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Page 596 2006-2007 Volume 263 [No. 141.] Monday 22nd October 2007. The House met at half-past Two o’clock. PRAYERS.
(1) Maxwell Marshall Caller CBE for the period ending on 31st December 2011; (2) Henrietta Campbell CB for the period ending on 31st December 2011; (3) Ian Maxwell Kelsall OBE with effect from 19th January 2008 for the period ending on 31st December 2012; and (4) John McCormick with effect from 19th January 2008 for the period ending on 31st December 2012, was presented to Her Majesty who was graciously pleased to comply with the request.
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.
Broads Authority Bill,—The Lords concur with the Order made by this House concerning the Broads Authority Bill set out in the Message of 16th October. Transport for London Bill [Lords],—The Lords communicate that they have considered the Message from this House of 17th October in respect of the Transport for London Bill [Lords] and have come to the following Resolution in respect of the said Bill: That the promoters of the Transport for London Bill [Lords], which was originally introduced in the House of Lords in the previous Session on 23rd January 2006, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the Bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 150A (Suspension of bills). London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill,—The Lords communicate that they have come to the following Resolution in respect of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill: That the promoters of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill, which was originally introduced in this House in Session 2004–05 on 25th January 2005, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the Bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 150A (Suspension of bills). Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords],—The Lords communicate that they have come to the following Resolution in respect of the Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords], to which they desire the agreement of this House: That the promoters of the Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords], which was originally introduced in the House of Lords on 22nd January 2007, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the Bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 150A (Suspension of bills). Manchester City Council Bill [Lords],—The Lords communicate that they have come to the following Resolution in respect of the Manchester City Council Bill [Lords], to which they desire the agreement of this House: Page 597 Monday 22nd October 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top That the promoters of the Manchester City Council Bill [Lords], which was originally introduced in the House of Lords on 22nd January 2007, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the Bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 150A (Suspension of bills). Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [Lords],—The Lords communicate that they have come to the following Resolution in respect of the Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [Lords], to which they desire the agreement of this House: That the promoters of the Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [Lords], which was originally introduced in the House of Lords on 22nd January 2007, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the Bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 150A (Suspension of bills). The Lords communicate that their Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee on 17th October reported, pursuant to section 15 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, a Recommendation that the super-affirmative resolution procedure should apply to the draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007. The Lords agree to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill, with Amendments, to which they desire the concurrence of this House.
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to Lords Amendments to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill be printed [Bill 167–EN].
A Clause (NC1) (Compliance with orders: authorised monitors)—(Mr Vernon Coaker)—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 Frank Roy, Tony Cunningham: 277. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nick Hurd, Angela Watkinson: 204. Clause added to the Bill. Another Clause (NC2) (Costs in relation to authorised monitors)—(Mr Vernon Coaker)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill. Another Clause (NC3) (Civil recovery management receivers)—(Mr Vernon Coaker)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill. Another Clause (NC9) (Incidents involving serious violence: powers to stop and search)—(Mr Vernon Coaker)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill. Another Clause (NC5) (Sharing of communications data)—(Mr Dominic Grieve)—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 Nick Hurd, Angela Watkinson: 198. Tellers for the Noes, Mark Tami, Mr Dave Watts: 273. Amendment (No. 63) proposed to the Bill, in page 1, line 6, after the word ‘satisfied’, to insert the words ‘beyond reasonable doubt’.—(Mr Jeremy Browne.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Dan Rogerson, Mr Roger Williams: 201. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Sadiq Khan: 274. Page 598 Monday 22nd October 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top And it being after Nine o’clock, the Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Order [12th June], put forthwith the Question on the remaining Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to be disposed of at that hour. Amendments (Nos. 1 to 10, 84, 12, 13, 54, 55, 14 to 16, 85, 17 to 22, 56 to 62, 23 to 53 and 86) made to the Bill. Title accordingly amended, as follows: A Bill to make provision about serious crime prevention orders; to create offences in respect of the encouragement or assistance of crime; to enable information to be shared or processed to prevent fraud or for purposes relating to proceeds of crime; to enable data matching to be conducted both in relation to fraud and for other purposes; to transfer functions of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency to the Serious Organised Crime Agency and other persons and to make further provision in connection with the abolition of the Agency and the office of Director; to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to certain investigations and in relation to accredited financial investigators, management receivers and enforcement receivers, cash recovery proceedings and search warrants; to extend stop and search powers in connection with incidents involving serious violence; to make amendments relating to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in connection with the regulation of investigatory powers; and for connected purposes. The Bill was read the third time, and passed, with Amendments.
(a) Modernisation of the House of Commons; (b) Modernisation of the House of Commons (Changes to Standing Orders); (c) Procedure; (d) Procedure (Changes to Standing Orders); and (e) European Standing Committees (Temporary Nomination) not later than Five o’clock; such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; proceedings may continue after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Mr Nicholas Brown.)
(1) at the sittings on Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th October, the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any Message from the Lords has been received and any Committee to draw up Reasons which has been appointed at that sitting has reported; (2) at the sitting on Tuesday 30th October, the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until a Message has been received from the Lords Commissioners; and (3) on Tuesday 30th October, there shall be no sitting in Westminster Hall.—(Mr Nicholas Brown.)
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And it being Ten o’clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-nine minutes past Ten o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 10.29 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Paper subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Education (School Performance Targets) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 2975), dated 14th October 2007 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Ed Balls].
Other Papers:
Papers withdrawn:
APPENDIX II General Committees
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(2) The Government’s Counter-Terrorism Proposals: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 1020-iii] [Keith Vaz].
[No. 142.] Tuesday 23rd October 2007. The House met at half-past Two o’clock. PRAYERS.
Memoranda to lie upon the Table and to be published.
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.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 11326/07 and Addenda 1 and 2, Commission Communication: From Cairo to Lisbon—The EU-Africa Strategic Partnership; and welcomes the progress being made on development of the strategy in preparation for the December EU-Africa Summit. Resolution to lie upon the Table. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
The Lords agree to the UK Borders Bill, with Amendments, to which they desire the concurrence of this House. Page 601 Tuesday 23rd October 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Lords Amendments to the UK Borders Bill be printed [Bill 168–EN].
Sustainable Communities Act 2007 Greater London Authority Act 2007 Further Education and Training Act 2007 Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Act 2007.
That if a Bill is presented in the next Session in the same terms as those in which the Crossrail Bill stood when proceedings on it were suspended in this Session— (a) the Bill shall be ordered to be printed and shall be deemed to have been read the first time and second time; and (b) the Bill shall be deemed to have been reported from the Select Committee and to have been re-committed to a Public Bill Committee; and (c) the Standing Orders and practice of the House applicable to the Bill, so far as complied with or dispensed with in this Session or in the Session 2005–06 or 2004–05 shall be deemed to have complied with or (as the case may be) dispensed with in the next Session. That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.—(Mr Tom Harris.)
(1) The whole of the sums deducted or set aside in that year under section 1(3) of the House of Commons Members’ Fund Act 1939 from the salaries of Members of the House of Commons; and (2) The whole of the Treasury contribution to the Fund in that year.—(Mr Peter Lilley.)
(1) the Sefton Coast Watch Committee for action to protect the Sefton coastal woods; and (2) the Pullen family for reform of the Family Courts were presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed. Page 602 Tuesday 23rd October 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till five minutes to Ten o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 9.55 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
(2) draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (Faroes) Order 2007 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Jane Kennedy]. Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Management Committees etc.) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 2978), dated 16th October 2007 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Ed Balls].
Other Papers:
APPENDIX II General Committees
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APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(2) Party Funding: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 6th June 2006, in the last Session of Parliament; to be published [Mr Alan Beith].
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environmental Audit Committee; to be printed [No. 1073-ii]; and (2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Mr Tim Yeo].
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration on 13th July 2006, in the last Session of Parliament; to be printed [No. 1049-ii]; and (2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 1049-iii] [Dr Tony Wright].
[No. 142; WH, No. 88] Tuesday 23rd October 2007. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Nine o’clock.
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 1.58 p.m. Page 604 Tuesday 23rd October 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top [No. 143.] Wednesday 24th October 2007. The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock. PRAYERS.
Lords Message considered accordingly. Ordered, That the promoters of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill which was originally introduced in this House, on 25th January 2005, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 188A (Suspension of bills).—(Chairman of Ways and Means.) Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
Lords Message considered accordingly. Resolved, That this House concurs with the Lords in their Resolution. Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
Lords Message considered accordingly. Resolved, That this House concurs with the Lords in their Resolution. Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
Lords Message considered accordingly. Resolved, That this House concurs with the Lords in their Resolution. Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
The Lords agree, without Amendment, to the Amendments made by this House to the Serious Crime Bill [Lords].
Consideration of Lords Message 1. Any message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put. 2. Proceedings on that Message shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement at this day’s sitting. Page 605 Wednesday 24th October 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top Subsequent stages 3. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put. 4. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement—(Mr Sadiq Khan):—It was agreed to.
A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House does not insist on Commons Amendment No. 4 to which the Lords have disagreed, disagrees to Lords Amendment No. 4A proposed in lieu of that Amendment and proposes Amendments ((a) to (c)) to the Bill in lieu thereof—(Bridget Prentice); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Alison Seabeck, Mr Bob Blizzard: 301. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Nick Hurd, Angela Watkinson: 145. So the Question was agreed to. Resolved, That this House does not insist on its Amendment No. 10, to which the Lords have disagreed, and agrees to Lords Amendment No. 10A instead thereof. Resolved, That this House does not insist on its Amendment No. 11, to which the Lords have disagreed, and agrees to Lords Amendments Nos. 11A and 11B instead thereof. Resolved, That this House does not insist on its Amendment No. 12, to which the Lords have disagreed, and agrees to Lords Amendment No. 12A instead thereof. Resolved, That this House does not insist on its Amendment No. 13, to which the Lords have disagreed, and agrees to Lords Amendment No. 13A instead thereof. Resolved, That this House does not insist on its Amendment No. 14, to which the Lords have disagreed, and agrees to Lords Amendments Nos. 14A and 14C instead thereof. Resolved, That this House disagrees to Lords Amendment No. 15A but proposes an Amendment ((a)) in lieu thereof. A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House does not insist on Commons Amendments Nos. 74 to 77 and 81 to 88, to which the Lords have disagreed, but proposes Amendments ((a) to (l)) in lieu of Commons Amendments Nos. 74 to 77 and 81 to 88—(Bridget Prentice); And it being one hour after the commencement of proceedings on the Lords Message, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [this day]. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Bob Blizzard, Alison Seabeck: 277. Tellers for the Noes, John Hemming, Mr Jeremy Browne: 50. So the Question was agreed to.
Consideration of Lords Amendments 1. Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after their commencement at this day’s sitting. Subsequent stages 2. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put. 3. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement—(Mr Alan Campbell):—It was agreed to. Page 606 Wednesday 24th October 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top
Lords Amendments Nos. 1 to 47 were agreed to. Lords Amendment No. 48. An Amendment ((a)) was proposed to the Lords Amendment, in line 3, to leave out the word ‘six’ and insert the word ‘twelve’, instead thereof.—(Alistair Burt.) And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Richard Benyon, Michael Fabricant: 205. Tellers for the Noes, Siobhain McDonagh, Mr Sadiq Khan: 283. So the Question was negatived. The Lords Amendment was agreed to. Lords Amendment Nos. 49 to 174 were agreed to. Lords Amendment No. 175. A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House agrees with the Lords in their Amendment—(John Healey); And it being four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Lords Amendments, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [this day]:—It was agreed to. The Lords Amendment was accordingly agreed to. The Deputy Speaker then put the Question on the remaining Lords Amendments. Lords Amendments Nos. 176 to 251 were agreed to.
The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Sadiq Khan, Siobhain McDonagh: 287. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Richard Benyon, Mr John Baron: 155. So the Question was agreed to.
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And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till nineteen minutes to Seven o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 6.41 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Other Papers:
APPENDIX II General Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(i) Eleventh Report from the Education and Skills Committee, with Memoranda; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 1034]; and (ii) Memorandum laid before the Committee; to be published; (2) Post-16 Skills: Government Response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2006–07: Seventh Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 1101]; and (3) The Work of the Education and Skills Committee: Eighth Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 1102] [Mr Barry Sheerman].
(2) Ministerial Correspondence: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Michael Connarty].
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(2) Fourth Report from the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments; to be printed [No. 83-iv] [David Maclean].
(2) The best start in life? Alleviating deprivation, improving social mobility and eradicating child poverty: (i) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 1069-i]; and (ii) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Mr Terry Rooney]. [No. 143; WH, No. 89] Wednesday 24th October 2007. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Nine o’clock.
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 5.09 p.m. [No. 144.] Thursday 25th October 2007. The House met at half-past Ten o’clock. PRAYERS.
(1) certain Memoranda, and (2) That the Committee had gone through the Bill, in respect of Clauses Nos. 1 to 9 and Schedules Nos. 1 to 4, and, pursuant to Standing Order No. 80A and Order [8th October], had directed him to report the Bill, as so far amended, to the House. Memoranda to lie upon the Table and to be published. Bill, as so far amended in the Public Bill 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.
The Lords agree, without Amendment, to the Amendments made by this House to the Legal Services Bill [Lords].
And it being Five o’clock, the Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Order [22nd October], proceeded to put the Questions to be disposed of that hour. Page 609 Thursday 25th October 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top An Amendment ((a)) was proposed to the Question, in line 6, at the end to add the words ‘but excluding the proposed acceptance of the Committee’s recommendation 35, as set out in paragraph 31 of the Government’s response, that the use of handheld devices to keep up to date with emails should be permitted in the Chamber.’—(Sir Nicholas Winterton.) And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Ann Winterton, Miss Ann Widdecombe: 36. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Kevan Jones, Sir Peter Soulsby: 74. So the Question was negatived. Resolved, That this House welcomes the First Report of the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons on Revitalising the Chamber: the role of the back bench Member (House of Commons Paper No. 337) and approves the proposals for changes in the procedures and practices of the House set out in the Government’s response to the report (Cm. 7231), including the proposals for topical questions.
(A) Topical debates The following new Standing Order: Topical debates (1) A Minister of the Crown may indicate that proceedings on a motion, That the House has considered a specified matter, being a matter of regional, national or international importance, are to be conducted as a topical debate. (2) A topical debate shall last for not more than one and a half hours, at which time the motion, unless previously disposed of, shall lapse. (3) A topical debate shall be opened by a Minister of the Crown who, when called by the Speaker, may speak for up to ten minutes. (4) A Member speaking on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition, when called by the Speaker, may speak for up to ten minutes either immediately following the Minister at the start of the debate or immediately before the Minister at its conclusion. (5) A Member nominated by the leader of the second largest opposition party, when called by the Speaker, may speak for up to six minutes either at the start of the debate or before the Member speaking on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition or the Minister, as the case may be, at its conclusion. (6) Members speaking under paragraphs (3), (4) or (5), when speaking at the start of the debate, shall be permitted to speak for an extra minute for each intervention they accept up to the same number as the number of minutes allocated to them to speak. (7) The Speaker may direct any Member speaking under paragraphs (3), (4) or (5) to resume his seat when he has spoken for the period provided for in those paragraphs and paragraph (6). (8) Time limits on speeches by other Members may be announced by the Speaker under Standing Order No. 47 (Time limits on speeches). (B) General debates (i) The following amendment to Standing Order No. 9 (Sittings of the House): Line 31, at end insert ‘, or that the House has considered a specified matter,’ (ii) The following new Standing Order: Amendments to motions to consider specified matters Where, in the opinion of the Speaker, a motion, That this House has considered a specified matter, is expressed in neutral terms, no amendment to it may be tabled. (C) Emergency debates The following amendments to Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration): Line 4, leave out ‘to move the adjournment of the House for purpose of discussing’ and insert ‘that the House should debate’ Line 7, leave out ‘discussed’ and insert ‘debated’ Page 610 Thursday 25th October 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top Line 15, leave out from ‘made’ to the end of the paragraph and insert— ‘(a) the debate shall be held on a motion that the House has considered the specified matter; and (b) the Speaker shall announce either— (i) the length of the debate and the time at which it is to be held; or (ii) that he will make such a statement at a later named hour during that sitting. (2A) Proceedings in respect of a debate under this order may last not more than three hours and, at the conclusion of the time allocated to them, pursuant to paragraph (2)(b) of this order, the motion, unless otherwise disposed of, shall lapse.’ Line 23, leave out ‘to propose to move the adjournment of the House under the provisions of’ and insert ‘make an application under’ Line 43, leave out paragraph (6) Line 49, at beginning insert, ‘If the Speaker announces that the debate will take place on the same day as the application is made,’ Line 49, leave out from ‘postponed’ to the end of line 52, and insert ‘as the result of that announcement, may continue, following the conclusion of proceedings on that debate, for the same time beyond the moment of interruption as that taken by the debate, and’ Line 54, leave out from ‘business)’ to the end of the paragraph. (D) Time limits on speeches (i) Repeal of Standing Order No. 47 (Short speeches) (ii) The following new Standing Order: Time limits on speeches 47.—(1) The Speaker may announce that he intends to call Members to speak in a debate, or at certain times during that debate, for no longer than any period he may specify, and he may at any time make subsequent announcements varying the terms of an announcement under this paragraph. (2) Whenever the Speaker has made an announcement under paragraph (1), he may, subject to paragraph (4), direct any Member (other than a Minister of the Crown, a Member speaking on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition, or not more than one Member nominated by the leader of the second largest opposition party) who has spoken for that period to resume his seat forthwith. (3) The Speaker may announce, at or before the commencement of any debate (other than a topical debate) in respect of which he has made or intends to make an announcement under paragraph (1) of this order, that speeches by a Minister of the Crown, Members speaking on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition, and not more than one Member nominated by the leader of the second largest opposition party shall be limited to twenty minutes and he may direct any such Member who has spoken for that period to resume his seat forthwith. (4) In relation to any speech, the Speaker shall add to any period specified (a) under paragraph (1) of this order— (i) one minute if one intervention is accepted, plus the time taken by that intervention; (ii) two minutes if two or more interventions are accepted, plus the time taken by the first two such interventions; (b) under paragraph (3) of this order, one minute for each intervention accepted up to a maximum of fifteen minutes.—(Mr Dave Watts.)
(1) In Standing Order No. 154 (Time and manner of presenting petitions): (i) line 5, leave out from ‘be’ to the end of line 6 and insert ‘presented’ (ii) line 10, leave out from the word ‘conclusion’ to the end of line 19 (iii) line 20, leave out ‘(a) and (1)(b)’. Page 611 Thursday 25th October 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top (2) In Standing Order No. 156 (Printing of petitions and of ministerial replies) (i) line 4, leave out the words ‘ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed’ and insert the words ‘published in the Official Report’ (ii) line 7, leave out from the word ‘be’ to the end of line 9 and insert ‘published in the Official Report.’.—(Mr Dave Watts.)
The Question was amended, in line 4, at the end, by adding the words ‘for a period not longer than three months.’.—(Michael Connarty.) Ordered, That the Order of the House of 7th July 2005 relating to European Standing Committees (Temporary Nomination) shall continue to have effect in the next Session of Parliament for a period not longer than three months.
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-five minutes to Six o’clock, adjourned till Monday 29th October. [Adjourned at 5.35 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
(1) The Governance of Britain: Judicial Appointments [by Command] [Cm. 7210] [Secretary Jack Straw]; Page 612 Thursday 25th October 2007 2006-2007 Volume 263 Back to top (2) The Governance of Britain: Managing Protest around Parliament [by Command] [Cm. 7235] [Secretary Jacqui Smith]; and (3) The Governance of Britain: War powers and treaties: Limiting Executive powers [by Command] [Cm. 7239] [Secretary Jack Straw].
APPENDIX II Reports from Select Committees
(2) Global Security: Iran: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published; and (3) Overseas Territories: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Mr Mike Gapes].
(2) The 2007 Pre-Budget Report: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 1031-iii] [John McFall]. [No. 144; WH, No. 90] Thursday 25th October 2007. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Two o’clock.
And accordingly the sitting was adjourned. [Adjourned at 4.55 p.m.
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