Sessional Returns 2001-02 - Contents


4. PRIVATE BILLS AND PRIVATE BUSINESS

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

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

Number of Private Bills:
     introduced into the House of Commons (including suspended and revived Bills) 5
     brought from the House of Lords (including suspended and revived Bills) 4
Number of Bills:
     confirming Provisional Orders introduced into the House of Commons 0
     confirming Provisional Orders brought from the House of Lords 0
     for the confirmation of Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936
     introduced into the House of Commons 0
     for the confirmation of Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure
     (Scotland) Act 1936 brought from the House of Lords 0
Number of Hybrid Bills:
     introduced into the House of Commons (including suspended Bills) 0
     brought from the House of Lords (including suspended Bills) 0
Number of Special Procedure Orders
     laid1
     withdrawn 0
     annulled 0
     against which Petitions or copies of Petitions were deposited 0



Private Bills
Hybrid Bills
Bills for the Confirmation of Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936
Total

Number of Bills which received the Royal Assent
7
0
0
7
Number of Bills passed in the House of Commons but not in the House of Lords
1
0
0
1
Number of Bills rejected in the House of Commons
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills rejected in Committee in the House of Commons
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills withdrawn or not proceeded with by parties in the House of Commons
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills suspended in the House of Commons
1
0
0
1
Number of Bills not passed by the Standing Orders Committee
0
0
0
0

TOTAL
9
0
0
9
  

  
Private Bills
Hybrid Bills
Bills for the Confirmation of Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936
Total

Number of Bills reported by Committees on Opposed Bills
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills reported by other Committees
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills reported by Committees on Unopposed Bills
7
0
0
0

TOTAL
7
0
0
0




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

1. Bills presented on or before 27th November 2001


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

Barclays Group Reorganisation [Lords]
(Revived Bill)
19 Jul.
2001
30 Oct.
30 Oct.
Unopposed
26 Jun.
2002
11 Jul.
16 Oct.
7 Nov.
City of London (Ward Elections)
(Revived Bill)
22 Nov.
2001
22 Nov.
22 Nov.
Chairman of Ways and Means
22 Nov.
15 Apr.
2002 at Seven o'clock
15 Apr. at Seven o'clock
7 Nov.
Greenham and Crookham Commons (Revived Bill)
13 Jul.
2001
13 Jul.
13 Jul.
Unopposed
28 Nov.
12 Dec.
18 Dec.
1 May 2002
National Australia Group Europe [Lords] (Revived Bill)
19 Jul.
2001
30 Oct.
30 Oct.
Unopposed
14 Nov.
Not
amended
20 Nov.
4 Dec.

2. Bills presented after 27th November 2001


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

HSBC Investment Banking [Lords]
26 Mar.
2002
25 Apr.
25 Apr.
Unopposed
10 Jul.
Not amended
16 Oct.
7 Nov.
Land at Palace Avenue, Kensington (Acquisition of Freehold)
22 Jan.
2002
29 Jan.
6 Feb.
Unopposed
10 Apr.
Not amended
18 Apr.
25 Jun.
London Development Agency
22 Jan.
2002
4 Jul.
4 Jul.
Unopposed
16 Jul.
17 Oct.
22 Oct.
.
London Local Authorities [Lords]
London Local Authorities and Transport for London [Lords]
Mersey Tunnels
22 Jan.
2002
9 Jul. at Seven o'clock
9 Jul.
Opposed
.
.
.
.
Milford Haven Port Authority [Lords]
12 Jun. 2002
27 Jun.
27 Jun.
Unopposed
16 Jul.
17 Oct.
22 Oct.
7 Nov.


C. Opposed Bill Committees

None.

D. Committee on Unopposed Bills

Number of meetings: Five

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

National Australia GroupBarclays Group
Europe Bill [Lords]Reorganisation Bill [Lords]
  
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Mr Nigel Beard     Mr Adrian Bailey
Mr Peter Bottomley     Mr Nigel Beard
Helen Jones     Mr John Butterfill
Sir Robert Smith
  
Greenham and Crookham Commons Bill HSBC Investment Banking Bill [Lords]
  
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Mr Adrian Bailey     Mr Adrian Bailey
Mr Nigel Beard     Mr John Butterfill
Mr John Butterfill     Mr Jon Trickett
Mr Robert Walter
  
Land at Palace Avenue, Kensington Milford Haven Port
(Acquisition of Freehold) BillAuthority Bill [Lords]
  
  
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Mr John Austin     Mr Peter Bottomley
Mr John Butterfill     Mr John Butterfill
Mr Peter Bottomley     Mr Brian Jenkins
Helen Jones     Helen Jones
  
London Development Agency Bill
  
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
     Mr Peter Bottomley
     Mr John Butterfill
     Mr Brian Jenkins
     Helen Jones


2. Total Attendances of Members of Unopposed Bills Committee


Names of Members
Total number of days on which each Member attended a meeting of the Unopposed Bills Committee

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Mrs Sylvia Heal)
2
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Sir Michael Lord)
3
Mr John Austin
1
Mr Adrian Bailey
4
Mr Nigel Beard
3
Mr Peter Bottomley
3
Mr John Butterfill
6
Mrs Helen Clark
0
Mr Phillip Hammond
0
Mr Brian Jenkins
1
Helen Jones
3
Mr John McDonnell
0
Mr Andrew Mackinley
0
Mr David Marshall
0
Mr Syd Rapson
0
Sir Robert Smith
1
Mr Jon Trickett
2
Mr Robert Walter
2
Mrs Ann Winterton
0


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

None.

F. Court of Referees

Number of Meetings: One


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

Sir Alan Haselhurst (Chairman of Ways and Means)
1
Mrs Sylvia Heal (First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
0
Sir Michael Lord (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
0
Mr Peter Atkinson
1
Mr John Butterfill
0
Mr Archy Kirkwood
0
Linda Perham
1
Bridget Prentice
0
Mr Ernie Ross
0
Mr Dennis Turner
1
Mr John Vaux [Speaker's Counsel]
1

Clerk: Mr Frank Cranmer.

G. Standing Orders Committee

Number of meetings: Two.


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

The Chairman of Ways and Means
(Sir Alan Haselhurst)
2
The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Mrs Sylvia Heal)
1
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Sir Michael Lord)
2
Sir Patrick Cormack
1
Mr Brian Jenkins
1
Helen Jones
2
Ann McKechin
1
Mr Bill O'Brien
2
Mr Ernie Ross
2
Sir Robert Smith
2
Sir Nicholas Winterton
1

Clerk: Mr Michael Hennessy

The Committee has the assistance of Speaker's Counsel

H. Special Procedure Orders

Number of Special Procedure Orders:
     laid
1
     withdrawn
0
     annulled
0
     against which Petitions or copies of Petitions were deposited
0
     reported with Amendments by a Joint Committee
0
     
Number of Petitions:
     considered by the Chairmen
0
     certified by the Chairmen as proper to be received
0
     certified by the Chairmen as being Petitions of General Objection
0
     certified by the Chairmen as being Petitions for Amendment
0
     referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses
0
  
Number of reports by a Joint Committee:
     that the Order be not approved
0
     that the Order be amended
0
  
Number of Bills introduced for the confirmation of Special Procedure Orders
0



I. Joint Committees

None.



 
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