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Chronological Index
Alphabetical Index - Part I
Alphabetical Index - Part II
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[No. 3.] Monday 20th November 2006.
The House met at half-past Two o’clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Queen’s Speech (Motion for an Address),—The Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned debate on the Question proposed on 15th November, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows: |
Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament;
And the Question being again proposed:—The House resumed the adjourned Debate.
Ordered, That the Debate be now adjourned.—(Steve McCabe.)
Debate to be resumed to-morrow.
| 2 | Public Petitions,—Public Petitions from— |
(1) residents in the St Mary’s Church Conservation Area against overdevelopment in their community; and
(2) residents of North Dorset for the Defence College for Communications and Information Systems to remain at Blandford Camp
were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
| 3 | Public Petition,—A Public Petition from the residents of Birmingham Road, Aldridge, for stronger protection for gardens in planning law was presented; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
| 4 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Dave Watts.) |
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-nine minutes to Eleven o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.31 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Northern Ireland,—Draft Housing (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hain]. |
| 2 | Petroleum,—Draft Petroleum Act 1998 (Third Party Access) Order 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 3 | Scientific Research,—Draft Science and Technology Facilities Council Order 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 4 | Electronic Communications,—Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Electronic Communications) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2968), dated 14th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hutton]. |
| 5 | National Health Service,—National Health Service (Clinical Negligence Scheme) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3087), dated 20th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
| 6 | Social Security,—Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2967), dated 14th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hutton]. |
| 7 | Terms and Conditions of Employment,—Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3045), dated 14th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 8 | Trade Marks,—Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3039), dated 16th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
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Other Papers:
| 9 | National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on The Modernisation of the West Coast Main Line [by Act]; to be printed [No. 22] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 10 | Northern Ireland,—Report and Accounts of the South Eastern Education and Library Board for 2003–04, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 15] [Mr Secretary Hain]. |
| 11 | Public Petitions,—Observations by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the Petition [24th October] from residents of South Essex and others against any loss of benefits under the Local Government Pension Scheme [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House]. |
APPENDIX II
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Education and Skills,—Children’s Services: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee; to be printed [No. 62-i] [Mr Barry Sheerman]. |
| 2 | Foreign Affairs,—South Asia: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 55-i] [Mike Gapes]. |
| 3 | Human Rights,—Treatment of Asylum Seekers: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Joint Committee on Human Rights; to be printed [No. 60-i] [Mr Andrew Dismore]. |
| 4 | Public Accounts,—Department for International Development: Working with non–governmental and civil society organisations to promote development: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [No. 64-i] [Mr Edward Leigh]. |
| 5 | Transport,—The Ports Industry in England and Wales: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Committee; to be printed [No. 61-i] [Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody]. |
| 6 | Work and Pensions,—The Government’s Employment Strategy: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Work and Pensions Committee; to be printed [No 63-i] [Mr Terry Rooney]. |
[No. 4.] Tuesday 21st November 2006.
The House met at half-past Two o’clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Sessional Returns,—Ordered, That there be laid before this House Returns for Session 2005–06 of information and statistics relating to— |
(1) Business of the House;
(2) Closure of Debate, Proposal of Question and Allocation of Time (including Programme Motions);
(3) Sittings of the House;
(4) Private Bills and Private Business;
(5) Public Bills;
(6) Delegated Legislation and Regulatory Reform Orders;
(7) European Legislation, etc;
(8) Grand Committees;
(9) Chairmen’s Panel; and
(10) Select Committees.—(The Chairman of Ways and Means.)
| 2 | Statistics and Registration Service Bill,—Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr Jack Straw, Hilary Armstrong, Mr Secretary Hain, Secretary Alan Johnson, Secretary Ruth Kelly, Mr Secretary Alexander, Mr Stephen Timms, Dawn Primarolo, John Healey and Ed Balls, presented a Bill to establish and make provision about the Statistics Board; to make provision about offices and office-holders under the Registration Service Act 1953; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow and to be printed [Bill 8]. |
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Statistics and Registration Service Bill be printed [Bill 8–EN].
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| 3 | Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill (Allocation of Time),—Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill— |
Timetable
1. (1) Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at this day’s sitting.
(2) Proceedings on Second Reading shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
(3) Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at the moment of interruption or six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order, whichever is the later.
Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put
2. When the Bill has been read a second time—
(a) it shall, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put;
(b) the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.
3. On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question and, if the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.
4. For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 the Speaker or Chairman shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)—
(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;
(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.
5. On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
Consideration of Lords Amendments
6. (1) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(2) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, one hour after their commencement.
7. (1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 6.
(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
(3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith—
(a) a single Question on any further Amendments to the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and
(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith—
(a) a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and
(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
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(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House disagrees to a Lords Amendment.
(6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments.
(7) As soon as the House has agreed or disagreed to a Lords Amendment, or disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to, the Speaker shall put forthwith a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment.
Subsequent stages
8. (1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(2) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
9. (1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 8.
(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has already been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
(3) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.
(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message.
(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.
Reasons Committee
10. (1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons in relation to the Bill and the appointment of its Chairman.
(2) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.
(3) Proceedings in the Committee shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.
(4) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) the Chairman shall—
(a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair but not yet decided, and
(b) then put forthwith successively Questions on motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments.
(5) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.
Miscellaneous
11. Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply in so far as necessary for the purposes of this Order.
12. The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement and paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 shall apply to those proceedings.
13. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
14. No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to re-commit the Bill; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
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15. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
16. (1) This paragraph applies if—
(a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) has been stood over to Seven o’clock, Four o’clock or Three o’clock (as the case may be), but
(b) proceedings to which this Order applies have begun before then.
(2) Proceedings on that Motion shall stand postponed until the conclusion of those proceedings.
17. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.
18. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.—(Mr Secretary Hain.)
| 4 | Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill; |
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time;
And it being four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion relating to Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill (Allocation of Time), the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [this day]:—It was agreed to.
The House, pursuant to Order [this day], resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill.
(In the Committee)
Clause No. 1 agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Compliance or non-compliance with St Andrews Agreement timetable).
Amendment (No. 43) proposed, in page 2, line 10, after ‘2007,’, to insert the words ‘or such later date as may be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State,’.—(Mr Nigel Dodds.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Nigel Dodds, Mrs Iris Robinson: 12.
Tellers for the Noes, Tony Cunningham, Steve McCabe: 319.
Clause agreed to.
Clauses Nos. 3 and 4 agreed to.
Clause No. 5 (The Executive Committee and the Ministerial Code).
Amendment (No. 33) proposed, in page 4, to leave out lines 8 to 10.—(Mark Durkan.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
It being Ten o’clock, the Chairman put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings in the Committee to a conclusion.
Clause agreed to.
Clauses Nos. 6 to 28 agreed to.
Schedules Nos. 1 to 9 agreed to.
Whereupon the Chairman left the Chair to report the Bill to the House, pursuant to Order.
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr Michael Foster reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no Amendment thereunto.
A Motion was made and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [this day], That the Bill be now read the third time:—It was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
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| 5 | Business of the House,—Ordered, That, in respect of the Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses Bill, notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time.—(Mr Dave Watts.) |
| 6 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Dave Watts.) |
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-seven minutes to Eleven o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.33 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Corporation Tax,—Draft Oil Taxation (Market Value of Oil) Regulations 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [John Healey]. |
| 2 | Immigration,—Draft Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary John Reid]. |
| 3 | Petroleum Revenue Tax,—Draft Petroleum Revenue Tax (Attribution of Blended Crude Oil) Regulations 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [John Healey]. |
| 4 | Welfare Reform and Pensions,—Report by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under section 82 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999, stating the changes in law which the Secretary of State is proposing in the Welfare Reform Bill by way of amendments to the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979, the amount of expenditure which the Secretary of State proposes to incur and the purposes for which he proposes to incur it [by Act]; to be printed [No. 39] [Mr Secretary Hutton]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 5 | Children and Young Persons,—Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2991), dated 15th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson]. |
| 6 | Corporation Tax,—Petroleum Revenue Tax (Nomination Scheme for Disposals and Appropriations) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3089), dated 20th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [John Healey]. |
| 7 | Marine Pollution,—Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2950), dated 14th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Alexander]. |
| 8 | Medicines,—Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2984), dated 15th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
| 9 | Ministers of the Crown,—Transfer of Functions (Third Sector, Communities and Equality) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2951), dated 14th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary John Reid]. |
Other Papers:
| 10 | Broadcasting,—Papers, entitled: |
(1) BBC Independent Television Commissioning: Deloitte and Touche LLP review presented to the BBC Governors’ Audit Committee, September 2006, and a response to the review from the BBC; and
(2) The BBC’s Management of Risk: National Audit Office review presented to the BBC Governors’ Audit Committee, September 2006, by the Comptroller and Auditor General, and a response to the review from the BBC
[by Command] [Secretary Tessa Jowell].
| 11 | Constitutional Affairs,—Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Constitutional Affairs Committee, Session 2005–06, on Family Justice: The operation of the family courts revisited [by Command] [Cm. 6971] [Ms Harriet Harman]. |
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| 12 | Defence (Votes A), 2006–07,—Winter Supplementary Estimates of the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for service with the Armed Forces for the year ending 31st March 2007 [by Command]; to be printed [No. 18] [Secretary Des Browne]. |
| 13 | Government Resources and Accounts,—Treasury Minute, dated 21st November 2006, directing the application of certain amounts as Appropriations in Aid of the Estimates for the year ending 31st March 2007 [by Act] [Mr Stephen Timms]. |
| 14 | National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2006, with Project Summary Sheets [by Act]; to be printed [No. 23-I and -II] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 15 | Northern Ireland,—Report and Accounts for 2005–06 of the— |
(1) Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland thereon; and
(2) Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee
[by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [Nos. 34 and 17] [Mr Secretary Hain].
| 16 | Supply Estimates, 2006–07,—(1) Winter Supplementary Estimates and New Estimates for Central Government [by Command]; to be printed [No. 2] [Mr Stephen Timms]; and |
(2) Winter Supplementary Estimates for the National Audit Office [by Act]; to be printed [No. 7] [Mr Alan Williams].
| 17 | Supply Estimates, 2007–08,—Estimates for which a Vote on Account is required for 2007–08 for— |
(1) Central Government [by Command]; to be printed [No. 19] [Mr Stephen Timms];
(2) the Electoral Commission [by Act]; to be printed [No. 6] [The Speaker];
(3) the House of Commons: Administration [by Act]; to be printed [No. 4] [The Speaker]; and
(4) the National Audit Office [by Act]; to be printed [No. 5] [Mr Alan Williams].
APPENDIX II
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Administration,—Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 21st November; to be published [Mr Frank Doran]. |
| 2 | Communities and Local Government,—The Supply of Rented Housing: Memoranda laid before the Communities and Local Government Committee; to be printed [No. 47-II] [Dr Phyllis Starkey]. |
| 3 | Communities and Local Government and International Development,—The World Urban Forum III: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Communities and Local Government and the International Development Committees; to be printed [No. 48] [Mr John Battle]. |
| 4 | Culture, Media and Sport,—London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee; to be printed [No. 69-i] [Mr John Whittingdale]. |
| 5 | Defence,—(1) Government Response to the Eleventh Report of the Committee, Session 2005–06: Educating Service Children: First Special Report from the Defence Committee; to be printed [No. 58]; and |
(2) The Future of the UK’s Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the manufacturing and skills base: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 59-i and -ii]
[Mr James Arbuthnot].
| 6 | Environmental Audit,—The EU ETS: Lessons from phase I: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environmental Audit Committee; to be printed [No. 70-i] [Mr Tim Yeo]. |
| 7 | Health,—NHS Deficits: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee; to be printed [No. 73-i] [Mr Kevin Barron]. |
| 8 | Home Affairs,—Justice and Home Affairs Issues at European Union Level: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 76-i] [Mr John Denham]. |
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| 9 | International Development,—(1) Department for International Development Departmental Report 2006: First Report from the International Development Committee, with Memoranda; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 71]; |
(2) Development Assistance and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published; and
(3) Water and Sanitation: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published
[Malcolm Bruce].
| 10 | Treasury,—(1) Financial inclusion: the roles of the Government and the FSA, and financial capability: First Report from the Treasury Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 53]; |
(2) The Administration of Tax Credits: Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, Session 2005–06: First Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 52]; and
(3) Globalisation: the role of the IMF: Government Response to the Ninth Report from the Committee, Session 2005–06: Second Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 49]
[John McFall].
| 11 | Welsh Affairs,—Welsh Prisoners in the Prison Estate: |
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 74-i]; and
(2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published
[Dr Hywel Francis].
[No. 5.] Wednesday 22nd November 2006.
The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Private Bills,—The Order of 6th November relating to the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill, suspended in the last Session of Parliament, being read; |
London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill,—A Bill to confer further powers upon local authorities in London and upon Transport for London; and for related purposes, was read the first, second and third time and passed.
| 2 | Chairmen’s Panel (Parliament Act 1911),—Rosemary McKenna reported from the Committee of Selection, That, in pursuance of section 1(3) of the Parliament Act 1911, it had appointed Frank Cook and Sir Nicholas Winterton to be the two Members whom the Speaker shall consult, if practicable, before certifying a Bill to be a Money Bill. |
| 3 | Offender Management Bill,—Secretary John Reid, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr Secretary Prescott, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Margaret Beckett, Mr Secretary Darling, Ms Secretary Hewitt and Mr Gerry Sutcliffe presented a Bill to make provision about the provision of probation services, prisons and other matters relating to the management of offenders; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow and to be printed [Bill 9]. |
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Offender Management Bill be printed [Bill 9–EN].
| 4 | Queen’s Speech (Motion for an Address),—The Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned debate on the Question proposed on 15th November, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows: |
Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament;
And the Question being again proposed:—The House resumed the adjourned Debate.
And it being Seven o’clock, the Debate stood adjourned.
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-morrow.
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| 5 | Business of the House,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business), That, at this day’s sitting, consideration of any Lords Amendments and Messages that may be received may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour—(Mr Frank Roy):—It was agreed to. |
| 6 | Northern Ireland Grand Committee,—Ordered, That— |
(1) the matter of Lifetime Opportunities—the Government’s Anti-Poverty and Social Inclusion Strategy for Northern Ireland be referred to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee;
(2) the Committee shall meet in Northern Ireland on Tuesday 12th December at one o’clock; 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 matter referred to it under paragraph (1) above;
(b) the Chairman shall interrupt proceedings not later than four o’clock; and
(c) 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 Frank Roy.)
| 7 | Welsh Grand Committee,—Ordered, That— |
(a) the matter of the Government’s Legislative Programme as outlined in the Queen’s Speech as it relates to Wales and Public Expenditure in Wales be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for its consideration;
(b) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Wednesday 13th December at nine o’clock and between two o’clock and four o’clock to take questions under Standing Order No. 103 (Welsh Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)) and to consider the matter of the Government’s Legislative Programme as outlined in the Queen’s Speech as it relates to Wales and Public Expenditure in Wales under Standing Order No. 107 (Welsh Grand Committee (matters relating exclusively to Wales)).—(Mr Frank Roy.)
The Deputy Speaker suspended the sitting, pursuant to Order [16th November].
| 8 | Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows: |
The Lords have agreed to the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill, without Amendment.
| 9 | Royal Assent,—The Deputy Speaker notified the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, That Her Majesty had signified her Royal Assent to the following Act, agreed upon by both Houses: |
Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006.
| 10 | Public Petition,—A Public Petition from members of the South Lakeland Alzheimer’s Society for the continued prescription of Alzheimer’s drug treatments to patients who can benefit from them was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. |
| 11 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Dave Watts); |
And the Motion having been made after Seven o’clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, it being then nineteen minutes to Eleven o’clock, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.41 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Other Papers:
| 1 | Education,—Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools for 2005–06 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 78] [Secretary Alan Johnson]. |
| 2 | Opticians,—Report and Accounts of the General Optical Council for 2005–06 [by Act] [Bridget Prentice]. |
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| 3 | Pastoral Measure,—Report of the Churches Conservation Trust for 2005–06 [by Measure] [Secretary Tessa Jowell]. |
| 4 | Treaty Series (No. 28, 2006),—Second Supplementary List of Ratifications, Accessions, Withdrawals, etc., for 2006 [by Command] [Cm. 6972] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
APPENDIX II
General Committees
| 1 | Welfare Reform Bill Committee,—The Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Welfare Reform Bill Committee: Adam Afriyie, Danny Alexander, Gordon Banks, Mr Tim Boswell, Mr Russell Brown, Mr Wayne David, Natascha Engel, Mr John Heppell, Mr Jeremy Hunt, Mr David Laws, Mrs Anne McGuire, Kali Mountford, Mr Jim Murphy, John Penrose, John Robertson, Mr David Ruffley and Alison Seabeck. |
| 2 | Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the First Delegated Legislation Committee; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr David Blunkett, Mr David S. Borrow, Tom Brake, Lyn Brown, Colin Challen, Mr Geoffrey Cox, Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas, Philip Davies, Michael Fabricant, Dr Ian Gibson, Mr David Jones, Mrs Jacqui Lait, Mr Gordon Prentice, Jonathan Shaw, Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough), Angela E. Smith (Basildon) and Andrew Stunell.
| 3 | Draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Poland) Order 2006: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Third Delegated Legislation Committee; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Ms Diane Abbott, Mr Colin Breed, Kevin Brennan, Mrs Ann Cryer, Mr David Evennett, Paul Flynn, Mr Mark Francois, Mr David Gauke, Julia Goldsworthy, David Heyes, Lynne Jones, Robert Neill, Mr Brooks Newmark, Dawn Primarolo, Mr Andy Reed, Mr Jamie Reed and Mr Geoffrey Robinson.
| 4 | Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (Cm. 6918): |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Statement to the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated twenty-one Members to serve on the Committee: Charlotte Atkins, Mr Crispin Blunt, Mr Alan Campbell, Mr David Crausby, Mr Stephen Dorrell, Mrs Nadine Dorries, Jim Dowd, Mr Philip Dunne, Lynne Featherstone, Damian Green, Nia Griffith, Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Stewart Hosie, Mark Hunter, Glenda Jackson, Alan Keen, Mr Andrew Love, Mr Alan Milburn, Joan Ryan, Mr Richard Shepherd and Ms Dari Taylor.
| 5 | Draft Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006: |
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated twenty-one Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Clive Betts, David Cairns, Jeremy Corbyn, Mark Durkan, Mr Frank Field, Mr Michael Foster (Worcester), Mr Dai Havard, Lady Hermon, Mr George Howarth, Mr Sadiq Khan, Mr Mark Lancaster, Dr William McCrea, Ann McKechin, Anne Main, Judy Mallaber, Mr Michael Mates, Dan Norris, Lembit Opik, Mr Laurence Robertson, Mr Dennis Skinner and Mr Ian Taylor.
Grand Committees
| 6 | Northern Ireland Grand Committee,—The Committee of Selection has nominated twenty-five additional Members to serve on the Northern Ireland Grand Committee: Mr David Anderson, Mr Adrian Bailey, John Battle, Rosie Cooper, Mary Creagh, Mr Quentin Davies, Mr Jim Devine, Mr Michael Foster (Worcester), Mr Tom Harris, Mr Stephen Hepburn, Eric Joyce, Mark Lancaster, Mr David Lidington, Mr Andrew Mackay, Greg Mulholland, Dan Norris, Lembit Opik, Stephen Pound, Mr Alan Reid, Mr Laurence Robertson, Andrew Rosindell, Chris Ruane, Mr Ben Wallace, Lynda Waltho and Mr Robert Walter. |
| 7 | Welsh Grand Committee,—The Committee of Selection has nominated two additional members to serve on the Welsh Grand Committee: Mrs Cheryl Gillan and Angela Watkinson. |
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European Standing Committees
| 8 | European Union Document No. 13568/05, relating to Marketing of pyrotechnic articles, has been referred to European Standing Committee C. |
| 9 | European Union Document No. 9898/06 relating to Consultation on Fisheries Management Proposals,—The Committee of Selection has nominated thirteen Members to serve on the European Standing Committee nominated in respect of the Document: Ms Celia Barlow, Mr Ben Bradshaw, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Mr Robert Goodwill, Miss Julie Kirkbride, Mr Angus MacNeil, Mrs Madeleine Moon, Mr Marsha Singh, Keith Vaz, Joan Walley, Mr Dave Watts, Bill Wiggin and Mr Roger Williams. |
| 10 | European Union Documents No. 10755/06 relating to the European Union agency for Fundamental Rights and No. 13104/06 relating to Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme,—The Committee of Selection has nominated thirteen Members to serve on the European Standing Committee nominated in respect of the Documents: Mr Henry Bellingham, Mr Charles Clarke, Tony Cunningham, Mr Tobias Ellwood, Mr Christopher Fraser, Dr Evan Harris, Kate Hoey, Simon Hughes, Mr Nick Hurd, David Lepper, Martin Linton, Ian Lucas and Bridget Prentice. |
| 11 | European Union Documents No. 5047/06 and Addendum 1, and No. 5050/06 and Addendum 1, relating to Waste Prevention and Recycling,—The Committee of Selection has nominated thirteen Members to serve on the European Standing Committee nominated in respect of the Documents: Gregory Barker, Mr Ben Bradshaw, Rosie Cooper, Tony Cunningham, Mr Robert Goodwill, Mr James Gray, Martin Horwood, Mr Stewart Jackson, Mr Kevan Jones, Mr Piara S. Khabra, Dr John Pugh, Geraldine Smith and Mike Wood. |
Private Business
| 12 | Committee on Unopposed Bills (Panel),—Rosemary McKenna reported from the Committee of Selection, That it had appointed sixteen Members to serve on the Committee on Unopposed Bills under Standing Order 111 relating to Private Business (Reference to committees of opposed and unopposed Bills): John Austin, Mr Adrian Bailey, Gordon Banks, Peter Bottomley, Sir John Butterfill, Colin Challen, Paul Farrelly, Mr Brian Jenkins, Helen Jones, Siobhain McDonagh, John Mann, Sir Robert Smith, Sir Peter Tapsell, Jon Trickett, Mr Robert Walter and Ann Winterton. |
| 13 | Provisional Orders (Scotland) (Panel),—The Committee of Selection, in pursuance of Standing Order 228 relating to Private Business (Parliamentary panel), has selected thirteen Members to form the Parliamentary Panel of Members of this House to act as Commissioners under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936: Miss Anne Begg, Mr Jim Devine, Mr David Hamilton, Mr John MacDougall, Mr Jim McGovern, Anne Moffat, Mr Michael Moore, David Mundell, Sandra Osborne, Mr Alan Reid, John Robertson, Mr Mohammad Sarwar and Jim Sheridan. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Education and Skills,—Bullying: |
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee; to be printed [No. 85-i]; and
(2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published
[Mr Barry Sheerman].
| 2 | Environmental Audit,—The UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee on Trade, Development and the Environment of the Environmental Audit Committee; to be printed [No. 77-i] [Mr Tim Yeo]. |
| 3 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,—Climate change: the “citizen’s agenda”: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 88-i] [Mr Michael Jack]. |
| 4 | 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. 41-i]; and |
(2) Ministerial Correspondence: Memoranda laid before the Committee: to be published
[Michael Connarty].
| 5 | Foreign Affairs,—South Asia: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 55-ii] [Mike Gapes]. |
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| 6 | Northern Ireland Affairs,—Community Restorative Justice: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 87-i] [Sir Patrick Cormack]. |
| 7 | Public Accounts,—(1) Tsunami: Provision of support for humanitarian assistance: First Report from the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report [No. 25]; and |
(2) Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: The right of access to open countryside: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 91-i]
[Mr Edward Leigh].
| 8 | Science and Technology,—Drug Classification: making a hash of it?: follow-up: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on Science and Technology; to be printed with Memoranda laid before the Committee [No. 65-i] [Mr Phil Willis]. |
| 9 | Statutory Instruments,—First Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, together with Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 82-i] [David Maclean]. |
| 10 | Transport,—(1) The Ports Industry in England and Wales: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 61-ii]; and |
(2) Bus Services across the UK: Memorandum laid before the Committee; to be published
[Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody].
| 11 | Treasury,—HM Revenue and Customs: Spring Departmental Report 2006: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee of the Treasury Committee; to be printed [No. 51-i] [John McFall]. |
| 12 | Work and Pensions,—The Government’s Employment Strategy: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Work and Pensions Committee; to be printed [No. 63-ii] [Mr Terry Rooney]. |
[No. 6.] Thursday 23rd November 2006.
The House met at half-past Ten o’clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Queen’s Speech (Motion for an Address),—The Order of the Day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 15th November, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows: |
Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty’s dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament;
And the Question being again proposed:—The House resumed the adjourned Debate.
An Amendment was proposed to the Question, at the end, to add the words ‘but humbly regret that the Gracious Speech contains no measures enabling the Government to fulfil its commitments to the people of the UK on their security, public services and the quality of their daily lives; further regret the absence of proposals to permit telephone intercepts and post-charge interviews to be introduced as evidence in order to strengthen the Government’s ability to prosecute those involved in terrorism, or to tackle rising violent crime, overcrowded prisons and the mismanagement of dangerous offenders; welcome those measures which will deliver additional public protection in practice but deplore proposals such as the removal of trial by jury and the circumvention of the criminal justice system which will be costly, counter-productive and which will undermine democracy and the rule of law; and further regret the absence from the Gracious Speech of plans to police the road network more effectively, to catch more drivers without insurance, road tax or appropriate licences, to encourage motorists to choose cars with lower carbon dioxide emissions, to tackle the competitive problems faced by British hauliers or to deal with the gridlock on the roads and the overcrowding on the railways and on public transport systems in cities.’.—(David Davis.)
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And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tobias Ellwood, Mr Robert Goodwill: 190.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Michael Foster, Huw Irranca-Davies: 263.
So the Question was negatived.
And it being after Six o’clock, the Debate stood adjourned.
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Monday 27th November.
| 2 | Public Petitions,—Public Petitions from— |
(1) BBC Radio Suffolk and the East Anglia Daily Times for the reinstatement of St Edmund as the patron saint of England; and
(2) residents of Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire against the reduction of services at Hinchingbrooke Hospital
were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
| 3 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Dave Watts.) |
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till fourteen minutes to Seven o’clock, adjourned till Monday 27th November.
[Adjourned at 6.46 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Cinemas and Film,—Draft Films (Definition of “British Film”) (No. 2) Order 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Tessa Jowell]. |
| 2 | Corporation Tax,—Draft Oil Taxation (Market Value of Oil) Regulations 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [John Healey]. |
| 3 | Employment Tribunals,—Draft Employment Act 2002 (Amendment of Schedules 3, 4 and 5) Order 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 4 | Scientific Research,—Draft Technology Strategy Board Order 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 5 | Competition,—Enterprise Act 2002 (Enforcement Undertakings) (No. 2) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3095), dated 20th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 6 | Consumer Credit,—Consumer Credit (Enforcement, Default and Termination Notices) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3094), dated 18th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 7 | Insolvency,—Banks (Former Authorised Institutions) (Insolvency) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3107), dated 20th November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 8 | Justice,—Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Addition of Listed Judicial Offices etc.) Order 2006 (S.R. (N.I.), 2006, No. 469), dated 23rd November 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Bridget Prentice]. |
Other Papers:
| 9 | Cereals Marketing,—Report and Accounts of the Home-Grown Cereals Authority for 2005–06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 21] [Secretary David Miliband]. |
| 10 | Justice (Northern Ireland),—Paper, entitled Added Value? A Review of the Voluntary and Community Sector’s contribution to the Northern Ireland Criminal Justice System [by Act] [Secretary Hain]. |
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| 11 | Northern Ireland,—(1) Accounts of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium; and |
(2) Report and Accounts of Invest Northern Ireland
for 2005–06, with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland thereon [by Statutory Instrument], to be printed [Nos. 26 and 27] [Secretary Hain].
Papers withdrawn:
| 12 | Corporation Tax,—Draft Oil Taxation (Market Value of Oil) Regulations 2006 [laid 21st November]. |
APPENDIX II
General Committees
| 1 | Welfare Reform Bill,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Jimmy Hood and Mr David Amess Chairmen of the Welfare Reform Bill Committee. |
| 2 | Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006,—The Speaker has appointed Mr David Wilshire Chairman of the First Delegated Legislation Committee in respect of the draft Regulations. |
| 3 | Draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Poland) Order 2006,—The Speaker has appointed Ann Winterton Chairman of the Third Delegated Legislation Committee in respect of the draft Order. |
| 4 | Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (Cm. 6918),—The Speaker has appointed Mr Bill Olner Chairman of the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee in respect of the Statement. |
| 5 | Draft Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Martin Caton Chairman of the Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee in respect of the draft Order. |
European Standing Committees
| 6 | European Union Documents No. 5047/06 and Addendum 1, and No. 5050/06 and Addendum 1, relating to Waste Prevention and Recycling,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Dr John Pugh from the European Standing Committee (nominated in respect of the Documents) and nominated in substitution Bob Russell. |
| 7 | The Speaker has appointed Mr Mike Weir Chairman of the European Standing Committee in respect of European Union Document No. 9898/06 on Consultation on Fisheries Management Proposals. |
| 8 | The Speaker has appointed Mr Christopher Chope Chairman of the European Standing Committee in respect of European Union Documents No. 10755/06 on European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and No. 13104/06 on Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Health,—Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee; to be printed [No. 94-i] [Mr Kevin Barron]. |
| 2 | Public Administration,—(1) Government Communications: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration, with a Memorandum; to be printed [No. 92-i]; and |
(2) Skills for Government: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 93]
[Dr Tony Wright].
| 3 | Treasury,—The scope of FSA insurance regulation: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Treasury Committee; to be printed [No. 50-i] [John McFall]. |
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