| That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 8656/06, Draft Decisions on the signature and provisional application and conclusion of the air transport agreement between the European Community and its Members States, on the one hand, and the United States of America, on the other hand; and endorses the Government’s approach to discussions on this document.
Resolution to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 3 | Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords as follows: |
The Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee of twelve Lords to join with the Committee appointed by this House to consider and report on the draft Climate Change Bill presented to both Houses on 13th March 2007 (Cm. 7040);
They have ordered that the Committee have power to agree with the Committee appointed by this House in the appointment of a Chairman;
That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;
That the Committee have power to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom;
They propose that the Committee meet with the Committee appointed by this House on Wednesday 25th April 2007 at Nine o’clock in the Boothroyd Room in Portcullis House;
And that, notwithstanding the Resolution of the House of 27th March, the date by which the Joint Committee is required to report should be 25th July 2007 rather than 13th July 2007.
| 4 | Finance Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Finance Bill; |
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 Finance Bill because it fails to equip the UK to compete in the globalised world economy in the face of ever increasing competition from countries such as China and India, penalises small companies with higher tax rates and a more complicated tax system, hits freelance workers with more tax bureaucracy and uncertainty, involves yet further instability and U-turns on pensions policy and does nothing to tackle the UK’s worsening pensions crisis, gives HM Revenue and Customs intrusive and disproportionate new powers of investigation, misses the opportunity to provide effective mechanisms for tackling climate change, fails to reform the UK tax law after years of erosion of its competitiveness, and fails to reverse the massive increase in complexity and instability which the Chancellor has inflicted on the tax system of the UK’, instead thereof.—(Mrs Theresa Villiers.)
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And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Michael Fabricant, Mr Robert Goodwill: 168.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Michael Foster, Jonathan Shaw: 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):—It was agreed to.
The Bill was accordingly read a second time.
Ordered, That—
(1) Clauses Nos. 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and 81 to 84, Schedules Nos. 1, 18, 22 and 23, and new Clauses relating to microgeneration be committed to a Committee of the whole House;
(2) the remainder of the Bill be committed to a Public Bill Committee; and
(3) when the provisions of the Bill considered by the Committee of the whole House and the Public Bill Committee have been reported to the House, the Bill be proceeded with as if it had been reported as a whole to the House from the Public Bill Committee.—(Mr Stephen Timms.)
Committee to-morrow.
| 5 | Criminal Law,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees), That the draft Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Amendment of Section 76(3)) Order 2007, which was laid before this House on 8th March, be approved—(Kevin Brennan):—It was agreed to. |
| 6 | Representation of the People,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees), That the draft Representation of the People (National Assembly for Wales) (Access to Election Documents) Regulations 2007, which were laid before this House on 7th March, be approved—(Kevin Brennan):—It was agreed to. |
| 7 | Constitutional Law,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees), That the draft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007, which was laid before this House on 26th March, be approved—(Kevin Brennan):—It was agreed to. |
| 8 | Immigration,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees), That the draft Community Legal Service (Asylum and Immigration Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, which were laid before this House on 14th March, be approved—(Kevin Brennan):— It was agreed to. |
| 9 | Immigration (Northern Ireland),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees), That the draft Legal Aid (Asylum and Immigration Appeals) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2007, which were laid before this House on 14th March, be approved—(Kevin Brennan):—It was agreed to. |
| 10 | Business of the House,—Ordered, That, at the sitting on Wednesday 25th April, the Speaker shall put Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr Secretary Alexander relating to the Crossrail Bill not later than Four o’clock; and such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved.—(Kevin Brennan.) |
| 11 | Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill,—Ordered, That the Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it shall meet.— (Kevin Brennan.) |
| 12 | European Scrutiny,—Ordered, That Mr David Hamilton and Mr Jimmy Hood be discharged from the European Scrutiny Committee and Kelvin Hopkins and Mr Bob Laxton be added.—(Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.) |
| 13 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Kevin Brennan.) |
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till ten minutes to Eleven o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.50 p.m.
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APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Constitutional Law,—(1) Government of Wales Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1270); and |
(2) National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Property, Rights and Liabilities) Order 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1269),
dated 18th April 2007 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hain].
Other Papers:
| 2 | Agriculture,—Reports on Smallholdings in England for— |
(1) 2004–05; and
(2) 2005–06
[by Act] [Secretary David Miliband].
| 3 | European Communities (No. 3, 2007),—Agreement, done at Luxembourg on 25th June 2005, amending the Partnership Agreement between the Members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23rd June 2000, with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Cm. 7080] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
| 4 | European Communities (No. 4, 2007),—Internal Agreement, done at Luxembourg on 10th April 2006, between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, amending the Internal Agreement of 18th September 2000 on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Cm. 7081] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
| 5 | European Communities (No. 5, 2007),—Internal Agreement, done at Brussels on 17th July 2006, between Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the financing of Community Aid under the multi-annual financial framework for the period 2008–2013 in accordance with the ACP–EC Partnership Agreement and on the allocation of financial assistance for the overseas countries and territories to which part four of the EC Treaty applies, with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Cm. 7082] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
| 6 | National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on HM Revenue and Customs: Helping individuals understand and complete their tax forms [by Act]; to be printed [No. 452] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 7 | Northern Ireland,—Report and Accounts of the South Eastern Education and Library Board for 2004–05, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 443] [Mr Secretary Hain]. |
| 8 | Public Petitions,—Observations by the Secretary of State for Health on— |
(1) the Petition [13th December] from the residents of the Borough of Copeland and others throughout Cumbria for the retention of maternity services currently provided at the West Cumberland Hospital;
(2) the Petition [19th December] from the residents of Hitchin and Harpenden against planned changes to NHS facilities in Hertfordshire; and
(3) the Petition [28th March] from the residents of Otley and Wharfedale, the surrounding area, and others against the reduction in services at Wharfedale Hospital
[by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].
| 9 | Science and Technology,—Government Response to the Second Report from the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2006–07, on Human Enhancement Technologies [by Command] [Cm. 7088] [Secretary Tessa Jowell]. |
APPENDIX II
General Committees
| 1 | Draft Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) (Further Education) Regulations 2007,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Adam Afriyie from the Second Delegated Legislation Committee (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations) and nominated in substitution Mr Rob Wilson. |
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European Standing Committees
| 2 | European Union Document No. 8656/06, relating to Aviation Agreements,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Douglas Alexander, Mr Richard Benyon, Mr Bruce George and Mr Brooks Newmark from the European Standing Committee (nominated in respect of the Document) and nominated in substitution Daniel Kawczynski, Gillian Merron, Mr Graham Stuart and Mr Tom Watson. |
| 3 | European Union Document No. 13139/05, relating to Conservation of the European Eel,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Doug Henderson, Kate Hoey, Rosie Cooper and Helen Southworth from the European Standing Committee (nominated in respect of the Document) and nominated in substitution Mr David S. Borrow, Lyn Brown, Mr David Crausby and Mr Lindsay Hoyle. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Education and Skills,—Higher Education: |
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Education and Skills Committee; to be printed [No. 285-vi]; and
(2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published
[Mr Barry Sheerman].
| 2 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,—British Waterways: Minutes of Evidence taken before the British Waterways Sub-Committee of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 345-v] [Mr Michael Jack]. |
| 3 | Human Rights,—(1) Legislative Scrutiny: Fifth Progress Report: Twelfth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, with Memoranda; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 490]; |
(2) The human rights of older persons in healthcare: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 378-iii]; and
(3) Mental Health Bill: Government Response to the Fourth Report from the Committee: Memorandum laid before the Committee.
[Mr Andrew Dismore].
| 4 | Public Accounts,—(1) Progressing Combat Identification: Twenty-first Report from the Committee of Public Accounts; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 486]; |
(2) Tax Credits: Twenty-second Report from the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 487];
(3) The office accommodation of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and its sponsored bodies: Twenty-third Report from the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 488];
(4) Ofwat: Meeting the demand for Water: Twenty-fourth Report from the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 286]; and
(5) Helping newly registered businesses meet their tax obligations: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 489-i]
[Mr Edward Leigh].
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[No. 78.] Tuesday 24th April 2007.
The House met at half-past Two o’clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [Lords],—Mr Mike Weir reported from the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [Lords] Committee: |
(1) certain Memoranda; and
(2) That it had gone through the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.
Memoranda to lie upon the Table and to be published.
Certain Memoranda (reported on 17th April and this day) to be printed.
Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 96].
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 2 | Mental Health Bill [Lords],—Frank Cook reported from the Mental Health Bill [Lords] Committee: |
(1) That it had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and
(2) certain Memoranda.
Memoranda to lie upon the Table and to be published.
| 3 | European Standing Committee,—Mr Joe Benton reported from a European Standing Committee the following Resolution: |
That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 5282/07, Commission Communication “An energy policy for Europe” and No. 5354/07, Commission Staff Working Document “EU energy policy data”; further notes the Government’s position on these documents; and agrees that the Commission’s Strategic Energy Review represents a helpful staging post towards an energy policy that will underpin our ambitions of addressing climate change, improving sustainability, enhancing energy security and increasing EU competitiveness.
Resolution to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 4 | Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows: |
Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill to provide for joint departments of the Houses of Parliament; and for connected purposes; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
Palliative Care Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill to make provision for palliative care for persons who are suffering from a terminal illness; and for connected purposes; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill to impose duties upon certain persons and bodies in respect of disabled persons; to confer certain rights upon disabled persons for independent living; to amend the Mental Health Act 1983; to amend the Care Standards Act 2000; and for connected purposes; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
Piped Music etc. (Hospitals) Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill to provide for the Secretary of State to draw up a plan to prohibit piped music and the showing of television programmes in the public areas of hospitals; and to require the wearing of headphones by persons listening to music in the public areas of hospitals; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
Whitehaven Harbour Bill [Lords],—The Lords have passed a Bill to transfer to Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners all rights, properties, assets and obligations of W3M Charitable Foundation, Whitehaven Development Company Limited and W3M (Trading) Limited; to dissolve those companies; and for other purposes; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
| 5 | Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill [Lords],—The Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill [Lords] was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow and to be printed [Bill 94]. |
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill [Lords] be printed [Bill 94–EN].
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| 6 | Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [Lords],—The Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [Lords] was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 15th June and to be printed [Bill 97]. |
| 7 | Whitehaven Harbour Bill [Lords],—The Whitehaven Harbour Bill [Lords] was read the first time. |
Bill referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
| 8 | Carers (Identification and Support),—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require health bodies to identify patients who are carers or who have a carer; to require identified carers to be referred to sources of help and support and to make further provision in relation to such arrangements; to make provision in relation to the responsibilities of local authorities and schools for the needs of young carers and their families; and for connected purposes: And that Barbara Keeley, John Bercow, Mr Paul Burstow, Annette Brooke, Dr Hywel Francis, Lady Hermon, Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Ms Diana R. Johnson, Ms Sally Keeble, Lynda Waltho, Helen Goodman and Tony Baldry do prepare and bring it in. |
| 9 | Carers (Identification and Support) Bill,—Barbara Keeley accordingly presented a Bill to require health bodies to identify patients who are carers or who have a carer; to require identified carers to be referred to sources of help and support and to make further provision in relation to such arrangements; to make provision in relation to the responsibilities of local authorities and schools for the needs of young carers and their families; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 19th October and to be printed [Bill 92]. |
| 10 | Opposition Day [9th 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. |
Modernising Medical Careers,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House acknowledges the UK’s exceptional history of medical training which has produced some of the best medical professionals in the world; supports medical training designed to improve patient care which is well implemented, flexible and applied in a way which ensures the necessary level of clinical experience; believes that these objectives have been undermined by poor planning, inadequate consultation and lamentable implementation; notes with particular concern the flawed electronic application process (MTAS) which has breached legitimate expectations that selection for entry to programmes must be open, fair and effective; regrets the lack of ministerial leadership for MTAS and the failure of the Government’s review to deliver strategic solutions; accepts that training posts are competitive but believes that insufficient allowance has been made for the number of trainees coming through the Foundation years in addition to the Senior House Officer (SHO) route; calls on the Government to create additional training posts to allow transition for SHOs into specialty training in 2007, 2008 and 2009; deeply regrets the distress and loss of goodwill among junior doctors in training; and further calls on the Review Group led by Sir John Tooke to listen to the medical profession in reviewing the structure of Modernising Medical Careers to ensure that the original principles, including flexibility, are sustained and command the confidence of the medical profession— (Mr Andrew Lansley);
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 ‘recognises the international reputation for excellence of medical training in the UK; acknowledges the need to modernise medical careers to ensure all doctors are properly trained to nationally recognised standards, including a fairer and more transparent process for applying for specialist training; notes that Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) will deliver training to a consistently high standard which, combined with the expansion of the number of doctors, will provide high quality safe care by appropriate skilled medical staff; notes the wide consultation that took place on MMC and the strong support for the need to improve doctors’ training amongst doctors’ representatives including the medical royal colleges and the British Medical Association; welcomes the external review that is already being conducted into how MMC has worked to date and the changes made as a result; and supports the longer term review recently announced to ensure MMC works well in the future’, 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 Mark Lancaster, Mr Robert Goodwill: 213.
Tellers for the Noes, Tony Cunningham, Mr Frank Roy: 284.
So the Question was negatived.
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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 recognises the international reputation for excellence of medical training in the UK; acknowledges the need to modernise medical careers to ensure all doctors are properly trained to nationally recognised standards, including a fairer and more transparent process for applying for specialist training; notes that Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) will deliver training to a consistently high standard which, combined with the expansion of the number of doctors, will provide high quality safe care by appropriate skilled medical staff; notes the wide consultation that took place on MMC and the strong support for the need to improve doctors’ training amongst doctors’ representatives including the medical royal colleges and the British Medical Association; welcomes the external review that is already being conducted into how MMC has worked to date and the changes made as a result; and supports the longer term review recently announced to ensure MMC works well in the future.
Future of Local Government,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House notes that council tax has soared by 92 per cent. across England since 1997, with even higher increases in Wales due to the Government’s council tax revaluation; notes with concern proposals in the Chancellor’s town hall finances report for regular council tax revaluations, higher council tax bands and new taxes for the collection of household rubbish; observes that frontline services such as weekly rubbish collections, social services and libraries are under increasing pressure; and calls for local people to be given a greater say in the provision of local public services through democratically elected local government rather than unaccountable regional government—(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 ‘notes the transformation in local government since 1997 and the dramatic improvements in performance across a wide range of front-line services; recognises the achievements of local authorities and their staff with a record number of authorities awarded three or four stars for their performance by the Audit Commission in 2006; contrasts this with the under-investment and poor morale that the Government inherited in 1997; applauds the Government’s radical and devolutionary local government White Paper as the next stage in the reform of local public services, strengthening local leadership and partnership working and empowering local communities; believes that the measures set out in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill will strongly promote sustainable communities, improving local environmental quality and the quality of life of local residents; congratulates the Government on the way in which it is providing stable funding for local government, increasing overall grants to councils by 39 per cent. in real terms since 1997 with the average council tax increase in England at 4.2 per cent. for 2007–08; and therefore supports the Government in implementing the White Paper and the Bill’, instead thereof.—(Secretary Ruth Kelly.)
And the Question being proposed, 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 Mark Lancaster, Mr Robert Goodwill: 160.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr John Heppell, Jonathan Shaw: 329.
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 John Heppell, Jonathan Shaw: 274.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Mark Lancaster, Mr Robert Goodwill: 200.
So the Question was agreed to.
The Speaker forthwith declared the Main Question, as amended, to be agreed to.
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Resolved, That this House notes the transformation in local government since 1997 and the dramatic improvements in performance across a wide range of front-line services; recognises the achievements of local authorities and their staff with a record number of authorities awarded three or four stars for their performance by the Audit Commission in 2006; contrasts this with the under-investment and poor morale that the Government inherited in 1997; applauds the Government’s radical and devolutionary local government White Paper as the next stage in the reform of local public services, strengthening local leadership and partnership working and empowering local communities; believes that the measures set out in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill will strongly promote sustainable communities, improving local environmental quality and the quality of life of local residents; congratulates the Government on the way in which it is providing stable funding for local government, increasing overall grants to councils by 39 per cent. in real terms since 1997 with the average council tax increase in England at 4.2 per cent. for 2007–08; and therefore supports the Government in implementing the White Paper and the Bill.
| 11 | Conservation of the European Eel,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 13139/05, Draft Council Regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel; recognises the long outstanding need to conserve and enhance the European eel stock; and approves the Government’s intention to vote for the adoption of this proposal, provided it makes suitable provision to allow for the restocking of glass eel to European inland waters—(Claire Ward):—It was agreed to. |
| 12 | Aviation Agreements,—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 8656/06, Draft Decisions on the signature and provisional application and conclusion of the air transport agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the United States of America, on the other hand; and endorses the Government’s approach to discussions on this document—(Claire Ward):—It was agreed to. |
| 13 | Adjournment (May),—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 3rd May 2007, do adjourn till Tuesday 8th May 2007—(Claire Ward):— It was agreed to. |
| 14 | Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee),—Resolved, That this House concurs with the Lords Message of 23rd April, relating to the Joint Committee of Lords and Commons appointed to consider and report on the draft Climate Change Bill, presented to both Houses on 13th March (Cm. 7040), that— |
(1) the Committee appointed by this House do meet the Lords Committee as proposed by their Lordships; and
(2) notwithstanding the Resolution of 18th April, it be an instruction to the Joint Committee on the draft Climate Change Bill that it should report by 25th July 2007.—(Claire Ward.)
Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
| 15 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Claire Ward); |
And the Motion having been made after Ten o’clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, it being then four minutes to Eleven o’clock, till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 10.56 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Landlord and Tenant,—(1) Administration Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1258); and |
(2) Service Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations, and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1257),
dated 16th April 2007 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Ruth Kelly].
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Other Papers:
| 2 | Aviation and Maritime Security,—Report on the number of notices served, directions given and enforcement notices served under the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 during 2006 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Alexander]. |
| 3 | Aviation Security,—Report on the number of notices served, directions given and enforcement notices served under the Aviation Security Act 1982, as amended by the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990, during 2006 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Alexander]. |
| 4 | Channel Tunnel (Security),—Report on the number of notices served, directions given and enforcement notices served under the Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 1994 during 2006 [by Statutory Instrument] [Mr Secretary Alexander]. |
| 5 | Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise),—Report to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry by the Regulator of Community Interest Companies for 2005–06 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 6 | Defence,—Ministry of Defence Minute, dated 24th April 2007, concerning the gifting of surplus defence equipment to the Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces [by Command] [Secretary Des Browne]. |
| 7 | Railways,—Report on the number of notices served, instructions given and enforcement notices served under the Railways Act 1993 during 2006 [by Act] [Mr Secretary Alexander]. |
APPENDIX II
General Committees
European Standing Committees
| | European Union Documents No. 5282/07 and No. 5354/07, relating to Energy Policy for Europe: |
(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Joe Benton Chairman of the European Standing Committee in respect of the Documents, in place of Janet Anderson; and
(2) the Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Geoffrey Robinson and Alan Simpson from Committee and nominated in substitution Barbara Keeley and Helen Southworth.
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Administration,—(1) Information and Communication Technology Services for Members: |
(i) Second Report from the Administration Committee, with Memoranda; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report [No. 498]; and
(ii) Memoranda laid before the Committee; and
(2) Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 24th April; to be published
[Mr Frank Doran].
| 2 | Communities and Local Government,—Equality: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Communities and Local Government Committee; to be printed [No. 468-i] [Dr Phyllis Starkey]. |
| 3 | Constitutional Affairs,—(1) Freedom of Information Follow-up: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Constitutional Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 415-ii]; and |
(2) The Public Guardianship Office: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 497-i]
[Mr Alan Beith].
| 4 | Culture, Media and Sport,—Public Service Media Content: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee; to be printed [No. 316-iv] [Mr John Whittingdale]. |
| 5 | Defence,—(1) The Defence Industrial Strategy: update: Government Response to the Sixth Report of the Committee, Session 2006–07: Eighth Special Report from the Defence Committee; to be printed [No. 481]; |
(2) Strategic Lift:
(i) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 462-i]; and
(ii) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published; and
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(3) UK Operations in Afghanistan:
(i) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 408-iii]; and
(ii) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published
[Mr James Arbuthnot].
| 6 | Environmental Audit,—Beyond Stern: Forecasting, Cost-Effectiveness and Climate Change: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environmental Audit Committee; to be printed [No. 460-ii] [Mr Tim Yeo]. |
| 7 | Home Affairs,—Future of the Home Office: Part of the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 499-i] [Mr John Denham]. |
| 8 | International Development,—(1) DFID Assistance to Burmese Internally Displaced People And Refugees on the Thai-Burma Border: Memoranda laid before the International Development Committee; to be published; and |
(2) Vietnam: DFID’s Country Programme: Memorandum laid before the Committee; to be published
[Malcolm Bruce].
| 9 | Trade and Industry,—(1) Better Skills for Manufacturing: Fifth Report from the Trade and Industry Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 493]; |
(2) Local Energy–Turning Consumers into Producers: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2006–07: Second Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 494]; and
(3) Recent developments in Airbus: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 427-ii]
[Mr Peter Luff].
| 10 | Treasury,—The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: ten years on: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Treasury Committee; to be printed [No. 299-iii] [John McFall]. |
| 11 | Welsh Affairs,—Globalisation and its impact on Wales: |
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 281-vii]; and
(2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published
[Dr Hywel Francis].
[No. 78; WH, No. 45]
Tuesday 24th April 2007.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting began at half-past Nine o’clock.
| Adjournment,—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr John Heppell.) |
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 1.58 p.m.
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[No. 79.] Wednesday 25th April 2007.
The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill (changed to Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Bill),—David Taylor reported from the Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee, That it had gone through the Bill and made Amendments thereunto and had amended the Title, as follows: A Bill to make provision in relation to funding limits in respect of building societies; to provide consequential rights to building society members; and to make provision in connection with the transfer of the business of certain mutual societies. |
Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered on Friday 27th April; and to be printed [Bill 95].
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 2 | Second Delegated Legislation Committee,—Hugh Bayley reported from the Second Delegated Legislation Committee the draft Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) (Further Education) Regulations 2007. |
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
| 3 | Drugs (Reclassification and Roadside Testing),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the reclassification of cannabis; to make provision for the roadside testing of illegal drugs; and for connected purposes—(Mr Christopher Chope); |
And the Motion being opposed, after permitting a short explanatory statement from the Member who made the Motion and from a Member who opposed it, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business):—It was agreed to.
Ordered, That Mr Christopher Chope, Mr James Clappison, David T. C. Davies, Philip Davies, Mr Nigel Evans, Mr Mark Hoban, Mr Greg Knight, Mr Humfrey Malins, Mike Penning, Miss Ann Widdecombe, Mr David Wilshire and Ann Winterton do prepare and bring in the Bill.
| 4 | Drugs (Reclassification and Roadside Testing) Bill,—Mr Christopher Chope accordingly presented a Bill to provide for the reclassification of cannabis; to make provision for the roadside testing of illegal drugs; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 18th May and to be printed [Bill 93]. |
| 5 | Crossrail Bill [Instruction] (No. 5),—Ordered, That it be a further Instruction to the Select Committee to which the Crossrail Bill is committed— |
(1) that it have power to consider—
(a) the provision of a station at Woolwich, in the London Borough of Greenwich;
(b) realignment of the running tunnels at or in the vicinity of the proposed Woolwich Station;
(c) works associated with the realignment mentioned in paragraph (b) above:
and, if it thinks fit, to make amendments to the Bill with respect to any of the matters mentioned above, and for connected purposes;
(2) that any Petition against Amendments to the Bill which the Select Committee to which the Crossrail Bill is committed is empowered by paragraph (1) above to make shall be referred to that Select Committee if—
(a) it is presented by being deposited in the Private Bill Office not later than the end of the period of four weeks beginning with the day on which the first newspaper notice of the Amendments was published or, if that period ends on a day on which the House does not sit, not later than the fifth day on which the House next sits, and
(b) it is one in which the Petitioners pray to be heard by themselves, their Counsel or Agents.
(3) that, in their application to Amendments of which the first newspaper notice is published after the date of this Instruction, paragraph 2(a) of Instruction (No. 2) [12th January 2006] and paragraph 2(a) of Instruction (No. 4) [31st October 2006] shall have effect as if for the words from ‘that period’ to the end there were substituted ‘ends on a day on which the House does not sit, not later than the fifth day on which the House next sits’.
That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.—(Mr Tom Harris.)
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| 6 | Broads Authority Bill,—The Broads Authority Bill was, according to Order, read a second time and committed. |
| 7 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Kevin Brennan); |
And it being Seven o’clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
| 8 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Kevin Brennan.) |
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till nine minutes past Seven o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 7.09 p.m.
APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
| 1 | Human Fertilisation and Embryology,—Draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
| 2 | Human Tissue,—Draft Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
Paper subject to Negative Resolution:
| 3 | Tax Credits,—Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1305), dated 24th April 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Dawn Primarolo]. |
Other Papers:
| 4 | Northern Ireland,—Report and Financial Statements of the Construction Industry Training Board for 1st September 2005–31st August 2006, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 450] [Mr Secretary Hain]. |
| 5 | Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc),—Fifteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission [by Act]; to be printed [No. 478] [Mr Secretary Hain]. |
| 6 | Public Accounts,—Treasury Minutes on the Ninth and Eleventh Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2006–07 [by Command] [Cm. 7076] [John Healey]. |
| 7 | Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland),—Accounts of the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund for 2005–06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 491] [Clerk of the House]. |
| 8 | Treaty Series (No. 8, 2007),—Agreement, done at The Hague on 21st March 2005, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands relating to the Transmission of Natural Gas through a Pipeline between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of the Netherlands [by Command] [Cm. 7089] [Secretary Margaret Beckett]. |
APPENDIX II
General Committees
| 1 | Finance Bill,—The Speaker has appointed Mr Roger Gale and Mr Eric Illsley Chairmen of the Finance Bill Committee. |
| 2 | Mental Health Bill [Lords],—The Speaker has appointed Miss Anne Begg as an additional Chairman of the Mental Health Bill [Lords] Committee. |
| 3 | Sustainable Communities Bill,—The Speaker has appointed Mr John Cummings as an additional Chairman of the Sustainable Communities Bill Committee. |
| 4 | Draft Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) (Further Education) Regulations 2007,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Ian Cawsey, Mr David Chaytor and Andrew Mackinlay from the Second Delegated Legislation Committee (nominated in respect of the draft Regulations) and nominated in substitution Huw Irranca-Davies, Alan Simpson and Ian Stewart. |
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European Standing Committees
| 5 | The Speaker has appointed Janet Anderson Chairman of the European Standing Committee in respect of European Union Document No. 5422/07 and Addenda 1 and 2 on Limiting Global Climate Change. |
| 6 | European Union Documents No. 7863/07, No. 7864/07, No. 7865/07, No. 7866/07 and No. 7867/07, relating to Stability and Convergence Programmes, have been referred to European Standing Committee B, together with European Union Documents No. 6801/07, No. 6802/07, No. 6803/07, No. 6804/07, No. 6805/07, No. 6806/07, No. 6807/07, No. 6808/07, No. 6809/07, No. 6812/07, No. 6813/07, No. 6814/07, No. 6815/07, No. 6816/07, No. 6817/07, No. 6818/07, No. 6819/07 and Corrigendum 1, No. 6820/07, No. 6821/07 and No. 6823/07, relating to Stability and Convergence Programmes, already referred to the Committee on 18th April 2007. |
| 7 | European Union Document No. 7124/07, relating to EU Development Policy, has been referred to European Standing Committee B. |
APPENDIX III
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Education and Skills,—14–19 Diplomas: Fifth Report from the Education and Skills 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 17th, 22nd and 31st January [No. 249] [Mr Barry Sheerman]. |
| 2 | European Scrutiny,—(1) Eighteenth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 41-xviii]; |
(2) European enforcement order and the transfer of sentenced persons: Nineteenth Report from the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 41-xix]; and
(3) Ministerial Correspondence: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published
[Michael Connarty].
| 3 | Foreign Affairs,—(1) Global Security: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 495-i]; and |
(2) Miscellaneous Matters: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 501]
[Mike Gapes].
| 4 | Joint Committees (Choice of Chairman),—Dr Desmond Turner reported from the Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on the Draft Climate Change Bill, That Lord Puttnam had been chosen Chairman of the Joint Committee. |
| 5 | Public Accounts,—Heritage Lottery Fund: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts; to be printed [No. 502-i] [Mr Alan Williams]. |
| 6 | Science and Technology,—Chairman of the Natural Environment Research Council: Introductory Hearing: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Science and Technology Committee; to be printed [No. 471-i] [Mr Phil Willis]. |
| 7 | Statutory Instruments,—Fifteenth Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, with Memoranda; to be printed [No. 82-xv] [David Maclean]. |
| 8 | Trade and Industry,—Implementation of the Report of the Women and Work Commission: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee of the Trade and Industry Committee; to be printed [No. 400-ii] [Peter Luff]. |
| 9 | Transport,—(1) Transport for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: The Draft Transport Plan: Olympic Delivery Authority Response to the Third Report from the Committee, Session 2006–07: Sixth Special Report from the Transport Committee; to be printed [No. 484]; |
(2) Department for Transport Annual Report 2006: Government Response to the Fourth Report from the Committee, Session 2006–07: Seventh Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 485]; and
(3) Passengers’ Experience of Air Travel: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 435-ii]
[Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody].
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| 10 | Treasury,—Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor’s departments: Part of the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee of the Treasury Committee, with Memoranda laid before the Sub-Committee; to be printed [No. 483-i] [Mr John McFall]. |
| 11 | Work and Pensions,— (1) The Government’s Employment Strategy: Government Response to the Third Report of the Committee, Session 2006–07: First Special Report from the Work and Pensions Committee; to be printed [No. 492]; and |
(2) Social Fund:
(i) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 464-i]; and
(ii) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published
[Mr Terry Rooney].
[No. 79; WH, No. 46]
Wednesday 25th April 2007.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting began at half-past Nine o’clock.
| Adjournment,—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr Ian Cawsey.) |
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 4.56 p.m.
[No. 80.] Thursday 26th April 2007.
The House met at half-past Ten o’clock. PRAYERS.
| 1 | Mental Health Bill [Lords],—Miss Anne Begg reported certain Memoranda from the Mental Health Bill [Lords] Committee. |
Memoranda to lie upon the Table and to be published.
| 2 | Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords as follows: |
The Lords have come to the following Resolution to which the Lords desire the agreement of this House:
That it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on any draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown, and that the Committee should report on any draft Bill by 25th July.
| 3 | Housing Association (Rights and Representation of Residents) Bill,—The Order for reading the Housing Association (Rights and Representation of Residents) Bill a second time to-morrow was read and discharged. |
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15th June.
| 4 | Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill,—The Order for further considering the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee, to-morrow was read and discharged. |
Bill to be further considered on Friday 18th May.
| 5 | Adjournment (Defence in the UK),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Tony Cunningham); |
And it being Six o’clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
| 6 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Kevin Brennan.) |
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-nine minutes past Six o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
[Adjourned at 6.29 p.m.
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APPENDIX I
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Courts-Martial (Appeals),—Courts-Martial Appeal (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1298), dated 20th April 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Des Browne]. |
| 2 | Customs,—Export Control (North Korea) Order 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1334), dated 25th April 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Darling]. |
| 3 | Education,—Education (Supply of Information about the School Workforce) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1264), dated 17th April 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson]. |
Other Papers:
| 4 | Northern Ireland,—Report and Accounts of Enterprise Ulster for 2005–06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 449] [Mr Secretary Hain]. |
| 5 | Reserve Forces,—Report under section 56(7) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the making of a call-out order under section 56(1) of that Act, dated 25th April 2007 [by Act] [Secretary Des Browne]. |
APPENDIX II
Reports from Select Committees
| 1 | Constitutional Affairs,—The new Ministry of Justice: Memoranda laid before the Constitutional Affairs Committee; to be published [Mr Alan Beith]. |
| 2 | Health,—(1) The Electronic Patient Record: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee; to be printed [No. 422-i]; and |
(2) National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE): Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 503-II]
[Mr Kevin Barron].
| 3 | Public Administration,—Public services: putting people first: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration; to be printed [No. 251-vi] [Dr Tony Wright]. |
[No. 80; WH, No. 47]
Thursday 26th April 2007.
The House sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting began at half-past Two o’clock.
| Adjournment (How fair are the fares? Train fares and ticketing—Sixth Report of the Transport Committee, Session 2005–06, and the Government’s response thereto),—Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr Alan Campbell.) |
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 1st May.
[Adjourned at 4.30 p.m.
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[No. 81.] Friday 27th April 2007.
The House met at half-past Nine o’clock.
| 1 | The Speaker’s Absence,—The House being met, and the Speaker having leave of absence pursuant to paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 3 (Deputy Speaker), Sylvia Heal, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table. |
PRAYERS.
| 2 | The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker. |
| 3 | Financial Services Authority,—Ordered, That there be laid before this House a Return of the Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of a review under section 12 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.—(Kevin Brennan.) |
| 4 | Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Bill (changed from Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill),—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Bill (changed from Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill), as amended in the Public Bill Committee. |
The Bill was read the third time, and passed.
| 5 | Electric Shock Training Devices Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Electric Shock Training Devices Bill; |
A Motion was made, and the Question, That the Bill be now read a second time, was put and negatived.
| 6 | Health and Safety (Offences) Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Health and Safety (Offences) Bill; |
And a Motion being made and the Question being put, That the Bill be now read a second time;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Kevin Brennan, Liz Blackman: 20.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Robert Goodwill, Angela Watkinson: 3.
And it appearing on the report of the Division that fewer than forty Members had taken part in the Division, the Deputy Speaker declared that the Question was not decided, and the business under consideration stood over until the next sitting of the House.
| 7 | Streetscape and Highways Design Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Streetscape and Highways Design Bill; |
And a Motion being made and the Question being put, That the Bill be now read a second time;
The House divided.
Tellers for the Ayes, Angela Watkinson, Mr Robert Goodwill: 10.
Tellers for the Noes,: Liz Blackman, Steve McCabe: 10.
And it appearing on the report of the Division that fewer than forty Members had taken part in the Division, the Deputy Speaker declared that the Question was not decided, and the business under consideration stood over until the next sitting of the House.
| 8 | Adjournment,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Liz Blackman); |
And it being half-past Two o’clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
| 9 | Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Liz Blackman.) |
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-three minutes to Three o’clock, adjourned till Monday 30th April.
[Adjourned at 2.37 p.m.
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APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
| 1 | Agriculture,—Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1319), dated 17th April 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary David Miliband]. |
| 2 | Financial Services and Markets,—Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1339), dated 26th April 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ed Balls]. |
| 3 | Health Care and Associated Professions,—Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1280), dated 19th April 2007 [by Statutory Instrument], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Secretary Hewitt]. |
| 4 | Veterinary Surgeons,—Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) Order 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1315), dated 24th April 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary David Miliband]. |
Other Paper:
| 5 | Financial Services and Markets,—Review under section 12 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 [pursuant to Order this day]; to be printed [No. 500] [Ed Balls]. |
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