Sessional Returns 2002-03 - 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) 3
       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
       laid 1
       withdrawn 0
       annulled 0
       against which Petitions or copies of Petitions were deposited 0


Private Bills
Hybrid Bills
Bills for the Confirmation of Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936
Total
Number of Bills which received the Royal Assent
5
0
0
5
Number of Bills passed in the House of Commons but not in the House of Lords
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Number of Bills withdrawn or not proceeded with by parties in the House of Commons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
7
0
0
7

    
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
2
0
0
2
Number of Bills reported by other Committees
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills reported by Committees on Unopposed Bills
4
0
0
4

TOTAL
6
0
0
6


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

1. Bills presented on or before 27th November 2002

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

London Development Agency (Revived Bill)
20 Nov 2002
20 Nov 2002
20 Nov 2002
6 Mar 2003
London Local Authorities [Lords](Revived Bill)
8 Apr 2003
15 May 2003
15 May 2003
Opposed
4 Nov 2003
London Local Authorities and Transport for London [Lords](Revived Bill)
24 Mar 2003
10 Apr
10 Apr
Opposed
24 June 2003
16 Sept 2003
15 Oct 2003
30 Oct 2003
Mersey Tunnels (Revived Bill)
20 Nov 2002
20 Nov
20 Nov
Unopposed
12 Mar 2003
29 Oct 2003
29 Oct 2003


   
2. Bills presented after 27th November 2002

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

Hereford Markets [Lords]
2 July 2003
15 July 2003
15 July 2003
Unopposed
22 Oct 2003
-
22 Oct 2003
30 Oct 2003
Nottingham City Council [Lords]
7 May 2003
4 June 2003
4 June 2003
Unopposed
10 July 2003
-
10 July 2003
10 July 2003
Transas Group
22 Jan 2003
18 June 2003
26 June 2003
Unopposed
21 Oct 2003
15 Oct 2003
21 Oct 2003
20 Nov 2003





C. Opposed Bill Committees

Title of BillMembers of Committee Days on which Committee satDays on which each Member served First and last sittingPreamble proved or not proved (where applicable)
London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill [Lords] David Hamilton
[Chairman]
Mr John Baron
Mr Humphrey Malins Mr Robert N.Wareing
24 June 200324 June 2003 24 June 2003proved
London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]Mr Richard Page
[Chairman]
Mr Crispin Blunt
John Robertson
Jim Sheridan
9 & 10 September 20039 & 10 September 2003 9 & 10 September 2003proved



D. Committee on Unopposed Bills

Number of Meetings: Four

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

Mersey Tunnels Bill
Nottingham City Council Bill [Lords]
  
  
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
John Austin
Mr John Butterfill
Mr Nigel Beard
Mr Brian Jenkins
Peter Bottomley
Helen Jones
Sir Robert Smith
Mr Robert Walter
  
  
  
Transas Group Bill
Hereford Markets Bill [Lords]
  
  
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
John Austin
Mr Adrian Bailey
Peter Bottomley
Mr John Butterfill
Helen Jones
Helen Jones
Sir Robert Smith
Sir Robert Smith





2. Total Attendances of Members of Unopposed Bill Committees


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

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Sylvia Heal)
1
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Sir Michael Lord)
4
John Austin
3
Mr Adrian Bailey
1
Mr Nigel Beard
1
Peter Bottomley
3
Mr John Butterfill
2
Mr Colin Challen
0
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
0
Mr Paul Farelly
0
Mr Brian Jenkins
1
Helen Jones
3
John Mann
0
Siobhain McDonagh
0
Sir Robert Smith
3
Sir Peter Tapsell
0
Jon Trickett
0
Mr Robert Walter
1
Ann Winterton
0




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

None.

F. Court of Referees

Number of Meetings: 0


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

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


Clerk: Mr Frank Cranmer.


G. Standing Orders Committee

Number of meetings: None.



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)
0
The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Sylvia Heal)
0
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
(Sir Michael Lord)
0
Sir Patrick Cormack
0
Mr Brian Jenkins
0
Helen Jones
0
Ann McKechin
0
Mr Bill O'Brien
0
Mr Ernie Ross
0
Sir Robert Smith
0
Sir Nicholas Winterton
0



Clerk: Mr Michael Hennessy (to 31.10.03), Mr John Whatley (from 03.11.03)

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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