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Page 12 2007-08 Volume 264 [No. 4.] Monday 12th November 2007. The House met at half-past Two o’clock. PRAYERS.
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the National Insurance Contributions Bill be printed [Bill 7–EN].
Most Gracious Sovereign, We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament; And the Question being again proposed:—The House resumed the adjourned Debate. And it being Ten o’clock, the Debate stood adjourned. Ordered, That the Debate to be resumed to-morrow.
Subject: Commercial use of public information (Mr Mark Todd). Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Tom Watson.) And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till half-past Ten o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 10.30 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 9th November 2007 pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments): Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
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(2) Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 3175), dated 8th November 2007, with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [Jane Kennedy]. Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 12th November 2007: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) (Amendments in Relation to Undertakings) Rules Order of Council 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 3168), dated 5th November 2007 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson].
Other Papers:
(1) Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Managing risk in the Overseas Territories; (2) Local labour market analysis; and (3) Sustainable employment: supporting people to stay in work and advance [by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 4, 33 and 32] [Clerk of the House].
(2) Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation: Prison (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007, No. 3149), dated 1st November 2007 [by Standing Order] [The Speaker]. APPENDIX II General Committees
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(2) Existing Housing and Climate Change: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No 70-i] [Dr Phyllis Starkey].
(2) The Human Rights of Adults with Learning Disabilities: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 73-i]; and (3) The Treatment of Asylum Seekers: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Mr Andrew Dismore].
[No. 5.] Tuesday 13th November 2007. The House met at half-past Two o’clock. PRAYERS.
Broads Authority Bill,—A Bill to confer further powers on the Broads Authority; to make other provisions as to that Authority; and for related purposes, was read the first and second time. Bill, as amended in the Committee, to lie upon the Table.
London Local Authorities and Transport for London,—A Bill to confer further powers upon local authorities in London and upon Transport for London; and for related purposes, was read the first, second and third time and passed.
(1) Business of the House; (2) Closure of Debate, Proposal of Question and Allocation of Time (including Programme Motions); (3) Sittings of the House; (4) Private Bills and Private Business; (5) Public Bills; (6) Delegated Legislation and Regulatory Reform Orders; (7) European Legislation, etc; (8) Grand Committees; (9) Chairmen’s Panel; and (10) Select Committees.—(The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.) Page 15 Tuesday 13th November 2007 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top
Most Gracious Sovereign, We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament; And the Question being again proposed:—The House resumed the adjourned Debate. An Amendment was proposed to the Question, at the end, to add the words ‘but regret the absence of measures in the Gracious Speech to empower professionals responsible for the delivery of health and education services and of measures which would make those services more accountable to patients and parents; deplore the absence of measures to improve public health and reduce health inequalities; regret the lack of a reformed legislative structure for the National Health Service which would reduce central targets and devolve decision-making closer to patients and enable health services to respond to the need for high quality and accessible care; further regret the lack of measures to deal with school discipline, raise standards in literacy, numeracy, science and languages, address under-performance in the primary sector, tackle disadvantage at its roots and provide effective support in the earliest years; and further regret the absence of measures which would deliver the real improvements needed in these and related public services.’.—(Mr Andrew Lansley.) And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Jeremy Wright, Mr Stewart Jackson: 211. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Sadiq Khan, Liz Blackman: 311. So the Question was negatived. And it being after Ten o’clock, the Debate stood adjourned. Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-morrow.
(1) the people of Leighton Buzzard, Linslade and surrounding parishes of Eggington, Heath and Reach and Hockliffe relating to planning (Leighton Buzzard); (2) Councillors Stephen Broadhurst, Michael Jarvis and Edwin Watt-Ruffell relating to Post Office closures (Thanet); (3) Roger Latchford of Birchington in Kent and residents of Thanet relating to Post Office closures (Thanet); (4) the Community Council and residents of Boat of Garten and vicinity, Inverness-shire, relating to Post Office closures (Boat of Garten); (5) customers of St John’s Road Post Office and local residents of St John’s Road and surrounding villages relating to Post Office closures (St John’s Road); and (6) customers of Bidborough Post Office and local residents of Bidborough and surrounding villages relating to Post Office closures (Bidborough) were presented and read.
And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-three minutes past Ten o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 10.23 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Paper subject to Affirmative Resolution:
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Other Papers:
APPENDIX II Reports from Select Committees
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Defence Committee; to be printed [No. 61-i]; and (2) Memorandum laid before the Committee; to be published [Mr James Arbuthnot].
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environmental Audit Committee; to be printed [No. 76-i]; and (2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Mr Tim Yeo].
(i) First 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 10th July 2007 [No. 64-I and -II]; and (ii) Memoranda laid before the Committee; and (2) Maternal Health: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 66-i] [Malcolm Bruce].
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(2) Financial Stability and Transparency: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 56-i] [John McFall].
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Welsh Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 34-ii]; and (2) Memoranda laid before the Committee, to be published [Dr Hywel Francis]. [No. 6.] Wednesday 14th November 2007. The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock. PRAYERS.
Human Rights,—The Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee of six Lords to join with the Committee appointed by this House as the Joint Committee on Human Rights to consider: (a) matters relating to human rights in the United Kingdom (but excluding consideration of individual cases); (b) proposals for remedial orders, draft remedial orders and remedial orders made under section 10 of and laid under Schedule 2 to the Human Rights Act 1998; and (c) in respect of draft remedial orders and remedial orders, whether the special attention of the House of Lords should be drawn to them on any of the grounds specified in House of Lords Standing Order 74 (Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments); To report to the House of Lords: (a) in relation to any document containing proposals laid before the House of Lords under paragraph 3 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether a draft order in the same terms as the proposals should be laid before the House; or (b) in relation to any draft order laid under paragraph 2 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether the draft order should be approved; and to have power to report to the House of Lords on any matter arising from its consideration of the said proposals or draft orders; and To report to the House of Lords in respect of any original order laid under paragraph 4 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether: (a) the order should be approved in the form in which it was originally laid before Parliament; or (b) that the order should be replaced by a new order modifying the provisions of the original order; or (c) that the order should not be approved, and to have power to report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said order or any replacement order. 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 quorum of the Committee shall be two; That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers; That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place; Page 18 Wednesday 14th November 2007 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top That the Committee have leave to report from time to time; That the Reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjornment of the House; That the evidence taken by the Committee in the last Session of Parliament be referred to the Committee; and That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published.
Most Gracious Sovereign, We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament; And the Question being again proposed:—The House resumed the adjourned Debate. Another Amendment was proposed to the Question, at the end to add the words ‘but humbly regret that the Gracious Speech fails to set out a clear vision on the future of economic policy, contains no measures to develop Britain’s competitiveness, includes proposals that will damage enterprise, and does not contain any measures to reduce youth unemployment and to make significant inroads into the number of people on benefits who could work; condemn the absence of measures to ensure real improvements in the public services to give people power over their lives and generate greater value for money for taxpayers; and further regret the absence of measures in the Gracious Speech to tackle the pensions crisis to which Government policy has contributed.’.—(Mr George Osborne.) And the Question being put, That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Crispin Blunt, Mr Richard Benyon: 240. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Dave Watts: 309. So the Question was negatived. Another Amendment was proposed to the Question, at the end to add the words ‘but humbly regret that the Gracious Speech fails to announce proposals for a referendum on the United Kingdom’s continued membership of the European Union.’.—(Mr Paul Burstow.) And the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 33 (Calling of amendments at the end of debate), That the Amendment be made; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Dan Rogerson, Mr Jeremy Browne: 68. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Dave Watts: 464. So the Question was negatived. And the Main Question being put; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Dave Watts: 304. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Richard Benyon, Mr Crispin Blunt: 234. So the Question was agreed to. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows: Most Gracious Sovereign, We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament. Page 19 Wednesday 14th November 2007 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top Address to be presented to Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are of Her Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council or of Her Majesty’s Household.
Subject: HM Submarine Affray (John McDonnell). A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Tony Cunningham.); And the Motion having been made after Seven o’clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, it being then thirteen minutes past Eight o’clock, till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 8.13 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Paper subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Allocation of Proceedings) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. (N.I.), 2007, No. 469), dated 10th November 2007 [by Order], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Jack Straw].
Other Papers:
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(1) The Speaker has appointed Ann Winterton Chairman of the Crossrail Bill; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Crossrail Bill Committee: Mr Brian Binley, Tom Brake, Lyn Brown, Jon Cruddas, Mr Mark Field, Barry Gardiner, Andrew Gwynne, Stephen Hammond, Mr Tom Harris, Susan Kramer, Mr Jim McGovern, Chris Ruane, Mr Lee Scott, Anne Snelgrove, Sir Peter Soulsby, Mark Tami and Jeremy Wright.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the First Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mr David Wilshire Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Richard Bacon, Mr Peter Bone, Mr Michael Clapham, Mr Robert Goodwill, Mr Fraser Kemp, Mr David Kidney, Susan Kramer, Mr John Leech, Mr Andrew Love, Mr Ian McCartney, Mr Elliot Morley, Mr Malcolm Moss, Ms Gisela Stuart, Mark Tami, Dr Desmond Turner, Ms Rosie Winterton and Jeremy Wright.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Rules to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mr Eric Illsley Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Tim Boswell, Mr Geoffrey Cox, Mr David Crausby, Mr Ian Davidson, Mr Stephen Dorrell, Linda Gilroy, Mr David Heath, Stephen Hesford, David Howarth, Mr Nick Hurd, Mr Sadiq Khan, Mrs Eleanor Laing, Mr Alan Milburn, Margaret Moran, Bridget Prentice, Mr Don Touhig and Mrs Betty Williams.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the Third Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mr Joe Benton Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Peter Bottomley, Richard Burden, Mr Simon Burns, Mr Stephen Crabb, James Duddridge, Paul Farrelly, Nick Harvey, Ms Patricia Hewitt, Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Mr Gerald Howarth, Mr Brian Jenkins, Mr Austin Mitchell, Mr Frank Roy, Bob Russell, Dr Howard Stoate, Derek Twigg and Dr Rudi Vis.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mr Mike Weir Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Crispin Blunt, David Cairns, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Tom Clarke, Mr Brian H. Donohoe, Nigel Griffith, Mr David Hamilton, Mr Philip Hollobone, Miss Julie Kirkbride, Mark Lazarowicz, Ann McKechin, Sandra Osborne, Mr Alan Reid, Mr Frank Roy, Dr Gavin Strang and Mr Ben Wallace.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the Regulations to the Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mr David Taylor Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr John Baron, Lorely Burt, Jeremy Corbyn, Jim Dobbin, Jim Dowd, Mr David Drew, Charles Hendry, Keith Hill, Dr Brian Iddon, Daniel Kawczynski, Anne Main, Lembit Opik, John Penrose, Stephen Pound, Alison Seabeck, Mr Stephen Timms and Mr Paul Truswell. Page 21 Wednesday 14th November 2007 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top Grand Committees
European Standing Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee on Environmental Information of the Environmental Audit Committee; to be printed [No. 83-i]; and (2) Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Mr Tim Yeo].
(2) Intergovernmental Conference for a Reform Treaty: Third Report from the Committee, with Memoranda; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 16-iii]; (3) Conclusions of the European Council and Council of Ministers: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 86-i]; and (4) Ministerial Correspondence: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Michael Connarty].
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(2) First Report from the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments, with a Memorandum; to be printed [No. 39-i] [David Maclean].
MEMORANDUM Westminster Hall,—In pursuance of paragraph (13) of Standing Order No. 10, the Speaker has approved 28th February, 13th March, 24th April, 15th May, 19th June and 10th July 2008 as days when the business to be taken in Westminster Hall shall be debates on select committee reports chosen by the Liaison Committee. [No. 7.] Thursday 15th November 2007. The House met at half-past Ten o’clock. PRAYERS.
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Housing and Regeneration Bill be printed [Bill 8–EN].
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Health and Social Care Bill be printed [Bill 9–EN].
And it being one and half hours after the commencement of proceedings, the Motion lapsed without Question put, pursuant to Temporary Standing Order (Topical debates). Page 23 Thursday 15th November 2007 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top
Subject: Daedalus airfield (Peter Viggers). A Motion was made and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Tom Watson); And it being Six o’clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put. Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Tom Watson.) And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-seven minutes past Six o’clock, adjourned till Monday 19th November. [Adjourned at 6.27 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Paper subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Other Papers:
(2) Report and Accounts of the Home-Grown Cereals Authority for 2006–07, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 11] [Secretary Hilary Benn]; and (3) Treasury Minute, dated 15th November 2007, directing the application of certain amounts as Appropriations in Aid of the Estimates for the year ending 31st March 2008 [by Act] [Andy Burnham].
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APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(2) Skills for Government: Government Response to the Ninth Report of Session 2006–07: Second Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 89]; (3) Machinery of Government: Government Response to the Seventh Report of Session 2006–07: Third Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 90]; (4) Whitehall Confidential? The Publication of Political Memoirs: Government Response to the Fifth Report of Session 2005–06: Fourth Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 91]; and (5) Work of the Cabinet Office: (i) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 92-i]; and (ii) Memorandum laid before the Committee [Dr Tony Wright]. [No. 7; WH, No. 1] Thursday 15th November 2007. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Two o’clock.
Subject: Financial inclusion—First and Thirteenth Reports from the Treasury Committee, Session 2006–07, and the Twelfth and Thirteenth Reports from the Committee, Session 2005–06, on financial inclusion; and the Government and other responses, thereto. Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Steve McCabe.) And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 20th November. [Adjourned at 5.07 p.m.
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