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[No. 27.] Monday 4th July 2005.
The House met at half-past Two o’clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Eric Illsley reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 2 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mrs Joan Humble reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Colleges of Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 3 | Opposition Day [4th allotted day],—It being an allotted day at the disposal of the Leader of the Opposition in pursuance of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business), the House proceeded to consider Opposition business. |
Local Taxation,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House notes with concern the increasing burden of local taxation; awaits the outcome of the Lyons Inquiry but rejects the proposals for a local income tax; asserts that a local income tax would entail higher taxation on hard-working families and crippling compliance costs on local businesses and would undermine the incentive to work; believes that council tax must be reformed, with the introduction of an automatic discount for pensioners and other measures, but rejects proposals to move from a local services tax based on fixed property bands to a wealth tax; calls on the Government to reject the Mayor of London’s proposals for a regional income tax in London and to cancel its plans for a council tax revaluation and higher bands in England, which would be a further stealth tax, particularly on those living on fixed incomes—(Mrs Caroline Spelman);
An Amendment was proposed to the Question, in line 2, to leave out from the word ‘House’ to the end of the Question and add the words ‘welcomes the Government’s continuing support for local government with its 33 per cent. grant increase since 1997; notes that the average increase in council tax in 2005–06, at 4.1 per cent., is the lowest increase in a decade, the second lowest ever, and lower than the last three council tax settlements for which the previous Government was responsible; welcomes the Government’s engagement with councils to facilitate the delivery of 2.5 per cent. annual efficiency gains in local government; and looks forward to the conclusions of Sir Michael Lyons’s inquiry as an important contribution to securing a fair and sustainable system of local government finance for the future’, instead thereof.—(Mr David Miliband.)
And the Question being put, That the original words stand part of the Question;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Michael Fabricant, Andrew Selous: 160.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Mr Dave Watts: 340.
So the Question was negatived.
And the Question, That the proposed words be there added, being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments);
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Mr Dave Watts: 287.
Tellers for the Noes, Michael Fabricant, Andrew Selous: 183.
So the Question was agreed to.
The Deputy Speaker forthwith declared the Main Question, as amended, to be agreed to.
Resolved, That this House welcomes the Government’s continuing support for local government with its 33 per cent. grant increase since 1997; notes that the average increase in council tax in 2005–06, at 4.1 per cent., is the lowest increase in a decade, the second lowest ever, and lower than the last three council tax settlements for which the previous Government was responsible; welcomes the Government’s engagement with councils to facilitate the delivery of 2.5 per cent. annual efficiency gains in local government; and looks forward to the conclusions of Sir Michael Lyons’s inquiry as an important contribution to securing a fair and sustainable system of local government finance for the future.
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Government Regulation,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House draws attention to the escalating cost of regulation and the increasing number of cases where regulation either achieves nothing or does positive harm to those being regulated; urges the Government to produce a deregulation bill which goes beyond exhortation to better regulation by repealing unnecessary and burdensome laws and rules; encourages the Government to table a programme for the UK Presidency of lesser and better regulation for the EU as a whole; and asks the Government to bring forward proposals which free professionals in hospitals and schools, which cut the costs of controls over elected local government, and allow business in the UK to compete more successfully against Asian and American competitors—(Mr John Redwood);
An Amendment was proposed to the Question, in line 2, to leave out from the word ‘House’ to the end of the Question and add the words ‘welcomes the steps the Government is taking to remove unnecessary regulations and rationalise inspection arrangements in both the public and private sectors; acknowledges the additional freedoms given to high performing schools, hospitals and local councils; notes the lead the Government has taken in driving forward the better regulation agenda in Europe; recognises the benefits that well-targeted and proportionate regulation can bring in driving up standards; and further notes that the UK is seen by international observers as a leader in the field of regulatory reform and that the success of the UK economy reflects the approach the Government has taken’, instead thereof.—(Mr John Hutton.)
And the Question being put, That the original words stand part of the Question;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Michael Fabricant, Andrew Selous: 198.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Frank Roy, Tony Cunningham: 313.
So the Question was negatived.
And the Question, That the proposed words be there added, being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments);
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Tony Cunningham, Mr Frank Roy: 304.
Tellers for the Noes, Michael Fabricant, Andrew Selous: 203.
So the Question was agreed to.
The Speaker forthwith declared the Main Question, as amended, to be agreed to.
Resolved, That this House welcomes the steps the Government is taking to remove unnecessary regulations and rationalise inspection arrangements in both the public and private sectors; acknowledges the additional freedoms given to high performing schools, hospitals and local councils; notes the lead the Government has taken in driving forward the better regulation agenda in Europe; recognises the benefits that well-targeted and proportionate regulation can bring in driving up standards; and further notes that the UK is seen by international observers as a leader in the field of regulatory reform and that the success of the UK economy reflects the approach the Government has taken.
| 4 | Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill; |
And a Motion being made, and the Question being put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 56 (Consolidated Fund Bills), That the Bill be now read a second time:— It was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read a second time.
And the Question being put forthwith, That the Bill be now read the third time:— It was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
| 5 | Northern Ireland,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 115 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (delegated legislation)), That the draft Budget (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 9th June, be approved—(Mr Alan Campbell):—It was agreed to. |
| 6 | Adjournment (Summer),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 25 (Periodic adjournments), That this House, at its rising on Thursday 21st July 2005, do adjourn till Monday 10th October 2005—(Mr Alan Campbell):—It was agreed to. |
| 7 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Alan Campbell.) |
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till one minute to Eleven o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.59 p.m.
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APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 1st July 2005 pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments):
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Climate Change Levy,—Climate Change Levy (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1716), dated 30th June 2005, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Mr Ivan Lewis]. |
| 2 | Health and Safety,—Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1732), dated 27th June 2005, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 3 | Medicines,—Medicines (Provision of False or Misleading Information and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1710), dated 24th June 2005 [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
| 4 | Social Security,—Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1719), dated 27th June 2005, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 4th July 2005:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 5 | Education,—Kent Institute of Art and Design Higher Education Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1708), dated 27th June 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Ruth Kelly]. |
| 6 | Legal Services Commission,—Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1793), dated 4th July 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Bridget Prentice]. |
| 7 | National Health Service,—NHSU Abolition Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1781), dated 30th June 2005 [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
| 8 | Supreme Court of Northern Ireland,—Court Security Officers (Designation and Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. (N.I.), 2005, No. 326), dated 3rd July 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Bridget Prentice]. |
Other Papers:
| 9 | Air Force (Constitution),—Amendment List 12 to Queen’s Regulations for the Royal Air Force (Fifth Edition) [by Act] [Secretary John Reid]. |
| 10 | Audit Commission,—Report and Accounts of the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 232] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 11 | European Communities (No. 1, 2005),—Agreement, done at Brussels on 6th December 2002, on Maritime Transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, of the other part, with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Cm. 6621] [Mr Secretary Straw]. |
| 12 | Government Resources and Accounts,—Department for International Development Overseas Superannuation Resource Accounts for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 163] [John Healey]. |
| 13 | National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Home Office: National Asylum Support Service: The provision of accommodation for asylum seekers [by Act]; to be printed [No. 130] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 14 | School Standards and Framework,—Accounts of Derby North East Education Action Zone for 1st April 2004 to 16th April 2005, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 263] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 15 | Statutory Instruments (Notification),—Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation: |
Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 4) 2005 (S.R. (N.I.), 2005, No. 314)
[by Standing Order] [The Speaker].
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APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Draft Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr David Clelland and Dr Nick Palmer from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations) and nominated in substitution Ms Celia Barlow and Mr Bob Laxton. |
| 2 | Draft Colleges of Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Roger Berry, Mr John Denham, Mark Fisher and Mr John Grogan from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Huw Irranca-Davies, Tom Levitt, Mr Terry Rooney and Mr Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth). |
| 3 | Draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Gerald Howarth from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Mr Andrew Robathan. |
European Standing Committees
| 4 | European Union Document No. 6364/05, relating to working conditions on interoperable cross-border rail services, has been referred to European Standing Committee A. |
| 5 | European Union Document No. 8635/05, relating to the marketing of genetically modified maize, has been referred to European Standing Committee A. |
| 6 | European Union Document No. 7455/05, relating to the EU contribution to the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, has been referred to European Standing Committee B. |
| 7 | European Union Documents Nos. 8137/05, 8138/05 and 8139/05, relating to the EU contribution to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals, have been referred to European Standing Committee B. |
| 8 | Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 1st June 2005, submitted by HM Treasury, relating to the preliminary Draft Budget 2006, has been referred to European Standing Committee B. |
| 9 | Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 7th June 2005, submitted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, relating to the EU Common Strategy on Russia, has been referred to European Standing Committee B. |
| 10 | European Union Document No. 5436/05, relating to the Green Paper on economic migration, has been referred to European Standing Committee B. |
| 11 | European Union Document No. 6174/04, relating to services in the internal market, has been referred to European Standing Committee C. |
| 12 | European Union Documents Nos. 15570/04 and 15614/04, relating to nominal quantities for pre-packed products, has been referred to European Standing Committee C. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | European Scrutiny,—(1) First Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 34-i]; and |
(2) Memoranda laid before the European Scrutiny Committee [Ministerial Correspondence]
[Mr Jimmy Hood].
| 2 | Select Committees (Choice of Chairman),—Mr Jimmy Hood reported from the European Scrutiny Committee, That he had been chosen Chairman of the Committee. |
THE SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATE
| | The Speaker certified that the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911. |
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[No. 28.] Tuesday 5th July 2005.
The House met at half-past Two o’clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill,—Mr Eric Forth reported from Standing Committee A, That it had gone through the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. |
Bill, as amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 38].
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 2 | Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill,—Mr Martin Caton reported from Standing Committee E, That it had agreed to the following Resolution in respect of the Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill: |
That the Standing Committee recommends that the Programme Order of 23rd June 2005 relating to the Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill be varied as follows—
(a) paragraphs 4 and 5 shall be omitted; and
(b) proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after commencement of proceedings on consideration.
Report, together with Resolution, to lie upon the Table.
| 3 | Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill,—Mr Martin Caton reported from Standing Committee E, That it had gone through the Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill, and directed him to report the same, without Amendment. |
Bill, not amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 4 | Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Christopher Chope reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 5 | Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr David Wilshire reported from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 6 | Pharmaceutical Labelling (Warning of Cognitive Function Impairment),—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for a warning symbol to be prominently displayed on the packaging of pharmaceuticals which act on the brain and central nervous system so as to impair dangerously the consumer’s ability to carry out certain activities; and for connected purposes: And that Mr Andrew Dismore, Stephen Pound, Martin Salter, Mr David Hamilton, Dr Alan Whitehead, Angela Eagle, Miss Anne Begg, Ann Keen, Mr Neil Gerrard, Mr Andrew Slaughter and Paul Flynn do prepare and bring it in. |
| 7 | Pharmaceutical Labelling (Warning of Cognitive Function Impairment) Bill,—Mr Andrew Dismore accordingly presented a Bill to make provision for a warning symbol to be prominently displayed on the packaging of pharmaceuticals which act on the brain and central nervous system so as to impair dangerously the consumer’s ability to carry out certain activities; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 12th May and to be printed [Bill 39]. |
| 8 | Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill,—The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill was, according to Order, read a second time. |
| 9 | Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill (Programme),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 83A (Programme motions), That the following provisions shall apply to the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: |
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
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Proceedings in Standing Committee
2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 25th 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 John Heppell, Mr Dave Watts: 285.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Sir Robert Smith: 65.
So the Question was agreed to.
| 10 | Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill [Money],—Her Majesty’s Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill [Money]; |
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 Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
(1) expenditure of the Secretary of State in connection with the Act, and
(2) any increase attributable to the Act in sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under another enactment—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda):—It was agreed to.
| 11 | Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill [Ways and Means],—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 Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, it is expedient to authorise— |
(1) the charging of fees in connection with immigration and nationality applications, claims, services, processes, advice and information, and
(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda):—It was agreed to.
| 12 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda.) |
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-six minutes to Eleven o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.34 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Civil Partnership,—Draft Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson]. |
| 2 | Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation),—Draft Codes of Practice on— |
(1) Access and Unfair Practices during Recognition and Derecognition Ballots; and
(2) Industrial Action Ballots and Notice to Employers
[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson].
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Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 3 | Housing,—Housing (Right to Buy) (Information to Secure Tenants) (England) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1735), dated 29th June 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 4 | Legal Aid and Advice,—Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1802), dated 4th July 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Bridget Prentice]. |
| 5 | Social Security,—Employment Zones (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1744), dated 30th June 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
Other Papers:
| 6 | Constitutional Affairs,—Paper, entitled A Fairer Deal for Legal Aid [by Command] [Cm. 6591] [Bridget Prentice]. |
| 7 | Explosives (Northern Ireland),—Report of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Explosives for Northern Ireland for 2004 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 103] [Mr Secretary Hain]. |
| 8 | Government Resources and Accounts,—Report and Accounts of the Defence Bills Agency for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 85] [Secretary John Reid]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Draft Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Richard Burden and Mr Vernon Coaker from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Mr John Heppell and Mr Andy Reed. |
European Standing Committees
| 2 | Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 4th July 2005, submitted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, relating to European Union Arms Exports, has been referred to European Standing Committee B. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Joint Committees (Choice of Chairmen),—Mr Eric Forth reported from the Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, That he had been chosen Chairman of the Joint Committee. |
| 2 | Statutory Instruments,—First Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 35-i] [Mr Eric Forth]. |
[No. 28; WH, No. 14]
Tuesday 5th July 2005.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting began at half-past Nine o’clock.
| Adjournment,—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr Vernon Coaker.) |
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 1.55 p.m.
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[No. 29.] Wednesday 6th July 2005.
The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Mike Hancock reported from the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 2 | International Development (Anti-Corruption Audit) Bill,—Mr William Cash, supported by Mr Edward Leigh, John Bercow, Mr Peter Lilley, Sir George Young, Mr Lindsay Hoyle, Mr Laurence Robertson, Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson, Nick Harvey and Mr Shailesh Vara, presented a Bill to amend section 7 of the International Development Act 2002 to require the imposition of conditions relating to internationally supervised audit on assistance: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 14th October and to be printed [Bill 40]. |
| 3 | Representation of the People (Amendment),—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Representation of the People Acts in respect of deceased candidates: And that Sir Patrick Cormack, Mr Alan Beith, Sir Menzies Campbell, Mr Robin Cook, Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, Michael Fabricant, Chris Grayling, Mr Austin Mitchell, Mr Mark Oaten, The Reverend Ian Paisley, Ms Gisela Stuart and Sir George Young do prepare and bring it in. |
| 4 | Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill,—Sir Patrick Cormack accordingly presented a Bill to amend the Representation of the People Acts in respect of deceased candidates: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 28th October and to be printed [Bill 41]. |
| 5 | Finance Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Finance Bill, not amended in the Committee and as amended in the Standing Committee. |
Ordered, That the Finance Bill, as amended, be considered in the following order, namely, new Clauses, Amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 1 to 6, Schedule No. 1, Clauses Nos. 7 to 12, Schedule No. 2, Clauses Nos. 13 to 24, Schedule No. 3, Clauses Nos. 25 to 34, Schedule No. 4, Clause No. 35, Schedule No. 5, Clauses Nos. 36 and 37, Schedule No. 6, Clauses Nos. 38 and 39, Schedule No. 7, Clause No. 40, Schedule No. 8, Clauses Nos. 41 and 42, Schedule No. 9, Clauses Nos. 43 to 49, Schedule No. 10 and Clauses Nos. 50 to 69, new Schedules, Amendments relating to Clause No. 70, Schedule No. 11 and Clauses Nos. 71 and 72.—(Mr Dave Watts.)
A Clause (NC1) (Inheritance Tax)—(Mr Philip Hammond)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Gregory Barker, Mr Mark Prisk: 181.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Alan Campbell, Mr John Heppell: 276.
Another Clause (NC4) (Tax Law Commission)—(Mr Mark Field)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Mark Prisk, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 194.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr John Heppell, Mr Alan Campbell: 289.
Another Clause (NC5) (Inheritance tax: mitigation of double charges)—(Mr Philip Hammond)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Michael Fabricant, Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: 153.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Ian Cawsey, Kevin Brennan: 340.
Another Clause (NC7) (Road fuel regulator)—(Stewart Hosie)—brought up, and read the first time.
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Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Mike Weir, Adam Price: 12.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Vernon Coaker, Tony Cunningham: 351.
Another Clause (NC9) (Real estate investment trusts)—(Mr Richard Spring)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time:—Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendment (No. 2) proposed to the Bill, in page 17, line 39, at the end, to insert the words ‘for the purpose of avoiding any tax.’.—(Chris Huhne.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment (No. 5) proposed to the Bill, in page 131, line 14, at the end, to insert the words ‘; but no order under this section shall be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of the House of Commons.’.—(Mr Mark Field.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
The Bill was read the third time, and passed.
| 6 | Environmental Protection,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005, which were laid before this House on 17th March, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved—(Mr Alan Campbell):—It was agreed to. |
| 7 | Northern Ireland,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation), That the draft Colleges of Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 28th June, be approved—(Mr Alan Campbell):—It was agreed to. |
| 8 | Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from staff, pupils and parents of Dr Triplet’s CE Primary School, Hayes, and others for action by G8 members to remove trade injustice, cancel all the debt of the poorest countries and increase aid was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
| 9 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Alan Campbell.) |
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-one minutes past Eight o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 8.21 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Consumer Protection,—(1) Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1815), dated 4th July 2005; and |
(2) General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1803), dated 30th June 2005
[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson].
| 2 | Environmental Protection,—Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1805), dated 4th July 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
Other Papers:
| 3 | Defence,—Government Response to the Fourth Report from the Defence Committee, Session 2004–05, on Future Capabilities [by Command] [Cm. 6616] [Secretary John Reid]. |
| 4 | Environmental Audit,—Government Response to the Fourth Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Session 2004–05, on The International Challenge of Climate Change: UK leadership in the G8 and EU [by Command] [Cm. 6617] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
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| 5 | Environmental Protection,—Explanatory Memorandum to the Waste Management Licensing (England and Wales) (Amendment and Related Provisions) (No. 3) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1728) [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
| 6 | Exchange Equalisation Account,—Report and Accounts of the Exchange Equalisation Account for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 107] [Mr Ivan Lewis]. |
| 7 | Government Resources and Accounts,—Resource Accounts of the National Audit Office for 2004–05 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 305] [Mr Alan Williams]. |
| 8 | Housing,—Report and Accounts of Castle Vale Housing Action Trust for 2004–05 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 9 | Learning and Skills,—Report and Accounts of the Adult Learning Inspectorate for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 101] [Secretary Ruth Kelly]. |
| 10 | Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development,—Report and Financial Statements of English Partnerships (including the Commission for the New Towns and the Urban Regeneration Agency) for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
| 11 | Northern Ireland,—(1) Accounts of the Central Services Agency for 2003–04, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland thereon; and |
(2) Resource Accounts of the Northern Ireland Audit Office for 2004–05,
[by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [Nos. 236 and 229] [Mr Secretary Hain].
| 12 | Northern Ireland Land Purchase,—Accounts of the Northern Ireland Land Purchase (Winding up), for 2003–04, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 300] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 13 | Proceeds of Crime,—Report of the Appointed Person for England and Wales and Northern Ireland under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for 2004–05 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Clarke]. |
| 14 | Science and Technology,—Report and Accounts of the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 247] [Secretary Alan Johnson]. |
| 15 | Senior Salaries,—Sixtieth Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries, on Pay for Standing Committee Chairmen in the House of Commons [by Command] [Cm. 6566] [The Prime Minister]. |
Papers withdrawn:
| 16 | Environmental Protection,—Explanatory Memorandum to the Waste Management Licensing (England and Wales) (Amendment and Related Provisions) (No. 3) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1728) [laid 29th June]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Draft Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005: |
(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 David Amess, Mr Ian Austin, Gordon Banks, Roger Berry, Mr Paul Burstow, Rosie Cooper, Mr David Drew, Mr Martin Horwood, Gillian Merron, Anne Milton, Dr Andrew Murrison, Sandra Osborne, Mike Penning, Mr John Randall, Ms Rosie Winterton and Mr Iain Wright.
| 2 | Draft Consular Fees Act 1980 (Fees) Order 2005: |
(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: Ed Balls, Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods, Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Jeremy Browne, Mr Nick Clegg, Mr Vernon Coaker, Mr David Crausby, Bill Etherington, Helen Goodman, Andrew Gwynne, Dr Kim Howells, Miss Anne McIntosh, Mr Andrew Mackay, Mr John Maples, Andrew Selous and Sir John Stanley.
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| 3 | Draft Age-Related Payments Regulations 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft 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 Richard Benyon, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Philip Dunne, Sandra Gidley, Mr John Heppell, Eric Joyce, Mr David Laws, Mr Gordon Prentice, Mr John Randall, Graham Stringer, Mr Stephen Timms, Mr Mark Todd, Dr Rudi Vis, Mr Nigel Waterson, Mr David Winnick and Derek Wyatt.
| 4 | Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Henry Bellingham, Annette Brooke, Mr Ian Cawsey, Mr Edward Davey, Mrs Nadine Dorries, Mr David Evennett, Patrick Hall, Stephen Hesford, Phil Hope, Ms Barbara Keeley, Mr Andrew Love, Ian Lucas, Steve McCabe, Mr Gordon Marsden, Mr Stephen O’Brien and Mr Rob Wilson.
| 5 | Draft Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Peter Atkinson, Mr David S. Borrow, Tom Brake, Mr Michael Clapham, Greg Clark, Jon Cruddas, Philip Davies, Mr Alan Duncan, Michael Jabez Foster, Mr Robert Goodwill, Mr John Grogan, Mr David Hamilton, Mr Lindsay Hoyle, Dr John Pugh, Mr Frank Roy and Derek Twigg.
| 6 | Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Michael Foster, Mrs Joan Humble, Mr Eddie McGrady and Mr Greg Pope from the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order) and nominated in substitution Ms Dawn Butler, Dr Alasdair McDonnell, Dan Norris and Jonathan Shaw. |
| 7 | Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Nicholas Brown, Mr Vernon Coaker, Mr Michael Foster (Worcester), Mr Christopher Fraser, Michael Gove, Mr David Hanson, Mr Dai Havard, Mr Sadiq Khan, Mr David Lidington, Mr Pat McFadden, Judy Mallaber, Mr Eric Martlew, Lembit Opik, Mr Laurence Robertson, Mr Peter Robinson and Andrew Selous.
| 8 | Draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Michael Fabricant, Mr Roger Godsiff, Dan Norris and Mr Ian Taylor from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Helen Goodman, Dr Ashok Kumar, Anne Milton and Peter Viggers. |
| 9 | Draft International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Jeremy Browne, Mr Nick Clegg, Harry Cohen, Mr Philip Hammond, Mr John Horam, Kerry McCarthy, Miss Anne McIntosh, Mr Alan Meale, Albert Owen, Ian Pearson, Gwyn Prosser, Mr Geoffrey Robinson, Andrew Selous, Paddy Tipping, Mr Charles Walker and Claire Ward.
| 10 | Draft Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Greg Mulholland from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Lorely Burt. |
| 11 | Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Order to the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
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(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Richard Burden, Colin Burgon, Mr David Clelland, Mr Vernon Coaker, Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas, Mr Michael Foster (Worcester), Mr Bruce George, Mr David Hanson, Mr Adam Holloway, Mr David Lidington, Lembit Opik, Mr Laurence Robertson, Mr Peter Robinson, Andrew Selous, Ms Dari Taylor and Mr Shailesh Vara.
| 12 | Draft Community Legal Service (Scope) Regulations 2005, the draft Community Legal Service (Cost Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, and the Revised Funding Code prepared by the Legal Services Commission: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations and Revised Funding Code to the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Henry Bellingham, Kevin Brennan, James Brokenshire, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Mr Fabian Hamilton, Mr Mark Harper, Mr David Heath, Mr Doug Henderson, Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Mr Jeremy Hunt, Mr Kevan Jones, Mark Lazarowicz, Martin Linton, Tony Lloyd, Bridget Prentice and Andrew Stunell.
| 13 | Draft National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Peter Bone, Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Michael Fabricant, Mr Bernard Jenkin, Miss Julie Kirkbride, Norman Lamb, Sarah McCarthy-Fry, Mr John McFall, Edward Miliband, Mr Mohammad Sarwar, Alison Seabeck, Mr Richard Shepherd, Sir Peter Soulsby, Ian Stewart, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe and Richard Younger-Ross.
| 14 | Draft Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005 and the draft Financial Assistance Scheme (Internal Review) Regulations 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the Eleventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Peter Ainsworth, Danny Alexander, Jeremy Corbyn, Mr David Curry, Paul Flynn, Justine Greening, Mr John Heppell, Eric Joyce, Mr David Laws, Mr Ken Purchase, Mr John Randall, Mr Marsha Singh, Mr Stephen Timms, Jon Trickett, Keith Vaz and Mr Nigel Waterson.
| 15 | Draft Partnerships (Restrictions on Contributions to a Trade) Regulations 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the Twelfth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Dr Vincent Cable, Michael Fabricant, Mr Michael Fallon, Damian Green, Susan Kramer, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, Dawn Primarolo, Mr Andy Reed, Alan Simpson, Mr Andrew Slaughter, Mr Richard Spring, Dr Phyllis Starkey, Ms Emily Thornberry, Joan Walley, Mr Robert N. Wareing and Mr Tom Watson.
| 16 | Draft Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005, the draft Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 Consequential Modifications) Order 2005, and the draft Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Orders to the Thirteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Henry Bellingham, Mr Russell Brown, Angela Browning, David Cairns, Mr Oliver Heald, Mr Jim McGovern, Ann McKechin, Mr Frank Roy, Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough), Dr Howard Stoate, John Thurso, Mr Paul Truswell, Mr Andrew Tyrie, Lynda Waltho, Pete Wishart and Jeremy Wright.
| 17 | Draft Pension Protection Fund (Investigation by PPF Ombudsman of Complaints of Maladministration) Regulations 2005, the draft Pension Protection Fund (Reference of Reviewable Matters to the PPF Ombudsman) Regulations 2005, and the draft Pension Protection Fund (PPF Ombudsman) (Amendment) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations and draft Order to the Fourteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mrs Ann Cryer, Mr Jim Cunningham, Mr Roger Gale, Sandra Gidley, Mr John Heppell, Mr Brian Jenkins, Mr Boris Johnson, Eric Joyce, Mr David Laws, David Lepper, Chris McCafferty, Mr Denis MacShane, John Penrose, Mr John Randall, Mr Stephen Timms and Mr Nigel Waterson.
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| 18 | Draft Water Supply Licence (Modification of Standard Conditions) Order 2005 and the draft Water Act 2003 (Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order and draft Regulations to the Fifteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Peter Ainsworth, Mr Peter Atkinson, Norman Baker, Mr Colin Breed, Tony Cunningham, Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, Mr George Howarth, Mr Nick Hurd, Mr Fraser Kemp, Mr David Kidney, Mr John MacDougall, Rob Marris, Mrs Madeleine Moon, Mr Elliot Morley, Mark Pritchard and Bill Wiggin.
| 19 | Draft Railways Act 1993 (Determination of Turnover) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Sixteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Peter Atkinson, Tom Brake, Mr Alan Duncan, Jessica Morden, Julie Morgan, Mr George Mudie, Mr Chris Mullin, David Mundell, Dr John Pugh, Mr Nick Raynsford, John Robertson, Mr Frank Roy, Joan Ruddock, Mr Lee Scott, Derek Twigg and Mr David Wilshire.
| 20 | Draft Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Seventeenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Adrian Bailey, Mr Henry Bellingham, Mr Brian Binley, Mr Alan Campbell, Chris Grayling, Simon Hughes, Mr Peter Lilley, Mr Jim Murphy, Mr Brooks Newmark, Clare Short, Mr Andrew Smith, Helen Southworth, Sarah Teather, Dr Alan Whitehead, Mrs Betty Williams and Mike Wood.
| 21 | Draft Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Eighteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Dr Vincent Cable, Michael Fabricant, Mr Mark Field, John Healey, Rosemary McKenna, Andrew Miller, Mr Denis Murphy, Mr Alan Reid, Mr David Ruffley, Anne Snelgrove, Ms Gisela Stuart, Mark Tami, Peter Viggers, Mr Tom Watson, Mr David Willetts and Mr Alan Williams.
| 22 | Draft Companies Act 1989 (Delegation) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Nineteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Graham Allen, John Battle, Mr Ronnie Campbell, Ms Katy Clark, Mr Tom Clarke, Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Michael Fabricant, Barry Gardiner, Meg Hillier, Mrs Eleanor Laing, Norman Lamb, Peter Luff, Mrs Maria Miller, Richard Ottaway, Mr Alan Reid and Ian Stewart.
| 23 | Draft Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order 2005 and the draft Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Orders to the Twentieth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Adam Afriyie, Danny Alexander, Mr David Anderson, Ms Dawn Butler, Mr David Chaytor, Angela Eagle, Jeff Ennis, Mr Paul Goodman, Mr Mike Hall, Mr John Heppell, Mr Douglas Hogg, Eric Joyce, Mr David Laws, Mr John Randall, Bob Spink and Mr Stephen Timms.
| 24 | Draft Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) (No.2) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Twenty-first Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Clive Betts, Mr Vernon Coaker, Sir Patrick Cormack, Jim Dowd, Clive Efford, Mr Robert Flello, Mr Eric Forth, Mr Michael Foster (Worcester), Nia Griffith, Mr David Hanson, Mr David Heath, Alan Keen, Mr David Lidington, Mr Laurence Robertson, Mr Peter Robinson and Andrew Selous.
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ECCLESIASTICAL COMMITTEE
| | In pursuance of section 2(2) of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 the Speaker has nominated Sir Stuart Bell, Peter Bottomley, Ben Chapman, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mr David Drew, Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, Mr Frank Field, Mr John Gummer, Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Simon Hughes, Robert Key, Mr Gordon Marsden, Mr Desmond Swayne, David Taylor and Steve Webb to serve, for the duration of the present Parliament, upon the Ecclesiastical Committee. |
[No. 29; WH, No. 15]
Wednesday 6th July 2005.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting began at half-past Nine o’clock.
| Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned—(Mr Tom Watson); |
And the sitting having continued for two and a half hours after half-past Two o’clock, it was adjourned without Question put, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 5.30 p.m.
[No. 30.] Thursday 7th July 2005.
The House met at half-past Ten o’clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Civil Aviation Bill,—Mr Edward O’Hara reported from Standing Committee B, That it had gone through the Civil Aviation Bill, and directed him to report the same, without Amendment. |
Bill, not amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered to-morrow.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 2 | Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr Joe Benton reported from the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2005. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 3 | Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Derek Conway reported from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 4 | Adjournment (Defence in the world),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Kevin Brennan); |
The Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn.
| 5 | European Standing Committees (Temporary Nomination),—Ordered, That, if any European Union Documents have been referred to a European Standing Committee which has not yet been nominated for the duration of the Parliament under paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), the Committee of Selection may nominate one or more temporary European Standing Committees to consider one or more of the documents instead; and the remaining provisions of the Standing Order (including sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (3)) shall apply.—(Claire Ward.) |
| 6 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Claire Ward.) |
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till one minute past Six o’clock, adjourned till Monday 11th July.
[Adjourned at 6.01 p.m.
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APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Council Tax,—Draft Council Tax Limitation (England) (Maximum Amounts) Order 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Prescott]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
| 2 | Agriculture,—Fees for Assessment of Active Substances (Fourth Stage Review) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1811), dated 6th July 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
| 3 | Criminal Law,—Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1789), dated 1st July 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Clarke]. |
| 4 | Education,—Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1718), dated 28th June 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Ruth Kelly]. |
| 5 | Land Registration,—Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1766) dated 30th June 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Bridget Prentice]. |
Other Papers:
| 6 | Betting, Gaming and Lotteries,—Olympic Lotteries (Declaration that London is to host the 2012 Olympic Games) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1830), dated 6th July 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Tessa Jowell]. |
| 7 | Environmental Audit,—Government Response to the Thirteenth Report from the Environmental Audit Committee, Session 2003–04, on The Sustainable Development Strategy: Illusion or Reality? [by Command] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
| 8 | Government Resources and Accounts,—(1) Reports and Accounts of the— |
(i) Army Training and Recruiting Agency for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 215] [Secretary John Reid];
(ii) Veterinary Laboratories Agency for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 117] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]; and
(2) Resource Accounts of the Office of Rail Regulation for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 284] [John Healey].
| 9 | Government Resources and Accounts (Northern Ireland),—Financial Auditing and Reporting: 2003–04: General Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland [by Act]; to be printed [No. 96] [Mr Secretary Hain]. |
| 10 | Health and Safety at Work,—Report and Accounts of the Health and Safety Commission for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 98] [Mr Secretary Blunkett]. |
| 11 | Land Registration,—Land Registration (Proper Office) (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1765), dated 30th June 2005 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Bridget Prentice]. |
| 12 | New Roads and Street Works,—Report under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 for 2004 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 13 | Northern Ireland,—(1) Foreword and Financial Statements of the Youth Council for Northern Ireland for 2003–04; and |
(2) Reports and Accounts of—(i) Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland for 2004–05;
(ii) the Laganside Corporation for 2004–05;
(iii) the Livestock and Meat Commission for 2003–04;
(iv) the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency for 2004–05;
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(v) the Sports Council for Northern Ireland for 2001–02;
(vi) the Sports Council for Northern Ireland for 2002–03; and
(vii) the Valuation and Lands Agency for 2004–05;
with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [Nos. 172, 95, 123, 257, 205, 159, 160 and 111] [Mr Secretary Hain].
| 14 | Transport,—Paper, entitled Responses to the Government’s Consultation on the Crossrail Bill: Environmental Statement [by Command] [Cm. 6603] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
APPENDIX II
Standing Committees
| 1 | Draft Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Eric Illsley Chairman of the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
| 2 | Draft Consular Fees Act 1980 (Fees) Order 2005: |
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Christopher Chope Chairman of the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order.
(2) The Committee of Selection has discharged Miss Anne McIntosh from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Mr Keith Simpson.
| 3 | Draft Age-Related Payments Regulations 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Eric Forth Chairman of the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations. |
| 4 | Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mrs Janet Dean Chairman of the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
| 5 | Draft Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Christopher Chope Chairman of the Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations. |
| 6 | Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed John Bercow Chairman of the Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
| 7 | Draft International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Eric Illsley Chairman of the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
| 8 | Draft Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Sandra Osborne, Jim Sheridan and Helen Southworth from the Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Andrew Miller and Mr Iain Wright. |
| 9 | Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed David Taylor Chairman of the Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Order. |
| 10 | Draft Community Legal Service (Scope) Regulations 2005, draft Community Legal Service (Cost Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and Revised Funding Code prepared by the Legal Services Commission,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Greg Pope Chairman of the Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations and Code. |
| 11 | Draft National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Janet Anderson Chairman of the Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations. |
| 12 | Draft Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005 and draft Financial Assistance Scheme (Internal Review) Regulations 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Mike Hancock Chairman of the Eleventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations. |
| 13 | Draft Partnerships (Restrictions on Contributions to a Trade) Regulations 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mrs Joan Humble Chairman of the Twelfth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations. |
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| 14 | Draft Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005, draft Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2005 and draft Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Greg Pope Chairman of the Thirteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Orders. |
| 15 | Draft Pension Protection Fund (Investigation by PPF Ombudsman of Complaints of Maladministration) Regulations 2005, draft Pension Protection Fund (Reference of Reviewable Matters to the PPF Ombudsman) Regulations 2005 and draft Pension Protection Fund (PPF Ombudsman) Amendment Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Hugh Bayley Chairman of the Fourteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Regulations and Order. |
| 16 | Draft Water Supply Licence (Modification of Standard Conditions) Order 2005 and draft Water Act 2003 (Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Joe Benton Chairman of the Fifteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order and Regulations. |
| 17 | Draft Railways Act 1993 (Determination of Turnover) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Christopher Chope Chairman of the Sixteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
| 18 | Draft Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Bill Olner Chairman of the Seventeenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
| 19 | Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Joe Benton Chairman of the Eighteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the Order. |
| 20 | Draft Companies Act 1989 (Delegation) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mrs Janet Dean Chairman of the Nineteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
| 21 | Draft Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order 2005 and draft Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Eric Forth Chairman of the Twentieth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Orders. |
| 22 | Draft Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2005,—The Speaker has appointed Mr David Wilshire Chairman of the Twenty-First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in respect of the draft Order. |
[No. 30; WH, No. 16]
Thursday 7th July 2005.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting began at half-past Two o’clock.
| Adjournment (Sustainable Development),—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr Ian Cawsey.) |
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 12th July.
[Adjourned at 5.30 p.m.
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