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Page 52 2005-2006 Volume 262 [No. 15.] Monday 13th June 2005. The House met at half-past Two oclock.
I have received with great satisfaction the dutiful and loyal expression of your thanks for the speech with which I opened the present Session of Parliament.
That the members of the Committee of Selection nominated this day shall continue to be members of the Committee for the remainder of this Parliament; That this Order be a Standing Order of the House.(Mr Bob Ainsworth.)
(In the Committee) Ordered, That the Order in which proceedings in the Committee of the whole House on the Finance Bill are to be taken shall be Clauses Nos. 11, 18 and 40, Schedule No. 8, Clauses Nos. 43, 44 and 69.(Mr Ivan Lewis.) Clause No. 11 (Donations to charity by individuals). Amendment (No. 36) proposed, in page 11, line 40, at the end, to insert the words (h) interactive experiments with an educational purpose..(Mr Mark Francois.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Another Amendment (No. 35) proposed, in page 12, line 1, to leave out the words one year and insert the words three months.(Mr Mark Francois.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Michael Fabricant, Mr David Ruffley: 203. Tellers for the Noes, Tony Cunningham, Mr John Heppell: 290. Clause agreed to. Clause No. 18 (Section 17(3): specific powers). Amendment (No. 2) proposed, in page 17, line 9, at the end, to insert the words (i) in relation to unit trust schemes and open-ended investment companies mainly invested in interests or rights in or over land, determine the rate of corporation tax for the year 2005 and subsequent financial years to be nil, or the rate at which income tax at the lower rate is charged for year of assessment which begins on 6th April in the financial year concerned. (j) include provision for unit trust schemes and open-ended investment companies to have different classes of units or shares, and to allow different distributions to be made in respect of such different classes subject always to any rules preventing discrimination between unit holders or shareholders made under section 64(2)(e)..(Mr Richard Spring.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause agreed to. Clause No. 40 agreed to. Schedule No. 8 (Financing of companies etc: transfer pricing and loan relationships). Amendment (No. 10) proposed, in page 124, line 23, to leave out the words in relation to the financing arrangements.(Mr Philip Hammond.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Page 53 Monday 13th June 2005 2005-2006 Volume 262 Back to top Another Amendment (No. 16) proposed, in page 125, line 35, at the end, to insert the words (8) This paragraph shall apply only to a person where that person, or a connected party to that person, owns shares or an interest in shares, in either A or B..(Mr Philip Hammond.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Michael Fabricant, Mr David Ruffley: 177. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Mr Vernon Coaker: 289. Another Amendment (No. 18) proposed, in page 125, line 45, to leave out from the beginning to the end of line 23 on page 126.(Mr Philip Hammond.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Another Amendment (No. 26) proposed, in page 126, line 23, at the end, to insert the words ( ) Paragraph 5D shall be amended as follows Leave out subparagraphs (1) to (6) and replace with (1) Small enterprise means an enterprise that has no more than 50 staff, and either an annual turnover in the preceding accounting period or a net asset value at the end of the preceding accounting period of less than £7 million. (2) Medium enterprise means an enterprise that has no more than 250 staff, and either an annual turnover in the preceding accounting period of less than £35 million or a net asset value at the end of the preceding accounting period of less than £30 million. (3) Annual turnover and net asset value shall be defined in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice. (4) The number of staff shall be determined on the basis that staff that are not full time should be counted at the appropriate fraction...(Mr Mark Field.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Another Amendment (No. 20) proposed, in page 126, line 25, to leave out paragraph 2.(Mr Mark Field.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question put, That the Schedule be the Eighth Schedule to the Bill. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Vernon Coaker, Kevin Brennan: 333. Tellers for the Noes, Mr David Ruffley, Michael Fabricant: 157. Clause No. 43 agreed to. Clause No. 44 (Territories with a lower level of taxation: reduction of amount of local tax). Amendment (No. 4) proposed, in page 35, line 37, at the end, to insert the words (1A) In subsection (1), omit outside the United Kingdom and insert outside the European Union..(Mr Richard Spring.) Question, That the Amendment be made, put and negatived. Clause agreed to. Clause No. 69 (Abolition of statutory adjudicator for National Savings and Investments). Amendment (No. 37) proposed, in page 58, line 38, at the end, to insert the words (1A) After the coming into force of this section, any dispute of the nature referred to in subsection (1) shall be dealt with under the compulsory jurisdiction rules within the meaning and operation of section 226 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) (compulsory jurisdiction of the financial ombudsman service)..(Mr Mark Francois.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause agreed to. Page 54 Monday 13th June 2005 2005-2006 Volume 262 Back to top Bill (Clauses Nos. 11, 18, 40, 43, 44 and 69 and Schedule No. 8) to be reported, without Amendment. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr Ian Cawsey reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill (Clauses Nos. 11, 18, 40, 43, 44 and 69 and Schedule No. 8), and had directed him to report the same, without Amendment. Ordered, That the Bill (Clauses Nos. 11, 18, 40, 43, 44 and 69 and Schedule No. 8) do lie upon the Table.
And accordingly the House, having continued to sit till twenty-four minutes to Twelve oclock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 11.36 p.m. APPENDIX Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 10th June 2005 pursuant to Standing Order No. 158 (Presentation of command papers):
Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 10th June 2005 pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments): Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Standing Civilian Courts (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1534); and (3) Summary Appeal Courts (Amendment) Rules 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1536), dated 8th June 2005, with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [Secretary John Reid].
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 13th June 2005: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
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Other Papers:
(1) Environment Agency: Efficiency in water resource management; and (2) Ministry of Defence: Assessing and Reporting Military Readiness [by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 73 and 72] [Clerk of the House]. [No. 16.] Tuesday 14th June 2005. The House met at half-past Two oclock. PRAYERS.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Tuesday 21st June.
That this House concurs with the Lords in their Resolution; And the Question being again proposed:The House resumed the adjourned Debate. And the Question being put; Ordered, That so much of the Lords Message [19th May] as relates to the London Local Authorities Bill [Lords] be now considered. Resolved, That this House concurs with the Lords in their Resolution. Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; An Amendment was proposed to the Question, to leave out from the word That to the end of the Question and add the words this House declines to give a Second Reading to the National Lottery Bill because it creates the Big Lottery Fund, which will take the National Lottery further away from its original purpose of providing new resources to charities, sport, heritage and the arts; because it breaches the principle of additionality and allows the Secretary of State too much interference over the direction of Lottery funds and distributors; because it fails to restore funding to the original four good causes, which have lost £3 billion in Lottery funding since 1998; and because it fails to give the public sufficient say in where Lottery funding will go, instead thereof.(Mrs Theresa May.) And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Bob Russell, Mr John Randall: 197. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Alan Campbell, Mr Dave Watts: 290. So the Question was negatived. And the Main Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 62 (Amendment on second and third reading):It was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read a second time. Page 56 Tuesday 14th June 2005 2005-2006 Volume 262 Back to top
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 20th October 2005. 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 that day. 6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) 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 message from the Lords) may be programmed(Mr Parmjit Dhanda); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Dave Watts, Mr Alan Campbell: 282. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Peter Atkinson, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 197. So the Question was agreed to.
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the National Lottery Bill, it is expedient to authorise (1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under another enactment, and (2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund(Mr Parmjit Dhanda):It was agreed to.
(a) the matter of the Governments Legislative Programme as outlined in the Queens Speech as it relates to Wales be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for its consideration; (b) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Thursday 23rd June between One oclock and half-past Five oclock to consider the matter of the Governments Legislative Programme as outlined in the Queens Speech as it relates to Wales, under Standing Order No. 107 (Welsh Grand Committee (Matters relating exclusively to Wales)).(Mr Parmjit Dhanda.)
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till fourteen minutes to Nine oclock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 8.46 p.m. APPENDIX Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Page 57 Tuesday 14th June 2005 2005-2006 Volume 262 Back to top Other Papers:
[No. 16; WH, No. 5] Tuesday 14th June 2005. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Nine oclock.
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 2 p.m. CHAIRMENS PANEL
[No. 17.] Wednesday 15th June 2005. The House met at half-past Eleven oclock. PRAYERS.
That this House concurs with the Lords in their Resolution; Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Wednesday 22nd June.
That this House concurs with the Lords in their Resolution; Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Wednesday 22nd June.
The Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee of seven Lords to join with a Committee of this House as the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
That, after a Bill has been under consideration in a Standing Committee, no application for changes in the composition of that Committee in respect of that Bill will be entertained by this Committee except where a Member is incapacitated from attendance by illness, or where he has been appointed or ceased to be a Member of the Government, or has changed his office for another, or has acquired other duties, or ceased to hold or changed such duties. Report to lie upon the Table.
That Motions to alter the membership of Select Committees may be tabled on behalf of the Committee of Selection only if previously approved at a meeting of the Committee of Selection. Report to lie upon the Table. Page 58 Wednesday 15th June 2005 2005-2006 Volume 262 Back to top
Report to lie upon the Table.
And it being Seven oclock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
And the Motion having been made at Seven oclock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 7.30 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
(2) draft Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
Page 59 Wednesday 15th June 2005 2005-2006 Volume 262 Back to top APPENDIX II Standing Committees
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee A; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated fourteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Peter Atkinson, Mr Colin Breed, Mr David Chaytor, Tony Cunningham, Mr Robert Goodwill, Mr Nick Herbert, Mr David Kidney, Jim Knight, John Mann, Mr James Paice, Dr Nick Palmer, Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough), Paddy Tipping and Mr Roger Williams.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee B; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated twenty-four Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Ian Austin, Ed Balls, Mr Mark Field, Mr Robert Flello, Mr Mark Francois, Helen Goodman, Mr Philip Hammond, Stephen Hammond, John Healey, Chris Huhne, Mr Kevan Jones, Susan Kramer, Mr Ivan Lewis, Ian Lucas, Kerry McCarthy, Mr Pat McFadden, Jessica Morden, Mr Brooks Newmark, Dawn Primarolo, Mr David Ruffley, Mr Richard Spring, Mark Tami, Mr Tom Watson and Stephen Williams.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Bill to Standing Committee D; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Adrian Bailey, Gordon Banks, John Battle, James Brokenshire, Mr Wayne David, Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Michael Fabricant, Michael Jabez Foster, Charles Hendry, Norman Lamb, Mike Penning, Mr Alan Reid, Anne Snelgrove, Ian Stewart, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Mr Edward Vaizey and Mr Iain Wright.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Rules to the First Standing on Delegated Legislation; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated fourteen Members to serve on the Committee: Adam Afriyie, Mr Adrian Bailey, Gregory Barker, Mr Ronnie Campbell, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Mr Wayne David, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Angela Eagle, Lynne Featherstone, Mr David Gauke, Shona McIsaac, Fiona Mactaggart, Margaret Moran and Joan Ryan.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated fourteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Graham Allen, Mr Clive Betts, Colin Challen, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey Cox, Mr Ian Davidson, Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Clive Efford, Charles Hendry, Mr Adam Holloway, Norman Lamb, Mr Bob Laxton, Alun Michael and Mr Alan Reid.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated fourteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr David Anderson, Mr Brian Binley, Annette Brooke, Mr Ian Cawsey, Mr Edward Davey, Jim Dobbin, Mrs Louise Ellman, Mr Frank Field, Mr Neil Gerrard, Beverley Hughes, Tim Loughton, Anne Main, Mr John Randall and Jonathan Shaw.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated fourteen Members to serve on the Committee: John Austin, Mr Kevin Barron, John Battle, Mr Vernon Coaker, Bill Etherington, Mr Michael Foster (Worcester), Mike Gapes, Dr William McCrea, Lembit Opik, Mark Pritchard, Mr Laurence Robertson, Andrew Selous, Angela E. Smith (Basildon) and Mr Ben Wallace. Page 60 Wednesday 15th June 2005 2005-2006 Volume 262 Back to top
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Orders to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated fourteen Members to serve on the Committee: Danny Alexander, Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Russell Brown, David Cairns, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Ms Katy Clark, Mr Frank Doran, Paul Farrelly, Nia Griffith, Mrs Eleanor Laing, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, David Mundell, Mr Frank Roy and Andrew Selous.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated fourteen Members to serve on the Committee: Charlotte Atkins, Hugh Bayley, Ms Dawn Butler, Mr Tom Clarke, Mr Vernon Coaker, Jim Dowd, Mr Tobias Ellwood, Mr Michael Foster (Worcester), Anne Milton, Lembit Opik, Mr Laurence Robertson, Mr Peter Robinson, Andrew Selous and Mr Shaun Woodward.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated fourteen Members to serve on the Committee: Ms Diane Abbott, Norman Baker, Ms Celia Barlow, Mr David Burrowes, Mr David Chaytor, Mr Stephen Crabb, Frank Dobson, Jeff Ennis, Mr Mark Francois, John Healey, Mr David Ruffley, Andrew Stunell, Mark Tami and Mr Tom Watson. Grand Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
[No. 17; WH, No. 6] Wednesday 15th June 2005. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Nine oclock.
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 4.59 p.m. Page 61 Wednesday 15th June 2005 2005-2006 Volume 262 Back to top [No. 18.] Thursday 16th June 2005. The House met at half-past Ten oclock. PRAYERS.
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 30th June 2005. 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 that day. 6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) 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(Mr John Heppell):It was agreed to.
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Transport (Wales) Bill it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under another enactment(Mr John Heppell):It was agreed to.
(1) the draft Budget (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 be referred to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee; (2) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Wednesday 29th June at half-past Two oclock; and (3) at that sitting (a) the Committee shall take questions under Standing Order No. 110 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)), and shall then consider the instrument referred to it under paragraph (1) above; and (b) at the conclusion of those proceedings, a motion for the adjournment of the Committee may be made by a Minister of the Crown, pursuant to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 116 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (sittings)) (Mr Vernon Coaker):It was agreed to. Page 62 Thursday 16th June 2005 2005-2006 Volume 262 Back to top
And it being Six oclock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-one minutes past Six oclock, adjourned till Monday 20th June. [Adjourned at 6.21 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
(2) draft Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hain]. Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(1) 26th November 2004, made by the Governing Body of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; and (2) 11th February 2005, made by the Governing Body of Downing College, Cambridge, amending the Statutes of the Colleges [by Act] [Ms Harriet Harman]. Other Papers:
(1) Cabinet Office [by Command] [Cm. 6543] [Mr John Hutton]; (2) Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Culture, Media and Sport Sponsored Bodies [by Command] [Cm. 6538] [Secretary Tessa Jowell]; (3) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Forestry Commission [by Command] [Cm. 6537] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]; Page 63 Thursday 16th June 2005 2005-2006 Volume 262 Back to top (4) Food Standards Agency [by Command] [Cm. 6525] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]; (5) HM Revenue and Customs [by Command] [Cm. 6542] [Dawn Primarolo]; (6) Northern Ireland Office [by Command] [Cm. 6546] [Mr Secretary Hain]; (7) Office for National Statistics [by Command] [Cm. 6548] [Mr Des Browne]; and (8) Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) [by Command] [Cm. 6523] [Secretary Ruth Kelly].
Papers withdrawn:
APPENDIX II Standing Committees
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Eric Forth and Janet Anderson Chairmen of Standing Committee A in respect of the Bill; and (2) The Committee of Selection has nominated two additional Members to serve on the Committee: Tony Baldry and Mrs Madeline Moon.
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Roger Gale Chairman of the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Rules; and (2) The Committee of Selection has nominated two additional Members to serve on the Committee: Peter Bottomley and Mr Mike Hall.
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Martin Caton Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations; and (2) The Committee of Selection has nominated two additional Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Richard Bacon and Mr Tom Harris.
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Joe Benton Chairman of the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations; and (2) The Committee of Selection has nominated two additional Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Stephen Dorrell and David Heyes.
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr John Bercow Chairman of the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order; and Page 64 Thursday 16th June 2005 2005-2006 Volume 262 Back to top (2) The Committee of Selection has nominated two additional Members to serve on the Committee: Dr Brian Iddon and Mr Boris Johnson.
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Joe Benton Chairman of the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Orders; and (2) The Committee of Selection has nominated two additional Members to serve on the Committee: Lynne Jones and Mr Peter Lilley.
(1) The Speaker has appointed Sir John Butterfill Chairman of the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order; and (2) The Committee of Selection has nominated two additional Members to serve on the Committee: Alan Keen and Peter Luff.
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mrs Janet Dean Chairman of the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations; and (2) The Committee of Selection has nominated two additional Members to serve on the Committee: Mr John Greenway and Mr Peter Kilfoyle. Grand Committees
[No. 18; WH, No. 7] Thursday 16th June 2005. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Two oclock.
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 21st June. [Adjourned at 4.02 p.m.
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