Sessional Returns 2003-04 - 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) 3
Number of Bills:
  confirming Provisional Orders introduced into the House of Commons 0
  confirming Provisional Orders introduced into 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
  laid2
  withdrawn0
  annulled0
  against which Petitions or copies of Petitions were deposited 0





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

Number of Bills which received the Royal Assent
6
0
0
6
Number of Bills passed in the Commons but not in the House of Lords
0
0
0
0
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Number of Bills withdrawn or not proceeded with by parties in the House of Commons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
0
0
0
0
Number of Bills not passed by the Standing Orders Committee
0
0
0
0

TOTAL
6
0
0
6




Private Bills Hybrid BillsBills 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
4
0
0
4

TOTAL
4
0
0
4


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

Revived Bills

Name of BillBill read first time Bill read second timeBill committed Committee to which Bill is referred Bill reportedBill, as amended, considered Bill read third timeRoyal Assent
Mersey Tunnels4 Dec 2003 4 Dec 2003
4 Dec 2003 1 Jul 2004
London Local Authorities [Lords] 5 Mar 20045 Mar 20045 Mar 2004
Chairman of Ways & Means
8 Mar 200416 Mar 2004 23 Mar 200413 May 2004


New Bills in Session 2003-04

Name of BillBill read first time Bill read second timeBill committed Committee to which Bill is referred Bill reportedBill, as amended, considered Bill read third timeRoyal Assent
Ipswich Market22 Jan 2004 29 Jan 2004
29 Jan 2004
Unopposed
12 May 2004 20 May 200426 May 2004 1Jul 2004
Medway Council22 Jan 2004 29 Jan 2004
29 Jan 2004
Unopposed
16 Jun 2004
29 Jun 2004
6 Jul 2004 28 Oct 2004
University of Manchester Bill [Lords] (Queen's Consent signified on Third Reading) 18 May 20048 Jun 2004
8 Jun 2004
Unopposed
30 Jun 2004
6 Jul 20048 Jul 2004
University of Wales, Cardiff Bill [Lords] (Queen's Consent signified on Third Reading)
5 Jul 2004
20 Jul 2004
20 Jul 2004
Unopposed
20 Oct 2004
27 Oct 200428 Oct 2004


C  Opposed Bill Committees

NIL

D  Committee on Unopposed Bills

Number of Meetings: Four

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

Ipswich Market Bill
Medway Council Bill
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
John AustinMr Adrian Bailey
Peter BottomleySir Robert Smith
Sir John Butterfill
University of Manchester Bill [Lords]
University of Wales, Cardiff Bill [Lords]
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Mr Adrian BaileyMr Adrian Bailey
Peter BottomleyPeter Bottomley
Helen JonesHelen Jones
Ann WintertonAnn Winterton




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

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


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

NIL

F  Court of Referees

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

Clerk: Mr Frank Cranmer

G  Standing Orders Committee

Number of meetings: nil
Names of Members
Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sylvia Heal)
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Michael Lord)
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr Brian Jenkins
Helen Jones
Ann McKechin
Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr Ernie Ross
Sir Robert Smith
Sir Nicholas Winterton

Clerk: Mr John Whatley
The Committee has the assistance of Speaker's Counsel

H  Special Procedure Orders

Number of Special Procedure Orders:  
  laid2
  withdrawn0
  annulled0
  against which Petitions or copies of a Petition 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 amended0
   
Number of Bills introduced for the confirmation of Special Procedure Orders 0


I  Joint Committees

NIL





 
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