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[No. 96.] Monday 7th June 2004.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Death of a Member,—The Speaker made the following communication to the House: |
I regret to have to report to the House the death of James Marshall Esquire, Member for Leicester South. I am sure that Members on all sides of the House will join me in mourning the loss of a colleague and in extending our sympathy to the honourable Member's family and friends.
| 2 | Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill,—Mr Roger Gale reported from Standing Committee C, That it had gone through the Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill, and directed him to report the same, without Amendment. |
Bill, not amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered on Friday 18th June.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to be printed [No. 652].
| 3 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Nigel Beard reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Broadcasting (Original Productions) Order 2004. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 4 | European Standing Committee A,—Mr Peter Pike reported from European Standing Committee A the following Resolution: |
That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents Nos. 12058/03, draft regulation on the establishment of structures for the management of the European Satellite Radionavigation Programme, and 6470/04, a Commission communication on progress on the Galileo research programme; endorses the Government's support for the draft Regulation to put in place effective supervision of the private sector concessionaire; and supports the Government's wider aims in seeking a lead role in the Galileo programme.
Report, together with Resolution, to lie upon the Table.
| 5 | Patents Bill [Lords],—The Patents Bill [Lords] was, according to Order, read a second time. |
| 6 | Patents Bill [Lords] (Programme),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith pursuant to Orders [28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003 (Programming of bills)], That the following provisions shall apply to the Patents Bill [Lords]— |
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
Proceedings in Standing Committee
2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 17th June 2004.
3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on consideration are commenced.
6. Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed—(Paul Clark):—It was agreed to.
| 7 | Joint Activities with the National Assembly for Wales,—Ordered, That this House approves the Third Report of the Procedure Committee, on Joint Activities with the National Assembly for Wales, House of Commons Paper No. 582; and that the following Order be a Standing Order of this House until the end of the present Parliament: |
‘The Welsh Affairs Committee may invite members of any specified committee of the National Assembly for Wales to attend and participate in its proceedings (but not to vote).'—(Paul Clark.)
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| 8 | Nomination of Select Committees,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Standing Orders be amended as follows— |
(1) In Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business), line 18, leave out from ‘committees' to ‘which' in line 20 and insert ‘to which that paragraph applies'
(2) In Standing Order No. 121 (Nomination of select committees), line 10, leave out from ‘under' to ‘, or' in line 13 and insert ‘the Standing Orders of this House (with the exception of the Liaison Committee, the Committee of Selection, the Committee on Standards and Privileges and any Committee established under a temporary Standing Order)'—(Mr Phil Woolas);
An Amendment was proposed to the Question, in line 7, to leave out from the first word ‘Committee' to the end of the Question and add the words ‘and the Committee of Selection)', instead thereof.—(Mr Eric Forth.)
And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Eric Forth, Sir George Young: 23.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nick Ainger, Charlotte Atkins: 128.
So the Question was negatived.
And the Main Question being put;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Paul Clark, Charlotte Atkins: 136.
Tellers for the Noes, Pete Wishart, Hywel Williams: 1.
So the Question was agreed to.
Ordered, That the Standing Orders be amended as follows—
(1) In Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business), line 18, leave out from ‘committees' to ‘which' in line 20 and insert ‘to which that paragraph applies'
(2) In Standing Order No. 121 (Nomination of select committees), line 10, leave out from ‘under' to ‘, or' in line 13 and insert ‘the Standing Orders of this House (with the exception of the Liaison Committee, the Committee of Selection, the Committee on Standards and Privileges and any Committee established under a temporary Standing Order)'.
| 9 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Jim Fitzpatrick); |
And it being Ten o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
| 10 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jim Fitzpatrick.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till eight minutes past Ten o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.08 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented by Her Majesty's Command and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment pursuant to Standing Order No. 158 (Presentation of command papers):
Friday 28th May 2004
| 1 | Miscellaneous (No. 4, 2004),—Amendment to the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in order to admit Mongolia as a Country of Operations [Cm. 6193] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments):
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Friday 28th May 2004
| 2 | Children and Young Persons,—Review of Children's Cases (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1419), dated 24th May 2004 [Mr Secretary Clarke]. |
| 3 | Consumer Protection,—Recreational Craft Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1464), dated 26th May 2004 [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
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| 4 | Disabled Persons,—(1) Disability Discrimination (Providers of Services) (Adjustment of Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1429), dated 25th May 2004, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Mr Secretary Smith]; and |
(2) Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Hull Trains Class 170/3) Exemption Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1410), dated 21st May 2004, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Mr Secretary Darling].
Wednesday 2nd June 2004
| 5 | Civil Aviation,—Air Carrier Liability Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1418), dated 24th May 2004, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 6 | Highways,—Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1441), dated 25th May 2004, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
Thursday 3rd June 2004
| 7 | Energy Conservation,—Energy Information (Household Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1468), dated 27th May 2004, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
Friday 4th June 2004
| 8 | Lands Tribunal,—Lands Tribunal (Salaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. (N.I.), No. 194), dated 28th April 2004, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Mr Secretary Murphy]. |
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 7th June 2004:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 9 | Atomic Energy and Radioactive Substances,—Draft Uranium Enrichment Technology (Prohibition on Disclosure) Regulations 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
| 10 | Civil Aviation,—Draft Transport Act 2000 (Consequential Amendment) Order 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 11 | Government Resources and Accounts,—(1) Draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Health Service Bodies) Order 2004, and |
(2) draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2004
[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Ruth Kelly].
| 12 | Landlord and Tenant,—Draft Rights of Re-entry and Forfeiture (Prescribed Sum and Period) (England) Regulations 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 13 | Regulatory Reform,—Draft Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004, together with a statement by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 14 | Customs and Excise,—Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights (Customs) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1473), dated 4th June 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [John Healey]. |
Other Papers:
| 15 | Disability Discrimination,—Explanatory Memoranda on the draft Code of Practice (Trade Organisations and Qualifications Bodies) and the draft Code of Practice (Employment and Occupation), laid on 20th May [by Command] [Mr Secretary Smith]. |
| 16 | National Audit (Northern Ireland),—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland on Recoupment of Drainage Infrastructure Costs [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 614] [Mr Secretary Murphy]. |
| 17 | Police (Northern Ireland),—Account of the Northern Ireland Policing Board for 2002–03, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 646] [Clerk of the House]. |
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| 18 | Postal Services,—Royal Mail National Report to Postcomm and Postwatch for 2003–04 [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
| 19 | Public Petitions,—Observations from— |
(1) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Petition [30th March] from Mrs M. Hurrell and others for improvement of the Prittle Brook sewer, Southend, Essex; and
(2) the Secretary of State for Health on the Petition [19th May] from Mr Peter Finnegan and residents of South Yorkshire for a review of hospice services for children and their funding
[by Standing Order] [Clerk of the House].
| 20 | Strategic Export Controls,—Report on United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls for 2003 [by Command] [Cm. 6173] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
European Standing Committees
| | The Speaker has appointed Mr Peter Pike Chairman of European Standing Committee A in respect of European Union Documents Nos. 12058/03 and 6470/04 on Global Navigation Satellite Systems. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Education and Skills,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee [International Education]; to be printed [No. 647-i] [Mr Barry Sheerman]. |
| 2 | Science and Technology,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Science and Technology Committee [Research Assessment Exercise: a follow-up]; to be printed [No. 586-ii] [Dr Ian Gibson]. |
[No. 97.] Tuesday 8th June 2004.
The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | University of Manchester Bill [Lords],—The University of Manchester Bill [Lords] was read a second time and committed. |
| 2 | Lighter Evenings,—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to advance time by one hour in England and Wales throughout the year; to provide that the power to make decisions in relation to time zones in Northern Ireland and Scotland be devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Scottish Parliament; and for connected purposes; and that Mr Nigel Beard, Chris Bryant, Sir John Butterfill, Dr Vincent Cable, Derek Conway, Dr Brian Iddon, Mr Jon Owen Jones, Mr David Kidney, Norman Lamb, Mr Seamus Mallon, Syd Rapson and David Taylor do prepare and bring it in. |
| 3 | Lighter Evenings Bill,—Mr Nigel Beard accordingly presented a Bill to advance time by one hour in England and Wales throughout the year; to provide that the power to make decisions in relation to time zones in Northern Ireland and Scotland be devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Scottish Parliament; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 15th October and to be printed [Bill 115]. |
| 4 | Global Navigation Satellite System,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Documents Nos. 12058/03, draft regulation on the establishment of structures for the management of the European Satellite Radionavigation Programme, and 6470/04, a Commission communication on progress on the Galileo research programme; endorses the Government's support for the draft Regulation to put in place effective supervision of the private sector concessionaire; and supports the Government's wider aims in seeking a lead role in the Galileo programme—(Joan Ryan):—It was agreed to. |
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| 5 | Age-Related Payments Bill (Programme) (No. 2),—Ordered, That, in accordance with the Resolution of the Standing Committee of 25th May, the Programme Order of 12th May in relation to the Age-Related Payments Bill be varied as follows: |
Consideration and Third Reading
1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order (consideration and Third Reading) shall be omitted.
2. Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings on consideration or, if earlier, at the moment of interruption.—(Malcolm Wicks.)
| 6 | Age-Related Payments Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Age-Related Payments Bill, not amended in the Standing Committee. |
Amendment (No. 3) proposed to the Bill, in page 1, line 6, to leave out paragraph (b) and insert the words—
‘(b) is already 70 years old at the start of the financial year ending 31st March 2005, or attains that age at any time during the said financial year, or was living with such a person who dies during the said financial year.', instead thereof.—(Mr George Osborne.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 8) proposed, in page 4, line 14, to leave out Clause No. 7.—(Mr George Osborne.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Ruffley, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 109.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nick Ainger, Bridget Prentice: 253.
The Bill was read the third time, and passed.
| 7 | Adjournment (The Future of Air Transport White Paper),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Derek Twigg); |
The Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn.
| 8 | Business of the House,—Ordered, That, at the sitting on Tuesday 15th June, |
(1) notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2)(c)(i) of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business) and the limits on half-days in paragraph (2)(b) of that Order, proceedings on a Motion in the name of the Leader of the Opposition may be proceeded with, though opposed, for three hours, or until Four o'clock, whichever is the later, and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and
(2) notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of the Prime Minister relating to New Financial Perspective and EU regional policy not later than Seven o'clock, or three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion, whichever is the later; proceedings may continue after the moment of interruption; and the Orders of the House of 28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003 relating to deferred Divisions shall not apply.—(Mr Vernon Coaker.)
| 9 | Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from residents of Southfields in the constituency of Putney against the proposed closure of Princes Way Post Office, Southfields, was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
| 10 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Vernon Coaker); |
And it being Seven o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
| 11 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Vernon Coaker.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-two minutes past Seven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.22 p.m.
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APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Civil Aviation,—Draft Stansted Airport Aircraft Movement Limit (Revocation) Order 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 2 | Northern Ireland,—Draft Budget (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Murphy]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 3 | Building and Buildings,—(1) Building (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1465), and |
(2) Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1466),
dated 28th May 2004 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Mr Secretary Prescott].
| 4 | National Debt,—Government Stock (Consequential and Transitional Provision) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1486), dated 8th June 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ruth Kelly]. |
Other Papers:
| 5 | Public Petitions,—Observations from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs on the Petition [28th April] from citizens of the United Kingdom for amendments to the Gender Recognition Bill [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House]. |
| 6 | Work and Pensions,—Government Reply to the Second Report of the Work and Pensions Committee, Session 2003–04, on Child Poverty in the UK [by Command] [Cm. 6200] [Mr Secretary Smith]. |
APPENDIX II
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Constitutional Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Constitutional Affairs Committee [Constitutional Reform Bill: the Government's Proposals]; to be printed [No. 628-iii] [Mr A. J. Beith]. |
| 2 | Culture, Media and Sport,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee [BBC Charter Renewal]; to be printed [No. 598-ii] [Mr Gerald Kaufman]. |
| 3 | Foreign Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee [Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism]; to be printed [No. 441-vi] [Mr Donald Anderson]. |
| 4 | Home Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee [Identity Cards]; to be printed [No. 130-viii] [Mr John Denham]. |
| 5 | Trade and Industry,—Sixth Report from the Trade and Industry Committee [The work of the Export Credits Guarantee Department], together with Appendices to the Report; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 506] [Mr Martin O'Neill]. |
| 6 | Treasury,—(1) Fourth Special Report from the Treasury Committee [Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, The 2004 Budget]; to be printed [No. 654]; |
(2) Fifth Special Report from the Committee [Responses to the Fifth Report from the Committee, Restoring confidence in long-term savings: Endowment mortgages]; to be printed [No. 655];
(3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Bank of England May 2004 Inflation Report]; to be printed [No. 656]; and
(4) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Restoring confidence in long-term savings]; to be printed [No. 71-x]
[Mr John McFall].
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[No. 97; WH, No. 60]
Tuesday 8th June 2004.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting commenced at half-past Nine o'clock.
| Adjournment,—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Paul Clark.) |
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 4.29 p.m.
[No. 98.] Wednesday 9th June 2004.
The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Alan Hurst reported from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Licensing (Indoor Arenas) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 2 | House of Lords (Reform),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for a fully appointed House of Lords—(Mr John Maples); |
And the Motion being opposed, after a brief explanatory statement from the Member who made the Motion and from a Member who opposed it, the Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business):—It was negatived.
| 3 | Adjournment (Veterans' affairs),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Gillian Merron); |
And it being Seven o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
| 4 | Public Petitions,—Public Petitions from—(1) Mr Len Canter, Mr Vilbert Luthers, Mr A. R. Tregent and members of the Furzedown Project against the proposed closure of four post offices in Tooting, in the London Borough of Wandsworth; and |
(2) Members and supporters of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers' campaign regarding false allegations against teachers for legislation to secure the right to anonymity for teachers accused of sexual abuse
were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
| 5 | Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from Mrs I. O'Neill and others for an independent ombudsman to deal with complaints against the veterinary profession was presented; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
| 6 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Vernon Coaker.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-eight minutes past Seven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.28 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Consumer Credit,—(1) Consumer Credit (Advertisements) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1484), |
(2) Consumer Credit (Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1482),
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(3) Consumer Credit (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1481), and
(4) Consumer Credit (Early Settlement) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1483), dated 5th June 2004 [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
| 2 | Education,—Education and Libraries (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. (N.I.), 2004, No. 217), dated 7th May 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Murphy]. |
| 3 | Immigration,—Immigration Employment Document (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1485), dated 8th June 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
| 4 | Medicines,—Medicines (Advertising) Amendment Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1480), dated 4th June 2004 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Reid]. |
| 5 | Wildlife,—Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1487), dated 6th June 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
Other Papers:
| 6 | Constitutional Affairs,—Government Response to the Second Report, Session 2003–04, from the Constitutional Affairs Committee on Asylum and Immigration Appeals [by Command] [Cm. 6236] [Mr David Lammy]. |
| 7 | National Audit (Northern Ireland),—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland on Use of Consultants [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 641] [Mr Secretary Murphy]. |
| 8 | Public Petitions,—Observations by the Secretary of State for International Development on the Petition [27th April] from the parents, staff and students of Cheadle Hulme College, Cheadle, for improved provision of school equipment [by Standing Order] [Clerk of the House]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill,—The Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on Standing Committee C in respect of the Bill: Vera Baird, Peter Bottomley, Sue Doughty, Matthew Green, Jim Knight, Mr Andrew Love, Ian Lucas, Ann McKechin, Rob Marris, Chris Mole, Mr John Randall, Jacqui Smith, Mr Hugo Swire, Mark Tami, Mr Robert Walter and David Wright. |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee D; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr James Arbuthnot, Mr Peter Atkinson, Mr Adrian Bailey, Malcolm Bruce, Brian Cotter, Mrs Ann Cryer, Mr Mark Fisher, Paul Flynn, Mr David Lepper, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, Mr Andrew Love, Gillian Merron, Mr Mohammad Sarwar, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Mr John Taylor and Mr Anthony D. Wright.
| 3 | Draft Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (Amendment) Order 2004 |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Caroline Flint, Dr Hywel Francis, Mr David Heath, Mr John Heppell, Andy King, Shona McIsaac, Andrew Mackinlay, Judy Mallaber, Mr Mark Oaten, Jonathan Shaw, Mr Richard Shepherd, Mr Sio¤n Simon, Sir Teddy Taylor and David Winnick.
| 4 | Draft British Transport Police (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2004: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Roger Berry, Peter Bottomley, Ann Coffey, Mr David Crausby, Mrs Janet Dean, Mr Michael Jack, Helen Jones, Mr David Kidney, Mr Greg Knight, Mr Tony McNulty, Mr Paul Marsden, Gillian Merron, Julie Morgan, Dr Doug Naysmith, John Thurso and Mr David Wilshire.
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| 5 | Occupational Pensions Schemes (Winding Up and Deficiency on Winding Up etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 403): |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Regulations to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Peter Atkinson, Virginia Bottomley, Mr Stephen Byers, David Cairns, Julia Drown, Annabelle Ewing, Mr Neil Gerrard, Mr Peter Kilfoyle, John Mann, Mr Alan Milburn, Margaret Moran, Mrs Gillian Shephard, Jon Trickett, Mr Nigel Waterson, Steve Webb and Malcolm Wicks.
| 6 | Occupational Pensions Schemes (Winding Up) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1140): |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Regulations to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Peter Atkinson, Mr Richard Bacon, Hugh Bayley, David Cairns, Mr Roger Godsiff, Mr John Grogan, David Hamilton, Paul Holmes, Mr Peter Lilley, Margaret Moran, Clare Short, Mr Graham Stringer, Mr Nigel Waterson, Steve Webb, Malcolm Wicks and Tony Worthington.
European Standing Committees
| 7 | European Union Document No. 9149/04, relating to the establishment of a Community Fisheries Control Agency, has been referred to European Standing Committee A. |
| 8 | European Union Document No. 8241/04, relating to the general arrangements for excise, has been referred to European Standing Committee B. |
| 9 | Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 26th May 2004, submitted by Ministry of Defence, relating to Establishing a European Defence Agency, has been referred to European Standing Committee B. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Draft Charities Bill,—(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Joint Committee on the Draft Charities Bill; to be printed [No. 660-i]; and |
(2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 660-ii]
[Mr Alan Milburn].
| 2 | Education and Skills,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee [Every Child Matters: Next Steps]; to be printed [No. 658] [Mr Barry Sheerman]. |
| 3 | Environmental Audit,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environmental Audit Committee [The Sustainable Development Strategy: illusion or reality?]; to be printed [No. 624-ii] [Mr Peter Ainsworth]. |
| 4 | European Scrutiny,—Twenty-second Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 42-xxii] [Mr Jimmy Hood]. |
| 5 | Northern Ireland Affairs,—Fourth Special Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee [Government's Response to the Third Report of the Committee, Session 2003–04, on The Introduction of the Aggregates Levy in Northern Ireland: One Year On]; to be printed [No. 666] [Mr Michael Mates]. |
| 6 | Science and Technology,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Science and Technology Committee [The Use of Science in UK International Development Policy]; to be printed [No. 133-vi] [Dr Ian Gibson]. |
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[No. 98; WH, No. 61]
Wednesday 9th June 2004.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting commenced at half-past Nine o'clock.
| Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned—(Charlotte Atkins); |
And the sitting having continued for two and a half hours after Two o'clock, it was adjourned without Question put, till Monday 14th June, pursuant to Order [19th May].
[Adjourned at 4.30 p.m.
THE SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE
| | The Speaker certified that the Age-Related Payments Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911. |
[No. 99.] Thursday 10th June 2004.
The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows: |
The Lords have agreed, without Amendment, to the Amendments made by this House to the Gender Recognition Bill [Lords].
| 2 | Adjournment (Disability),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Maria Eagle); |
And it being Six o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
| 3 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Vernon Coaker.) |
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-nine minutes past Six o'clock, adjourned till Monday 14th June.
[Adjourned at 6.29 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Contracting Out,—Draft Contracting Out (Functions relating to Broadcast Advertising) and Specification of Relevant Functions Order 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Tessa Jowell]. |
| 2 | Criminal Law,—Draft Discharge of Fines by Unpaid Work (Prescribed Hourly Sum) Regulations 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Christopher Leslie]. |
| 3 | Immigration,—Draft Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
| 4 | Northern Ireland,—Draft Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Designation of Public Authorities) Order 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Murphy]. |
| 5 | Supreme Court of England and Wales,—Draft Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Christopher Leslie]. |
| 6 | Supreme Court of Northern Ireland,—Draft Maximum Number of Judges (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr David Lammy]. |
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Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 7 | Legal Aid and Advice,—Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. (N.I.), 2004, No. 262), dated 10th June 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr David Lammy]. |
| 8 | Merchant Shipping,—Ship and Port Facility (Security) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1495), dated 8th June 2004 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 9 | Police,—(1) Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Remote Reviews of Detention) (Specified Police Stations) (Revocation) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1503), dated 8th June 2004, and |
(2) Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1491), dated 7th June 2004
[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett].
| 10 | Veterinary Surgeons,—Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination of Mares) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1504), dated 9th June [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
Other Papers:
| 11 | Public Accounts,—Treasury Minutes on the Eleventh, Twelfth and Sixteenth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2003–04 [by Command] [Cm. 6191] [Ruth Kelly]. |
| 12 | Special Procedure Orders,—Report by the Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords and the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons, under section 3 of the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945, that no Petition has been presented against the Northumbrian Water Limited (Land at the Public Car Park, West of Dunes Court, Beadnell) Compulsory Purchase Order 2003 [by Act] [Chairman of Ways and Means]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Roger Gale Chairman of Standing Committee C in respect of the Bill. |
| 2 | Patents Bill [Lords] (Programming Sub-Committee),—The Speaker has appointed Mr James Arbuthnot, Mr Peter Atkinson, Malcolm Bruce, Mr David Lepper, Mr Andrew Love, Gillian Merron and Mr Gerry Sutcliffe members of the Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee D in respect of the Bill. |
| 3 | Patents Bill [Lords],—The Speaker has appointed Mr David Amess and Miss Anne Begg Chairmen of Standing Committee D in respect of the Bill. |
| 4 | Architects (Professional Conduct Committee) Amendment Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 655),—The Speaker has appointed Mr Kevin Hughes Chairman of the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Order. |
| 5 | Draft British Transport Police (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2004,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Mike Hancock Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
Grand Committees
| 6 | The Speaker has appointed Mr Joe Benton Chairman of the Northern Ireland Grand Committee in respect of its meeting on 17th June. |
Standing Committee on Regional Affairs
| 7 | The Speaker has appointed Mr George Stevenson Chairman of the Standing Committee on Regional Affairs in respect of its meeting on 15th June. |
European Standing Committees
| 8 | The Speaker has appointed Mrs Irene Adams Chairman of European Standing Committee A in place of Mr Peter Pike in respect of European Union Document No. 15409/03 on Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH). |
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