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Page 116 2006-2007 Volume 263 [No. 30.] Monday 22nd January 2007. The House met at half-past Two oclock. PRAYERS.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; An Amendment was proposed to the Question, to leave out from the word That to the end of the Question and add the words this House declines to give a second reading to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill because it fails to provide the freedom and powers to meet the needs of communities as claimed by the White Paper; would lead to further centralisation because of the new power for the Secretary of State to direct councils to restructure; would lead to the costs of restructuring falling on over-burdened council tax payers; fails to return powers on housing, planning, transport, learning and skills from unelected regional bodies to local government; fails to impose an upper limit for the number of performance targets used by central government to micro-manage local government; fails to give NHS patients and the public an independent and investigative public services watchdog, or a national voice for patients; and fails to fulfil the Governments pledge in the White Paper Our health, Our care, Our say to give local councillors a commissioning role in public health, instead thereof.(Mrs Caroline Spelman.) And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Michael Fabricant, Angela Watkinson: 206. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Michael Foster, Kevin Brennan: 283. So the Question was negatived. And the Main Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 62 (Amendment on second or third reading): The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Michael Foster, Kevin Brennan: 280. Tellers for the Noes, Michael Fabricant, Jenny Willott: 206. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read a second time.
Committal 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. Page 117 Monday 22nd January 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top Proceedings in Public Bill Committee 2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 8th March 2007. 3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets. Consideration and Third Reading 4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced. 5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. 6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading. Other proceedings 7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed(Mr John Heppell); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Michael Foster, Kevin Brennan: 271. Tellers for the Noes, Michael Fabricant, Angela Watkinson: 199. So the Question was agreed to.
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of (a) any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under the Act, and (b) any increase attributable to the Act in sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under another enactment(Mr John Heppell):It was agreed to.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 90 (Second reading committees), That the Bill be now read a second time:It was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read a second time and stood committed to the Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills, pursuant to Standing Order No. 60 (Tax law rewrite bills).
(a) provisions restating, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to income tax, or (b) the exercise by the Treasury of a power to make provision for the purpose of returning the effect of the law to what it was immediately before 6th April 2007(Mr John Heppell):It was agreed to.
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And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till nine minutes past Eleven oclock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 11.09 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Paper subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Paper subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
APPENDIX II General Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee; to be printed [No. 249-ii]; and (2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Mr Barry Sheerman]. Page 119 Monday 22nd January 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top
(2) Legislative Scrutiny: First Progress Report: Second Report from the Committee, with Memoranda; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 263] [Mr Andrew Dismore].
(2) Sure Start Childrens Centres: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 261-i] [Mr Don Touhig].
[No. 31.] Tuesday 23rd January 2007. The House met at half-past Two oclock. PRAYERS.
(1) a Memorandum; and (2) That it had gone through the Bill and directed her to report the same, without Amendment. Memorandum to lie upon the Table; and to be published. Certain Memoranda (reported on 9th, 11th, 16th and 23rd January) to be printed. Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered to-morrow. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
(1) a Memorandum; and (2) That it had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. Memorandum to lie upon the Table; and to be published. Memorandum to be printed. Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered to-morrow, and to be printed [Bill 50]. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 13193/05, modified draft Directive on credit agreements for consumers amending Council Page 120 Tuesday 23rd January 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top Directive 93/13/EC; further notes the Governments current negotiating line; and supports the Governments actions in this area. Resolution to lie upon the Table. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Healthcare-acquired infections,A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House, while recognising the commitment and efforts of NHS staff to minimise infection rates, is alarmed at the continuing high levels of healthcare-acquired infections; notes that the NHS is not on track to meet the target for reducing MRSA bloodstream infections in 2008 and that new highly virulent MRSA strains are emerging; is shocked at increasing rates of Clostridium difficile infection which the Department of Health now regards as endemic in the health service; calls on the Government and the NHS to accelerate actions to combat levels of healthcare-acquired infections, including reduced bed occupancy rates, increased isolation facilities and single rooms, improved hand hygiene, enhanced hospital cleaning incorporating novel processes, and the rigorous screening of patients; commends the adoption of a uniform policy within NHS trusts; calls for the piloting by the NHS of a search and destroy strategy against the most virulent strains of MRSA and Clostridium difficile; and demands that the Government report six-monthly to the House on the action it is taking to combat healthcare-acquired infections(Mr Andrew Lansley); An Amendment was proposed to the Question, in line 2, to leave out from the word House to the end and add the words welcomes the top priority given to reducing healthcare-acquired infections by this Government; recognises that the Government is the first ever to collect data on these infections including establishing the worlds most comprehensive MRSA surveillance system; further welcomes the new code of practice for health and social care providers introduced under the Health Act 2006 to reduce infections like MRSA and the new duty on the Healthcare Commission to ensure service providers comply with the code; welcomes the Government setting a target to halve rates of MRSA by 2008; notes the progress towards achieving this target; acknowledges that more must be done to achieve this goal; and therefore welcomes the priority given to reducing healthcare-acquired infections in the operating framework of the NHS in 2007 and the additional £50 million given to NHS trusts in December 2006 to tackle healthcare associated infections, instead thereof.(Ms Secretary Hewitt.) And the Question being put, That the original words stand part of the Question; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Evennett, Mr Mark Lancaster: 222. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Frank Roy, Tony Cunningham: 289. 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):It was agreed to. The Deputy Speaker forthwith declared the Main Question, as amended, to be agreed to. Resolved, That this House welcomes the top priority given to reducing healthcare-acquired infections by this Government; recognises that the Government is the first ever to collect data on these infections including establishing the worlds most comprehensive MRSA surveillance system; further welcomes the new code of practice for health and social care providers introduced under the Health Act 2006 to reduce infections like MRSA and the new duty on the Healthcare Commission to ensure service providers comply with the code; welcomes the Government setting a target to halve rates of MRSA by 2008; notes the progress towards achieving this target; acknowledges that more must be done to achieve this goal; and therefore welcomes the priority given to Page 121 Tuesday 23rd January 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top reducing healthcare-acquired infections in the operating framework of the NHS in 2007 and the additional £50 million given to NHS trusts in December 2006 to tackle healthcare associated infections. Life chances of disabled children,A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House notes the plight of the UKs 570,000 disabled children and the 55 per cent. of their families who are living in, or on the margins of, poverty; further notes with concern the Childrens Commissioner for Englands view that services for disabled children are a national scandal; acknowledges the link between disability and child poverty; believes that the Governments target of halving child poverty by 2010 and eradicating it by 2020 will not be achieved without a strategy that seeks to improve the life chances of disabled children; welcomes the interest in short breaks for families with disabled children shown by the hon. Members for Normanton and Devon South West in their previous and proposed private members bills and looks forward to the Governments response; believes that the current system of assessment and support provided for families with disabled children is complicated, bureaucratic, costly and stressful for both disabled children and their parents; further believes that the complexity of the benefit system acts as a barrier to employment for parents of disabled children in a way that prevents social mobility and entrenches poverty; and therefore calls on the Government to build on legislative progress on disability issues made under this and previous governments by simplifying the assessment processes and reducing the complexity of the benefit system for families with disabled children in order to prevent disabled children and their families being trapped in poverty(Mr Jeremy Hunt); 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 fact that this Government acknowledged the challenges faced by disabled children and their families by publishing a report in 2005, Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People; welcomes the establishment of an Office for Disability Issues to improve co-ordination of disability policy across Whitehall and provide a forum for the voice of disabled people; recognises that the Government committed itself to improve outcomes for all children and young people through its change programmeEvery Child Matterswhich is driving change in local areas through the establishment of Childrens Trusts; commends the Government in its specific focus on disabled children in the disabled childrens standard of the Childrens National Service Framework and the Special Educational Needs strategy, Removing Barriers to Achievement; acknowledges the Governments close working with stakeholders from the disabled children sector in developing its work programme; notes the Governments investment in support services for families with disabled children through its funding of the Family Fund and the Contact a Family national help line; commends the success of the Governments Early Support Programme for young disabled children; further commends the introduction of direct payments for families with disabled children and disabled young people, which increase choice and control and empowers those families; and congratulates the Governments commitment to further improving services for disabled children through the disability strand of the Children and Young People Policy Review, instead thereof.(Mrs Anne McGuire.) And the Question being put, That the original words stand part of the Question; Mr Patrick McLoughlin rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put. And the Question being put, That the Question be now put:It was agreed to. And the Question being accordingly put; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr David Evennett, Mr Mark Lancaster: 231. Tellers for the Noes, Claire Ward, Jonathan Shaw: 288. 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):It was agreed to. The Deputy Speaker forthwith declared the Main Question, as amended, to be agreed to. Resolved,That this House welcomes the fact that this Government acknowledged the challenges faced by disabled children and their families by publishing a report in 2005, Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People; welcomes the establishment of an Office for Disability Issues to improve co-ordination of disability policy across Whitehall and provide a forum for the voice of disabled people; recognises that the Government committed itself to improve outcomes for all children and young people through its change programmeEvery Child Matterswhich is driving change in local areas through the establishment of Childrens Trusts; commends the Government in its specific focus on disabled children in the disabled childrens standard of the Childrens National Page 122 Tuesday 23rd January 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top Service Framework and the Special Educational Needs strategy, Removing Barriers to Achievement; acknowledges the Governments close working with stakeholders from the disabled children sector in developing its work programme; notes the Governments investment in support services for families with disabled children through its funding of the Family Fund and the Contact a Family national help line; commends the success of the Governments Early Support Programme for young disabled children; further commends the introduction of direct payments for families with disabled children and disabled young people, which increase choice and control and empowers those families; and congratulates the Governments commitment to further improving services for disabled children through the disability strand of the Children and Young People Policy Review.
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till nineteen minutes to Eleven oclock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 10.41 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
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APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(2) Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 223-ii] [Mr Alan Beith].
(2) Public Service Media Content: Memorandum laid before the Committee [Mr John Whittingdale].
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 55-iii]; and (2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Mike Gapes].
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 221-ii]; and (2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Dr Hywel Francis]. Page 124 Tuesday 23rd January 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top [No. 31; WH, No. 16] Tuesday 23rd January 2007. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Nine oclock.
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 1.58 p.m. [No. 32.] Wednesday 24th January 2007. The House met at half-past Eleven oclock. PRAYERS.
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the Joint Committee, be printed [Bill 48]. Bill, as amended in the Joint Committee, re-committed to a Committee of the whole House, pursuant to Standing Order No. 60 (Tax law re-write bills). Committee to-morrow.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Jeremy Corbyn rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put. And the Question being put, That the Question be now put:It was agreed to. And the Question being accordingly put:It was negatived.
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And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-nine minutes past Seven oclock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 7.29 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
(2) draft Schedule 5 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Modification) Order 2007 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary John Reid].
(2) draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hutton]. Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
APPENDIX II General Committees
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(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Joe Benton and Mr Christopher Chope Chairmen of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated twenty-one Members to serve on the Committee: Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods, Tom Brake, Lyn Brown, Mr David Burrowes, Alistair Burt, Mr Philip Dunne, Michael Fabricant, Andrew Gwynne, Patrick Hall, Tom Levitt, Robert Neill, Dr John Pugh, Alison Seabeck, Jonathan Shaw, Angela E. Smith (Basildon), Sir Peter Soulsby, Andrew Stunell, Mr Robert Syms, Mr Neil Turner, Lynda Waltho and Mr Phil Woolas.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the First Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mr Hywel Williams Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Tony Baldry, Hugh Bayley, Mr Crispin Blunt, Mr Jeremy Browne, Mr Alan Campbell, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Nick Clegg, Mr Vernon Coaker, Jon Cruddas, Clive Efford, Mr Dominic Grieve, Kate Hoey, Mr Adam Holloway, Mr Alan Milburn, Mr Jamie Reed, Graham Stringer and Mike Wood.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Graham Allen, Mr Stephen Byers, Mr Michael Foster (Worcester), Mr David Hanson, David Heyes, Mr Mark Lancaster, Lembit Opik, Mr Ken Purchase, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Mr Laurence Robertson, Mr Peter Robinson, Alan Simpson, Geraldine Smith, Ian Stewart, Mr Graham Stuart, Mr Charles Walker and Lynda Waltho.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Third Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mrs Joan Humble Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Nick Ainger, Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Chaytor, Mr Stephen Dorrell, Mr Doug Henderson, Mr Lindsay Hoyle, Huw Irranca-Davies, Mr David Jones, Mr Piara S. Khabra, Mr Greg Knight, Mrs Madeleine Moon, Adam Price, Chris Ruane, Mr Don Touhig, Dr Desmond Turner, Angela Watkinson and Mark Williams.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mr John Bercow Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Harry Cohen, Mr David Drew, Caroline Flint, Sandra Gidley, Patrick Hall, Glenda Jackson, David Lepper, Shona McIsaac, Mr Malcolm Moss, Dr Andrew Murrison, Mr Brooks Newmark, Mr Andrew Pelling, Dr John Pugh, Andrew Rosindell, Mr Mark Todd, Claire Ward and Dr Alan Whitehead.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mr David Amess Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated twenty-one Members to serve on the Committee: David Cairns, Colin Challen, Rosie Cooper, Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson, Natascha Engel, Mr Michael Foster (Worcester), Dr Ian Gibson, Lady Hermon, Mr Mark Lancaster, Mr Jim McGovern, Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews, Chris Mole, Albert Owen, Mr John Redwood, Mr Alan Reid, Mr Laurence Robertson, Mr Geoffrey Robinson, Martin Salter, Mr Lee Scott, Mr Richard Shepherd and Mr Ian Taylor. Page 127 Wednesday 24th January 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top
European Standing Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(i) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee; to be printed [No. 85-ii]; and (ii) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published (2) Sustainable Schools: (i) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 140-ii]; and (ii) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Mr Barry Sheerman].
(2) Fisheries: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 274-i]; and (3) Ministerial Correspondence: Memoranda laid before the Committee: to be published [Michael Connarty].
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 269-i]; and (2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Mike Gapes].
(1) Fourth Report from the International Development Committee with Memoranda; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report, and Memoranda reported and ordered to be published on 21st November 2006 and 16th January 2007 [Nos. 114-I and -II] (2) Memoranda laid before the Committee [Malcolm Bruce].
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(2) Research Council Institutes: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 68-iii] [Mr Phil Willis].
(1) First Report from the Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills, with Memoranda; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 268]; and (2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Joint Committee; to be printed [No. 268-i] [Mr Kenneth Clarke].
(2) The Governments Motorcycle Strategy: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 264-i] [Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody].
(2) The Valuation Office Agency: Annual Report 200506: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee; to be printed [No. 236-i] [John McFall].
[No. 32; WH, No. 17] Wednesday 24th January 2007. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Nine oclock.
And the sitting having continued for two and a half hours after half-past Two oclock, it was adjourned without Question put, till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 5 p.m. Page 129 Wednesday 24th January 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top [No. 33.] Thursday 25th January 2007. The House met at half-past Ten oclock. PRAYERS.
Memorandum to lie upon the Table; and to be published.
Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 51]. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 18th May.
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the UK Borders Bill be printed [Bill 53EN].
A Clause (NC1) (Applications under section 43 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003: notice of transfer)(Joan Ryan)brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill. Another Clause (NC4) (Conditions to be satisfied)(Simon Hughes)brought up, and read the first time. Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time:Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Another Clause (NC5) (Conditions to be satisfied (No. 2))(Simon Hughes)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 Roger Williams, Mr Robert Goodwill: 190. Tellers for the Noes, Liz Blackman, Huw Irranca-Davies: 278. Another Clause (NC9) (Applications by defence for certain fraud cases to be conducted without a jury)(Simon Hughes)brought up, and read the first time. Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time:Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Another Clause (NC11) (Safeguards)(Simon Hughes)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 Roger Williams, Bob Russell: 171. Tellers for the Noes, Jonathan Shaw, Claire Ward: 281. Another Clause (NC13) (Application by defendants for certain fraud cases to be conducted without a jury (No. 2))(Mr Douglas Hogg)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 Robert Goodwill, Mr Crispin Blunt: 166. Tellers for the Noes, Jonathan Shaw, Claire Ward: 282. Another Clause (NC15) (Expert panel)(Mr Dominic Grieve)brought up, and read the first time. Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time:Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Page 130 Thursday 25th January 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top An Amendment (No. 14) proposed to the Bill, in page 1, line 1, to leave out Clause No. 1.(Mr Douglas Hogg.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made. And it being Five oclock, the Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Order [29th November], put the Question already proposed from the Chair. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Angela Watkinson, Mr Robert Goodwill: 185. Tellers for the Noes, Jonathan Shaw, Claire Ward: 283. The Deputy Speaker then put forthwith the Question on the remaining Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to be disposed of at that hour. Question put, That Amendments Nos. 1 to 6 be made to the Bill. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Claire Ward, Jonathan Shaw: 283. Tellers for the Noes, Angela Watkinson, Mr Robert Goodwill: 184. A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time; And it being Six oclock, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Steve McCabe, Kevin Brennan: 281. Tellers for the Noes, Angela Watkinson, Mr Robert Goodwill: 246. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
(1) residents of Dacorum against restrictions on the prescription of Alzheimers drugs; and (2) residents of Northampton and people who work in the town and use its facilities against proposals to close Lings Forum Leisure Centre and the Forum Cinema and to cut the number of neighbourhood wardens were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty minutes to Seven oclock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 6.40 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
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(2) Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 278-II] [Mr Kevin Barron].
(2) The Third Sector and Public PolicyOptions for Committee Scrutiny: Paper laid before the Committee; to be published [Dr Tony Wright]. [No. 33; WH, No. 18] Thursday 25th January 2007. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Two oclock.
And the sitting having continued for three hours, it was adjourned without Question put, till Tuesday 30th January. [Adjourned at 6.45 p.m. [No. 34.] Friday 26th January 2007. The House met at half-past Nine oclock.
PRAYERS.
The Deputy Speaker put the Question forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 163 (Motions to sit in private). The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Andrew Mackay, Peter Bottomley: 0. Tellers for the Noes, Sir George Young, Richard Ottaway: 46. So the Question was negatived. Page 132 Friday 26th January 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; Mr Tim Yeo rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put. And the Question being put, That the Question be now put; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Tim Yeo, Mr Greg Knight: 32. Tellers for the Noes, John Robertson, Mr Russell Brown: 20. Whereupon the Deputy Speaker declared that the Question was not decided in the Affirmative because it was not supported by the majority prescribed by Standing Order No. 37 (Majority for closure or for proposal of question). And it being half-past Two oclock, the Debate stood adjourned. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 2nd February.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 2nd March.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 18th May.
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till one minute to Three oclock, adjourned till Monday 29th January. [Adjourned at 2.59 p.m. APPENDIX Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
(2) draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2007 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson]. Paper subject to Negative Resolution:
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