is concerned, Prisons: Draft Release of Short-Term Prisoners on Licence (Amendment of Requisite Period) Order 2002, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 9. Reported, 24. Approved, 29. Draft Release of Short-Term Prisoners on Licence (Amendment of Requisite Period) Order 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 382. Reported, 421. Approved, 425. Draft Release of Short-Term Prisoners on Licence (Repeal of Age Restriction) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 469. Reported, 473. Approved, 485. PROCEEDINGS OR BUSINESS I. Proceedings or Business interrupted by the Speaker: At the moment of interruption, —half-past Two o'clock on a Friday, 452. —after half-past Two o'clock, a Bill having been proceeded with unopposed but objection having been taken to further proceedings, 539. —to allow Questions to be put on Estimates, 467. —to allow a Business Motion to be moved, 606. —under Standing Order (Friday sittings), 274. II. Proceedings lapse: Motions for the Adjournment: —at Ten o'clock, 75, &c. —at Seven o'clock, 132, &c. —at Six o'clock, 192, &c. III. Proceedings postponed; Stand Adjourned; Questions Deferred, etc: Proceedings postponed pursuant to an Allocation of Time Order: —until a Money Resolution had been made, 387. —until a Money Resolution and a Ways and Means Resolution have been made, 607. Divisions deferred under Order of 28th June 2001 and 29th October 2002, 81, &c. Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on Estimates deferred, pursuant to Standing Order (Consideration of estimates), 467. IV. Miscellaneous: Fewer than forty Members having taken part in a Division, Question not decided; business stands over, 160, 250. [See Divisions]. Motion (for change to membership of Select Committee) opposed after Ten o'clock, 544. Objection taken to further proceedings, 539. Proceeds of Crime: Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2002, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 39. Reported, 69. Approved, 81. Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2003, draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Exemptions from Civil Recovery) Order 2003 and draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 153. Reported, 162. Approved, 170. Protection of Freedoms Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 199. PROVISIONAL ORDERS (SCOTLAND) Report by Committee of Selection, That it had appointed 13 Members to form the Parliamentary panel of Members of this House to act as Commissioners under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 10. Public Health: Care Standards Act 2000 (Domiciliary Care Agencies and Nurses Agencies) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2323), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 598. Allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 627. Reported, 657. Public Sector Pensions for Unmarried Couples Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 132. Public Services (Disruption) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, 280. QUEEN [For Queen's answers to Addresses, see Addresses] I. Queen's Speeches: Queen's Speech at opening of Session reported by the Speaker and ordered to be entered in the Journal, 2. Queen's Speech at end of Session delivered to both Houses by the Lord Chancellor, 715. II. Queen's Consent signified: Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives her Consent, as far as Her Majesty's interest is concerned, —Consideration of Lords Amendments, 596. Prerogative and Interest, —Second Reading, 311 (after half-past Two o'clock on a Friday, and objection immediately taken to further proceeding). Prerogative, —Second Reading, 250. QUEEN—continued III. Queen's Recommendation: [For Queen's Recommendation for Money Resolutions, see Resolutions, II.] Queen's Recommendation signified to Motions relating to: —Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees (Money Resolution), 658. IV. Royal Assent signified: To Acts: —by notification, 88, &c. —by the Lords Commissioners, authorised by Her Majesty's Commission, 715. To Measures: Draft Race Relations Act 1976 (Seamen Recruited Abroad) Order 2003 , allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 432. Reported, 437. Approved, 463 (Motion made and Question put, 457). Ragwort Control Bill: Presented and read the first time (as Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill), 74. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 274. F, 382. Reported, with Amendments and an amended Title, 401. As amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, 538. Agreed to by the Lords, 702. (Cited as Ragwort Control Act 2003) Royal Assent, 715. Railways and Transport Safety Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 117. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 147. D, 152. Reported, with Amendments, 234. As amended, considered; read the third time, and passed (Queen's and Prince of Wales's Consent signified on Third Reading), 296. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 509. A Lords Amendment disagreed to, with an Amendment made to the Bill in lieu thereof; remaining Lords Amendments agreed to, 525. Lords do not insist on their Amendment and agree to the Amendment in lieu, 533. (Cited as Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003) Royal Assent, 533. Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 7. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived, 31. Bill read a second time; Committed partly to a Committee of the whole House (specified Clauses) and partly to a Standing Committee, 32. A, 38. Resolution reported from Programming Committee, 80. Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment, 93. Resolution reported from Standing Committee, 98. Reported from Standing Committee, without Amendment, 98. Not amended, considered, 138. Read the third time, and passed, 139. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 356. Lords Amendments agreed to, the Commons being willing to waive their privileges in respect of several of them, 364. (Cited as Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 379. Registration of Private Foster Carers and Child Protection Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 263. Regulation of Childcare Providers Bill: Presented and read the first time, 326. REGULATORY REFORM Regulatory Reform Orders: Resolutions and Reports from the Committee and Proceedings in the House:
Resolutions from the Committee: * Draft Order to be laid in the same terms as the proposal (proposal)/for approval (draft Order); † For amendment § No Division (applicable to Resolutions about draft Orders only) ¶ Report of Session 2001–02 [See also Regulatory Reform Committee, under Committees, I, 2.] Rehabilitation of Offenders: Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2003, allocated to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 221. Reported, 247. Approved, 256. Representation of the People: Draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Variation of Specified Documents) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 244. Withdrawn; re-laid, 268. Reported, 289. Approved, 299. Draft Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 and draft Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 469. Reported, 528. Approved, 544. Draft Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 487. Reported, 509. Approved, 518. Representation of the People (Consequences of Devolution) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 623. RESOLUTIONS: [For Resolutions come to on Opposition Days or under the procedure for Opposition Days, see Opposition.] I. Questions Agreed to: Convention on the Future of Europe, 57 (Motion made and Question put, 42); (No. 2) (Amendment negatived on Division, Main Question agreed to on Division), 529. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 81 (after Amendment proposed, but not made). McKay, Sir William Robert, K.C.B., retirement as Clerk of the House, 75. Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards: Term of Office, 489. Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees, 658(2). Public Accounts (Private Member's Resolution debated in Government time), 151. Standards and Privileges (to take note of the Eighth Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, the response of the House of Commons Commission thereto and the Second Report of the Committee on Standards and Privileges; and to agree with the recommendation that, in appropriate cases, the House should withhold a Member's salary without suspending the Member), 488. UN Security Council Resolution 1441 (Amendment negatived on Division, Main Question agreed to on Division), 28. II. Questions Negatived: House of Lords Reform (7 Motions, 2 without Division), 165–6. III. Money Resolutions: 1. Resolutions authorising expenditure in connection with Government Bills, Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified: Anti-social Behaviour, 317*, 693. Communications, 54.* Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.), 44.* Courts [Lords], 437.* Criminal Justice, 58.* Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions), 143.* European Parliament (Representation), 70.* European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots), 637.* Extradition, 66*, 689. Finance, 353. Fire Services, 380.* Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards), 376. Health (Wales), 36.* Hunting, 85.* Industrial Development (Financial Assistance), 194.* Licensing [Lords], 277.* Local Government, 102.* National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) [Lords], 182.* Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension), 387.* Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) [Lords], 607.* Planning and Compulsory Purchase, 89.* Police (Northern Ireland) [Lords], 179.* RESOLUTIONS, III—continued Railways and Transport Safety, 148.* Waste and Emissions Trading [Lords], 272.* Water [Lords], 568.* *Questions put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order. 2. Resolutions authorising expenditure in connection with Private Members' Bills, Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified: Fireworks, 247. High Hedges (No. 2), 314. Marine Safety, 247. Municipal Waste Recycling (changed to Household Waste Recycling), 421. Sustainable Energy, 441. Retirement Income Reform Bill: Presented and read the first time, 73. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 227. C, 399. Reported, with Amendments, 502. As amended, considered; it being half-past Two o'clock, the Debate stood adjourned, 539. Road and Street Works (Notice and Compensation) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 309. Road Safety Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 477. Road Traffic: Draft Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 642. Reported, 653. Approved, 663. Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, 459. Read the first time, 533. Road Traffic Regulations (Consultation) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 668. Sea Fisheries: Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2669), allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 656. Reported, 668. Approved, 678.Sea Fishing (Restrictions on Days at Sea) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 229), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 218. Allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 269. Reported, 324. Sex Discrimination in Private Clubs Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 165. Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 463. Read a second time and committed to a standing committee, 548. B, 560. Reported, with Amendments, 615. As amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, with Amendments, 662. Lords disagree with a Commons Amendment; disagree to another Amendment but propose an Amendment in lieu; agree to another Amendment, with an Amendment in lieu of the words so left out of the Bill; agree to certain other Amendments, with Amendments; and agree without Amendment to the remaining Amendments, 692. Lords Amendment in lieu of words left out of the Bill by a Commons Amendment disagreed to; a Commons Amendment to which the Lords disagree not insisted upon but an Amendment made to the Bill in lieu thereof; another Commons Amendment to which the Lords disagreed not insisted upon and a Lords Amendment in lieu thereof agreed to; and the remaining Lords Amendments to Commons Amendments agreed to, 698. Lords do not insist on their Amendments to which the Commons have disagreed and agree to a Commons Amendment in lieu of one of them, 702. (Cited as Sexual Offences Act 2003) Royal Assent, 715. SERJEANT AT ARMS To communicate Sessional Order to the Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis, 1. Skin Piercing Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 582. Smoking (Restaurants) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 328. Social Care: Care Homes (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 534), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 317. Allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 322. Reported, 360. Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 3214) and National Care Standards Commission (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 3211), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 133. Allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 137. Reported, 155. Social Security: Draft Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 245. Reported, 271. Approved, 277. Housing Benefit (General) (Local Housing Allowance) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2399), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 634. Draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2002, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 39. Reported, 56. Approved, 63. Draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003 approved, 206. Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 188. Reported, 223. Approved, 231. Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 188. Draft Regulations withdrawn, 198. Re-laid, 197. Reported, 223. Approved, 242 (Motion made and Question put, 231). Draft Social Security Commissioners (Procedure) (Tax Credits Appeals) Regulations 2002, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 60. Reported, 65. Approved, 70. Social Security—continued Draft Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 505. Reported, 521. Approved, 555 (Motion made and Question put, 544). Draft State Pension Credit (Decisions and Appeals—Amendments) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 432. Reported, 440. Approved, 457. Draft Tax Credits (Appeals) (No. 2) Regulations 2002, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 60. Reported, 65. Approved, 70. SPEAKER I. Proceedings Relating to the Speaker at Opening and Close of Session: Goes with the House to attend Her Majesty in the House of Peers, 1. Having returned, resumes Chair at half-past Two o'clock, 1. To peruse the Votes and Proceedings, 2. Reports Her Majesty's Speech and directs that it be entered in the Journal, 2. Goes with the House to attend the Lords Commissioners in the House of Peers to hear a Commission read for giving Royal Assent to Acts and for proroguing Parliament, &c., 715. II. Communicates Matters to the House: Informs the House of the deaths of Members, 466. Announces the results of divisions deferred, pursuant to Order, 18, &c. —and Measures, 223. Acquaints House that the Clerk of the House wished to resign his office, held by patent, 35. III. Lays Papers on the Table: Report from the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, 92, &c. [see Examiners]. Convention on the Future of Europe: Progress Report from the United Kingdom National Parliament Representatives, 26, 152, 183, 25, 372, 453, 599. Communications declaring that a Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, 119, &c. [See Statutory Instruments (Notification) in Part I of the Index.] Report from the Statutory Instruments Reference Committee, 51. Electoral Commission: —Corporate Plan of the Electoral Commission for 2003–04 to 2007–08, 439. —Estimates for the Electoral Commission, 38. —Report from the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, 45. Resource Accounts, 197. Index of Parliamentary Papers, 718. IV. Nominations and Appointments: Nominates Chairmen's Panel, 6. —an additional Member, 562. Appoints Chairmen of Standing Committees, 12, &c. —An additional Chairman, 188, &c. —One Chairman in place of another, 55, &c. Nominates Programming Sub-Committee, 51, &c. Appoints a Member of the Speaker's Committee under Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, 198. V. Certificates and allocations: Appoints certain days when debates in Westminster Hall shall be on select committee reports chosen by the Liaison Committee, 23. Makes allocations to Standing Committees: —Bills, 38, &c. —Delegated legislation, 9, &c. VI. Puts Questions forthwith: Pursuant to Standing Orders: (Amendment on second or third reading), 43, &c. (Calling of Amendments at end of debate), 19. (Consideration of draft regulatory reform orders), 29, &c. (European Standing Committees), 29, &c. (Exempted business), 53, &c. (House not to sit on certain Fridays), 8. (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), 32, &c. (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (delegated legislation)) and (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (sittings)), 156. (Periodic adjournments), 48, &c. (Questions on amendments), 108, &c. (Questions on voting of estimates, &c.), 62, &c. (Tax law rewrite bills), 186. (Ways and Means motions), 320, &c. (Welsh Grand Committee (matters relating exclusively to Wales)) and (Welsh Grand Committee (sittings)), 8, &c. 2. Pursuant to Sessional Orders: (Programming), 32, &c. VII. Puts Questions at Specified Times or after Specified Periods: 1. Pursuant to Standing Orders: (Consideration of Estimates) —at moment of interruption, 62, &c. (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business) after brief explanatory statements, 235, &c. (Proceedings under an Act or on European Community documents) after one and a half hours, 187, &c. (Questions on voting of estimates, &c.): —at the moment of interruption, 62, &c. (Re-committal of bill), 441. SPEAKER, VII—continued 2. Pursuant to Sessional Orders and Temporary Standing Orders: (Carry-over of Bills), 441. 3. Pursuant to other Orders: European Union Document (four hours after commencement): 25. Statutory Instrument (six hours after commencement), 169–70. VIII. Other proceedings of the Speaker: Interrupts proceedings, pursuant to Standing Order (Friday sittings), 274. Adjourns House, without Question put, pursuant to Standing Order (Sittings of the House), 67, &c. Declares Main Question to be agreed to, 108, &c. IX. Miscellaneous: Speaker issues Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the electing of a Member under Recess Elections Act 1975, 582. Members appointed whom Speaker is to consult, if practicable, before certifying a Bill to be a Money Bill, 6. —and the House being informed of the absence of the Speaker, leave having been given, the Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order (Deputy Speaker), 151, 463. The House having been informed of the absence of the Speaker on a Friday, pursuant to Standing Order (Deputy Speaker): —The Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order (Deputy Speaker), 227, &c. —The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair, 209, &c. —The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair, 177, &c. SPECIAL PROCEDURE ORDERS Report by the Lord Chairman and the Chairman of Ways and Means that no Petition has been presented against: —Marriages Validity (Harrogate District Hospital) Order 2003, 368. Specialist Schools (Selection by Aptitude) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 235. STANDING ORDERS AND SESSIONAL ORDERS I. Standing Orders relating to Public Business: 1. New Standing Orders made: Standing Committee on the Inter-Governmental Conference (temporary Standing Order), 597. 2. Standing Orders amended: (Committee on Standards and Privileges), 489. (Entry of questions asked), 388. (European Standing Committees), 593. (Human Rights (joint committee)), 625. (Lords amendments), 111. (Notices of questions, motions and amendments), 139. (Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards), 489. (Presentation and first reading), 111. (Scottish Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)), 593. (Welsh Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)), 593. 4. Miscellaneous: II. Sessional Orders relating to Public Business: 1. Sessional Orders renewed for the following Session: Deferred Divisions, 673. Programming of Bills, 673. III. Standing Orders relating to Private Business: [For temporary Standing Orders relating to suspension of bills see Bills, Private, II.] Amendments made to Standing Orders 4A, 24, 26 to 27A, 29, 34, 37, 39, 45, 47, 81, 144, 147 and 154; Standing Order 80 repealed, 41. STRANGERS [For Motions to sit in private, see House, IV.] Stray Animals Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 604. Street Furniture (Graffiti) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 391. Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 73. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 135. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 177. C, 244. Reported, without Amendment, 283. Not amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 404. Agreed to by the Lords, 528. (Cited as Sunday Working (Scotland) Act 2003) Royal Assent, 533. Supreme Court of England and Wales: Draft Maximum Number of Judges Order 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 189. Reported, 223. Approved, 231. Sustainable Energy Bill: Presented and read the first time, 74. Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 284. Read a second time and stood committed to a Standing Committee, 293. C, 322. Reported, with Amendments, 477. As amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, 513. Agreed to by the Lords, 637. (Cited as Sustainable Energy Act 2003) Royal Assent, 657. Money Resolution, 441. Synodical Government (Amendment) Measure: Laid, 22nd July 2002. To be presented for Royal Assent, 125. (Cited as Synodical Government (Amendment) Measure 2003) Royal Assent, 223. Taxation (Information) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, 692.Taxes: Draft Stamp Duty Land Tax (Amendment of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 2003) Regulations 2003, approved, 685. Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Land Tax (Variation of the Finance Act 2003) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2816), approved, 685. Telecommunications Masts (Railways) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 396. Terms and Conditions of Employment: Draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of section 80B to Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2003 and draft Paternity and Adoption Leave (Adoption from Overseas) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 221. Reported, 247. Approved, 266. Draft Flexible Working (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2002, allocated to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 39. Reported, 62. Approved, 66. Draft National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2003, allocated to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 536. Reported, 542. Approved, 549. Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1684), referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 598. Allocated to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 610. Reported, 639. Town and Country Planning: Draft Town and Country Planning (Electronic Communications) (England) Order 2003, allocated to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 245. Reported, 271. Approved, 277. Trade Union and Labour Relations: Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service draft Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities, allocated to the Eleventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 221. Committee discharged, 249. Allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 287. Reported, 302. Approved, 313. Transas Group Bill: Examiners Report that Standing Orders have been complied with, 92. To originate in Commons, 98. Read the first time, 135. Day appointed for Second Reading, 151. Read a second time and referred to the Examiners, 463. Examiners report that Standing Orders not previously inquired into have been complied with, 488. Reported, with Amendments, 604. Considered, 623. Read the third time, and passed, 636. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 685. Lords Amendments agreed to, 697. (Cited as Transas Group Act 2003) Royal Assent, 715. Transport (Concessionary Fares) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 600. Traveller Law Reform Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 375. UK Elections (Observers) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 553.UN Security Council Resolution 1441: Resolution, 28. Urban Development: Thurrock Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2003, allocated to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 590. Reported, 623. Approved, 634. Value Added Tax: Value Added Tax (Finance) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1568), allocated to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 487. Reported, 496. Approved, 518.Value Added Tax (Supply of Services) (Amendment) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1055), allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 366. Reported, 374. Approved, 388. Village Halls (Grants) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 444. VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS Sessional Order for printing, 1. To be perused by the Speaker, 1. Voting Age (Reduction to 16) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, 276. Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords and read the first time; Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 227. Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 271. B, 286. Reported, with Amendments, 360. As amended, considered; read the third time, and passed, with Amendments, 650. To which the Lords agree, 665. (Cited as Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003) Royal Assent, 687.Programme Order, 271. Water Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, read the first time and Explanatory Notes ordered to be printed, 538. Reasoned Amendment negatived; read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee, 567. D, 590. Reported, with Amendments, 643. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, with Amendments (Queen's and Prince of Wales's consent signified on Third Reading), 676. To which the Lords agree, 692. (Cited as Water Act 2003) Royal Assent, 715. WAYS AND MEANS I. Ways and Means Resolutions 1. Resolutions relating to Finance Bill: Provisional Collection of Taxes (question put forthwith), 320. Amendment of the Law —debate stood adjourned, 320. —debate resumed and stood adjourned, 324. —debate resumed and ordered to be adjourned, 326. —debate resumed and Question agreed to, 328. WAYS AND MEANS, I.1—continued Other Resolutions: Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order (Ways and Means motions): —Bingo duty, 331. —Capital allowances (avoidance affecting proceeds of balancing event), 348. —Capital allowances (expenditure on software for sub-licensing), 348. —Chargeable gains (attribution of gains to beneficiaries and settlors), 348. —Chargeable gains (earn-out rights), 347. —Climate change levy (deemed supplies of electricity), 351. —Climate change levy (energy from renewable sources etc), 351. —Climate change levy (miscellaneous amendments), 351. —Companies in administration, 352. —Controlled foreign companies, 352. —Corporation tax (charge and rate for 2004), 345 (on Division). —Corporation tax (permanent establishments of non-resident companies), 347. —Corporation tax (small companies' rate for 2003), 345. —Corporation tax (starting rate for 2003), 345. —Court common investment funds, 351. —CSOP schemes, 346. —Currency contracts and currency options, 349. —Deduction of tax from interest (recognised clearing houses etc), 352. —Derivative contracts, 349. —Employee securities and options, 347. —Exercise of options and the market value rule, 347. —Foster carers, 351. —General betting duty (on-course bets), 330. —Employment income (provision of services through intermediary), 346 (on Division). —Hydrocarbon oil duties (rates), 329. —Hydrocarbon oil duties (rebates), 329 (on Division). —Income tax (charge and rates for 2003–04), 345 (on Division). —Indexed rate bands for 2003–04: PAYE deductions etc, 345. —Insurance companies, 349. —Insurance premium tax (treatment of divided companies), 352. —Joint and several liability for unpaid VAT of another trader, 333. —Liability to general betting duty of betting exchanges, 330. —Life insurance policies and deferred annuity contracts, 347. —Life policies etc, 349. —Loan relationships etc, 349. —Mandatory use of electronic means of payment, 353. —PAYE (regulations and notional deductions), 347. —Payments to third parties for the benefit of employees, 347. —Personal pension schemes (limits on contributions), 349. —Rate of duty on beer, 329. —Rates of duty on wine and made-wine, 329. —Rate of landfill tax for year beginning 1st April 2003, 351. —Rate of landfill tax from 1st April 2004, 351. —Rates of tobacco products duty, 328. —Relevant discounted securities, 349. —Relief from tax (incidental and consequential charges), 353. —Research and development (staffing costs), 348. —Sale and repurchase of securities, 349. —Stamp duty (company's acquisition of own shares, 352. —Stamp duty land tax, 343 (on Division). —Stamp duty (withdrawal of group relief), 343. —Stamp duty (withdrawal of relief for company acquisitions), 344. —Value added Tax (business gifts), 336. —Value added Tax (face-value vouchers), 334. —Value added Tax (requirement of evidence or security), 332. —Value added Tax (special accounting scheme), 336 (on Division). —Value added Tax (supplies arising from prior grant of fee simple), 335. —Vehicle excise duty (rates), 331 (on Division). —Vehicle excise duty (tractive units), 331. Ways and Means Resolutions after the Bill was brought in: —Inheritance tax: gifts with reservation, 496. —Intangible fixed assets, 496. 2. Resolutions relating to other Bills: Communications, 54.* Courts [Lords], 437.* Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions), 93.* Licensing [Lords], 277.* Local Government, 102.* Marine Safety, 247. Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.), 607.* Railways and Transport Safety, 148.* Waste and Emissions Trading [Lords], 272.* Water [Lords], 568.* *Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order. II. Miscellaneous: 1. Resolutions under Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968: —having provisional statutory effect, 320. —having statutory effect, 238, &c. 2. Procedure Resolutions: —Procedure (Donations to Charity), 353. WAYS AND MEANS, II.2—continued —Procedure (Exchange of Information between United Kingdom and other States or Territories), 535. —Procedure (Future Taxation), 353. —Procedure (Savings Income), 353. —Procedure (VAT on Electronic Services Supplied in any Member State), 353. 3. Bill ordered: Upon Ways and Means Resolutions and upon Resolutions relating to Procedure and Finance [Money]: 354. Welfare of Laying Hens (Enriched Cages) Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 213. Wild Mammals (Protection) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill [Lords]: Brought from the Lords, 692. Wildlife and Countryside: Draft Code of Guidance on Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Encouraging Positive Partnerships, allocated to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, 189. Reported, 202. Approved, 215. WITNESSES Sessional Resolution relating to tampering with witnesses, 1. Sessional Resolution relating to false evidence, 1.
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