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Page 191 2007-08 Volume 264 [No. 48.] Monday 18th February 2008. The House met at half-past Two o’clock. PRAYERS.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
The Lords agree to the European Communities (Finance) Bill, without Amendment.
A Clause (NC1) (Certain regulated activities to be functions of a public nature)—(Mr Andrew Dismore)—brought up, and read the first time. Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time:—Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Another Clause (NC15) (Code of practice relating to malnutrition)—(Mr Stephen O’Brien)—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 John Baron, Mr Nick Hurd: 186. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Frank Roy, Siobhain McDonagh: 263. Amendment (No. 62) made to the Bill. Another Amendment (No. 131) proposed to the Bill, in page 2, line 11, at the end, to insert the words— ‘(aa) views expressed to them by Local Involvement Networks.’.—(Mr Stephen O’Brien.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr John Baron, Mr Nick Hurd: 179. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Frank Roy, Siobhain McDonagh: 267. Other Amendments (Nos. 143, 63 to 67 and 23 to 37) made to the Bill. Another Amendment (No. 81) proposed to the Bill, in page 53, line 3, at the end, to insert the words— ‘(8A) Neither the creation of the regulations under this section nor the payment of any fees under those regulations shall affect the charitable status of a regulatory body.’.—(Mr Stephen O’Brien.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Other Amendments (No. 38, 39, 68 to 72, 40 to 59, 73, 74, 60 and 61) made to the Bill. The Bill was read the third time, and passed. Page 192 Monday 18th February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top
The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Alison Seabeck, Mr Sadiq Khan: 287. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Brooks Newmark, Mr Nick Hurd: 116. So the Question was agreed to.
Subject: Regulation of the insurance industry and the case of Mrs Susan Hurrells (Mr Denis Murphy). Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Bob Blizzard.) 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 delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments): Papers subject to Negative Resolution: Friday 8th February 2008
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(2) Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Intra-Community Trade) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 295), dated 7th February 2008, with Explanatory Memoranda and Impact Assessments thereon [Secretary Jacqui Smith].
Tuesday 12th February 2008
Wednesday 13th February 2008
Thursday 14th February 2008
(2) Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 238), dated 6th February 2008, with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [Secretary Hazel Blears]. Friday 15th February 2008
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 18th February 2008: Draft Legislative Reform Order:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
Paper subject to Negative Resolution:
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(1) Managing financial resources to deliver better public services; (2) Reducing the risk of violent crime; and (3) Department for Work and Pensions: the roll-out of the Jobcentre Plus Office network [by Act]; to be printed [Nos. 240, 241 and 346] [Clerk of the House].
(2) draft Code of Practice Issued Under Section 377 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 [by Act] [Secretary Jacqui Smith].
(1) 31st December 2004; (2) 31st December 2005; (3) 31st December 2006; and (4) 31st December 2007 [by Act] [Secretary Hilary Benn]. Papers withdrawn:
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APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Children, Schools and Families Committee; to be printed [No. 169-vi]; and Page 195 Monday 18th February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top (2) Memorandum laid before the Committee; to be published [Mr Barry Sheerman].
(2) Coal health compensation schemes: Twelfth Report from the Committee, with Memoranda; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 350]; (3) Sustainable employment: Supporting people to stay in work and advance: Thirteenth Report from the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 131]; and (4) Leaving the service: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 351-i] [Edward Leigh]. CHAIRMEN’S PANEL
[No. 49.] Tuesday 19th February 2008. The House met at half-past Two o’clock. PRAYERS.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 28th February.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 28th February.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 28th February.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 28th February.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 28th February.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 28th February.
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Memorandum to lie upon the Table and to be published.
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.
European Communities (Finance) Act 2008.
Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Banking (Special Provisions) Bill be printed [Bill 73–EN].
Timetable 1.—(1) Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at this day’s sitting in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph. (2) Proceedings on Second Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 8 p.m. (3) Proceedings in Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 10.30 p.m. (4) Proceedings on consideration and on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at midnight. Page 197 Tuesday 19th February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put 2.—(1) As soon as the proceedings on the Motion for this Order have been concluded, the Order for the Second Reading of the Bill shall be read. (2) When the Bill has been read a second time— (a) it shall (notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order)) stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put; (b) proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed while the Question is put, in accordance with paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), on any financial resolution relating to the Bill; (c) on the conclusion of proceedings on any financial resolution relating to the Bill, proceedings on the Bill shall be resumed and the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given. 3.—(1) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee, the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question. (2) If the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put. 4. For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1, the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)— (a) any Question already proposed from the Chair; (b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed; (c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown; (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded. 5. On a Motion so made for a new Clause or new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill. 6. If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph 4(d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions. Consideration of Lords Amendments 7.—(1) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put. (2) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement. 8.—(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 7. (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair and not yet decided. (3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith— (a) a single Question on any further Amendments to the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and (b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended. (4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith— (a) a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and (b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended. (5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House disagrees to a Lords Amendment. (6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments. Page 198 Tuesday 19th February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top (7) As soon as the House has— (a) agreed or disagreed to a Lords Amendment, or (b) disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to, the Speaker shall put forthwith a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment. Subsequent stages 9.—(1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put. (2) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement. 10.—(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 9. (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided. (3) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair. (4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message. (5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals. Reasons Committee 11.—(1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chairman. (2) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed. (3) Proceedings in the Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement. (4) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (3), the Chairman shall— (a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair but not yet decided, and (b) then put forthwith successively Questions on Motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments. (5) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put. Miscellaneous 12. Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply so far as necessary for the purposes of this Order. 13.—(1) The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement. (2) Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to those proceedings. 14. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies. 15.—(1) No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to recommit the Bill. (2) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith. 16.—(1) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown. (2) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith. Page 199 Tuesday 19th February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top 17. The Speaker may not arrange for a debate to be held in accordance with Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) at this day’s sitting, or at the sitting on Thursday 21st February, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies. 18.—(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies. (2) No notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order. 19. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House. 20.—(1) Any private business which has been set down for consideration at 7 p.m. at this day’s sitting or at 3 p.m. at the sitting on Thursday 21st February (as the case may be) shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders, be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill at this day’s sitting or at the sitting on Thursday 21st February (as the case may be). (2) Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to the private business for a period of three hours from the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill or, if those proceedings are concluded before the moment of interruption, for a period equal to the time elapsing between 7 p.m. or 3 p.m. (as the case may be) and the conclusion of those proceedings. 21. The Speaker shall not adjourn the House at the sitting on Thursday 21st February until— (a) any Message from the Lords on the Bill has been received; (b) he has reported the Royal Assent to any Act agreed upon by both Houses— (Yvette Cooper); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Siobhain McDonagh, Mr Dave Watts: 291. Tellers for the Noes, Jeremy Wright, James Duddridge: 223. So the Question was agreed to.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; And it being Eight o’clock, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [this day]. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Alison Seabeck, Mr Sadiq Khan: 367. Tellers for the Noes, James Duddridge, Jeremy Wright: 164. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read a second time. Further proceedings on the Bill stood postponed, pursuant to Order [this day].
A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Banking (Special Provisions) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of— (a) any expenditure incurred by the Treasury in connection with any guarantee arrangements put in place to protect some or all of the depositors or other creditors of any deposit-taker, (b) any expenditure incurred by the Treasury in connection with the provision of financial assistance, or the giving of any indemnity, for any purpose connected with the Act, and (c) any other expenditure incurred by the Treasury by virtue of the Act—(Liz Blackman):—It was agreed to. Page 200 Tuesday 19th February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top
(1) the conferring of power on the Treasury to make provision for or in connection with varying the effect of any tax (including stamp duty) in relation to or in connection with— (a) anything done for the purpose of, in relation to, or by or under or in consequence of, an order made by the Treasury under the Act which transfers, extinguishes or otherwise affects certain securities or property, rights or liabilities, (b) any securities, or property, rights or liabilities, which are transferred, extinguished or otherwise affected by provision made by or under such an order, and (c) certain securities issued by, or certain property, rights or liabilities of, any transferee or any body in relation to whom such an order is made, and (2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund—(Liz Blackman):—It was agreed to.
(In the Committee) Clause No. 1 agreed to. Clause No. 2 (Cases where Treasury’s powers are exercisable). Amendment (No. 13) proposed in page 1, line 14, after the words ‘if (and only if)’, to insert— ‘(i) ’.—(Mr Mark Hoban.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, James Duddridge, Jeremy Wright: 222. Tellers for the Noes, Ms Diana R. Johnson, Alison Seabeck: 299. Another Amendment (No. 1) proposed in page 2, line 2, to leave out the words ‘Treasury consider’ and insert the words ‘Bank of England considers’.—(Mr Michael Fallon.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Another Amendment (No. 10) proposed in page 2, line 40, to leave out the word ‘year’ and insert the word ‘month’.—(Mr Philip Hammond.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, James Duddridge, Jeremy Wright: 222. Tellers for the Noes, Ms Diana R. Johnson, Tony Cunningham: 302. Clause agreed to. Clauses Nos. 3 to 5 agreed to. Clause No. 6 (Transfer of property, rights and liabilities). Amendment (No. 12A) proposed in page 5, line 36, at the end to insert the words— ‘(1A) No order under subsection (1) shall be made in respect of the property, rights and liabilities of a building society.’—(Mr Philip Hammond.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Jeremy Wright, James Duddridge: 169. Tellers for the Noes, Ms Diana R. Johnson, Tony Cunningham: 351. Page 201 Tuesday 19th February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top It being after half-past Ten o’clock, the Chairman put the Question necessary to bring proceedings in the Committee to a conclusion, pursuant to Order [this day]. Clauses Nos. 6 to 17 and Schedules Nos. 1 and 2 agreed to. Whereupon the Chairman left the Chair to report the Bill to the House. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair; and Alison Seabeck reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed her to report the same, without Amendment. A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time; Wednesday 20th February 2008 And it being midnight, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [19th February]. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Bob Blizzard, Steve McCabe: 293. Tellers for the Noes, James Duddridge, Jeremy Wright: 167. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
And it being one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Documents). And the Deputy Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the Division was deferred till this day, pursuant to Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions).
Subject: Homeopathic hospitals (David Tredinnick). A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Mr Michael Foster); And the Motion having been made after Ten o’clock on Tuesday evening, 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 fourteen minutes past Two o’clock on Wednesday morning, till this day. [Adjourned at 2.14 a.m. Page 202 Tuesday 19th February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
(2) draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Code of Practice) Order 2008 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Jacqui Smith]. Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
(2) Council Tax (Valuations, Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 315), dated 12th February 2008 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Hazel Blears].
(2) Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in different parts of the United Kingdom) (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 298), dated 12th February 2008 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Jacqui Smith].
Other Papers:
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(2) Treasury Minute, dated 19th February 2008, directing the application of certain amounts as appropriations in aid of the Estimates for the year ending 31st March 2008 [by Act] [Jane Kennedy].
(2) Spring Supplementary Estimates for Central Government for 2007–08 [by Command]; to be printed [No. 273] [Jane Kennedy].
APPENDIX II General Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
(2) Costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Winter Supplementary Estimates 2007–08: Memorandum laid before the Committee; to be published; (3) The Iran hostages incident: the lessons learned: Memorandum laid before the Committee; to be published; and (4) UK/US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty: Memorandum laid before the Committee; to be published [Mr James Arbuthnot].
(2) Post-Kyoto: The international context for progress on climate change: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 355-i] [Mr Tim Yeo].
(2) The Government’s Counter Terrorism Bill: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 180-ii] [Keith Vaz]. Page 204 Tuesday 19th February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top
(2) Immigration and Human Rights: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 357-i]; and (3) Legislative Scrutiny: Memoranda laid before the Committee, to be published [Mr Andrew Dismore].
(2) Devolution: A Decade On: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 75-iii] [Mr Alan Beith]. [No. 49; WH, No. 30] Tuesday 19th February 2008. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Nine o’clock. Adjournment. Subjects: Thefts following credit and debit card cloning (Andrew Selous). Criminal courts sentencing options (Mr David Kidney). Stone conservation in cathedrals and churches (Robert Key). Calderdale’s housing strategy (Chris McCafferty). Consumer protection and the will writing industry (Lorely Burt). Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr Bob Blizzard.) And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 1.59 p.m. [No. 50.] Wednesday 20th February 2008. The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock. PRAYERS.
Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered on Friday 9th May; and to be printed [Bill 72]. 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.
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(a) for ‘4 1/2 hours’ substitute ‘3 hours’, and (b) for ‘1 1/2 hours’ substitute ‘3 hours’—(Mr Alan Campbell):—It was agreed to.
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 ‘disapproves of the Government’s policy towards the Treaty of Lisbon in respect of provisions concerning foreign, security and defence policy; notes that those provisions are in large part identical to those in the European Union Constitution; further notes that the Government publicly opposed many of those provisions at the Convention on the Future of Europe; believes that the Government was right to oppose those provisions; regrets the Government’s change of policy; and believes that the consequent increase of the European Union’s powers over foreign, security and defence policy at member states’ expense is not in the national interest’, instead thereof.—(Mr William Hague.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Local Government,—That the draft Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008, which was laid before this House on 8th January, be approved. Ayes: 257. Noes: 164. So the Question was agreed to.
And it being three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion relating to the Treaty of Lisbon (No. 5), the Deputy Speaker put the Question forthwith, pursuant to Orders [28th January and this day]. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Brooks Newmark, James Duddridge: 156. Tellers for the Noes, Siobhain McDonagh, Mr Sadiq Khan: 346. So the Question was negatived. And the Main Question being put; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Siobhain McDonagh, Mr Sadiq Khan: 337. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Brooks Newmark, James Duddridge: 163. So the Question was agreed to.
(In the Committee) Clause No. 2 (Addition to list of Treaties). Another Amendment (No. 258) proposed, in page 1, line 12, after the word ‘excluding’, to insert the words— ‘(i) Article 1, paragraph 16, inserted Article 9B TEU, paragraph 6 so far as it relates to the role of the President of the European Council in external representation of the Union; and (ii) ’.—(Mr Mark Francois.) Question proposed, That the Amendment be made. Page 206 Wednesday 20th February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top And it being three hours after the commencement of proceedings in the Committee, the Chairman put the Question already proposed from the Chair, pursuant to Orders [28th January and this day]. The Committee divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Brooks Newmark, James Duddridge: 133. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Alan Campbell, Tony Cunningham: 331. Whereupon the Chairman left the Chair to report progress and ask leave to sit again. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair; and Liz Blackman reported, That the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and moved, That the Committee may have leave to sit again. Committee again to-morrow.
(1) the matter of the Budget Statement and its implications for Wales, being a matter relating exclusively to Wales, be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for its consideration; (2) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Wednesday 26th March at twenty five minutes past nine o’clock and between two o’clock and half-past four o’clock to take questions under Standing Order No. 103 (Welsh Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)) and to consider the matter referred to it under paragraph (1) above.—(Liz Blackman.)
(1) the campaign for a sustainable Toddington relating to planning (Bedfordshire); (2) the campaign for a sustainable Harlington relating to planning (Bedfordshire); and (3) residents of the Hatton Park area in Wellingborough and surrounding areas relating to local infrastructure (Northamptonshire) were presented and read.
Subject: Cyber bullying amongst school-age children (Mrs Sia(r)n C. James). Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Liz Blackman.) And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till eighteen minutes to Nine o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 8.42 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
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(2) Companies (Summary Financial Statement) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 374), dated 19th February 2008 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Mr Secretary Hutton].
Other Papers:
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(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Regulations to the First Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mrs Janet Dean Chairman; and (2) the Committee of Selection has nominated seventeen Members to serve on the Committee: John Battle, Mr Clive Betts, Mr Crispin Blunt, Tom Brake, Ms Karen Buck, Mr Liam Byrne, Mr Alan Campbell, David T. C. Davies (Monmouth), Mr Stephen Dorrell, Michael Jabez Foster, Mr Christopher Fraser, Damian Green, Chris Huhne, Ian Lucas, Margaret Moran, Ms Dari Taylor and Mr Anthony Wright.
(1) The Speaker has allocated the draft Order to the Second 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: Liz Blackman, Mr Richard Caborn, Greg Clark, James Duddridge, Jeff Ennis, Paul Farrelly, Phil Hope, Martin Horwood, Susan Kramer, Mr Denis MacShane, Fiona Mactaggart, Mr Michael Meacher, Mr Alan Meale, John Penrose, Mark Pritchard, Mr Nick Raynsford and Mr Tim Yeo.
European Committees
APPENDIX III Reports from Select Committees
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(2) Minutes of the Public Deliberations of the Committee; to be printed [No. 361-i]; and (3) Ministerial Correspondence: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published [Michael Connarty].
(2) The Public in West Bromwich: Letter laid before the Committee [Mr Edward Leigh].
[No. 50; WH, No. 31] Wednesday 20th February 2008. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Nine o’clock.
Subjects: Withdrawal of Leeds working neighbourhood funding (Mr George Mudie). Development aid and oil extraction (Mr Andrew Smith). Funding for policing in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire (Mr Stewart Jackson). Environment Agency response to flooding in Rochdale (Paul Rowen). Office of Fair Trading action on scams (Miss Anne Begg). Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Steve McCabe.) And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 5.20 p.m. Page 209 Wednesday 20th February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top [No. 51.] Thursday 21st February 2008. The House met at half-past Ten o’clock. PRAYERS.
St. Austell Market Bill. Bill committed.
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time on Thursday 28th February.
Memoranda to lie upon the Table and to be published.
Memoranda (reported on 15th, 17th, 24th and 31st January) to be printed. Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 75]. Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
And it being one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Documents). The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Dave Watts, Mr Frank Roy: 267. Tellers for the Noes, Sir Robert Smith, Mr Adrian Sanders: 60. So the Question was agreed to.
And it being Six o’clock, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [6th February]:—It was agreed to. The Deputy Speaker then put the remaining Question required to be put at that hour.
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The Deputy Speaker suspended the House, pursuant to Order [19th February].
The Lords have agreed to the Banking (Special Provisions) Bill, with Amendments; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
Lords Amendment No. 1. A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment—(Yvette Cooper); And it being one hour after the commencement of proceedings on the Lords Amendments, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order. The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Ms Diana R. Johnson, Liz Blackman: 277. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Brooks Newmark, Mr David Evennett: 167. So the Question was agreed to. Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to. The Speaker then put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on the Lords Amendments to a conclusion. Lords Amendment No. 2. A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment—(Mr Frank Roy); The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Ms Diana R. Johnson, Liz Blackman: 268. Tellers for the Noes, Mr Brooks Newmark, Mr David Evennett: 171. So the Question was agreed to. Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to. Lords Amendment No. 3 disagreed to. Lords Amendments Nos. 4 to 8 agreed to. A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [19th February], That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendments Nos. 1 to 3. That Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Jeremy Browne, Yvette Cooper, Mr Philip Hammond and David Wright be members of the Committee. That Yvette Cooper be Chairman of the Committee. That three be the Quorum of the Committee. That the Committee do withdraw immediately—(Mr Frank Roy):—It was agreed to.
The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 1 for the following Reason: Because it is inappropriate for the Bank of England to audit any deposit-taker. The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 2 for the following Reason: Because it is inappropriate for commercial deposit-takers to be subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Page 211 Thursday 21st February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 3 for the following Reason: Because it is inappropriate to require the Office of Fair Trading to report on the activities of any particular deposit-taker. The Reasons were agreed to. Message to the Lords to communicate the said Reasons, with the Bill and Amendments. The Speaker suspended the House, pursuant to Order [19th February].
The Lords do not insist on their Amendments to the Banking (Special Provisions) Bill to which this House has disagreed.
Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008.
Subject: Schools reorganisation in Havering (James Brokenshire). Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Bob Blizzard.) And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-five minutes to Twelve o’clock, adjourned till to-morrow. [Adjourned at 11.35 p.m. APPENDIX I Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
Other Papers:
APPENDIX II Reports from Select Committees
Page 212 Thursday 21st February 2008 2007-08 Volume 264 Back to top [No. 51; WH, No. 32] Thursday 21st February 2008. The House sitting in Westminster Hall The sitting began at half-past Two o’clock.
Subject: The Electronic Patient Record—Sixth Report from the Health Committee, Session 2006–07, and the Government’s response thereto. Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Tony Cunningham.) And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 26th February. [Adjourned at 5.32 p.m. [No. 52.] Friday 22nd February 2008. The House met at half-past Nine o’clock.
PRAYERS.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; Mr Andrew Dismore rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put; but the Deputy Speaker withheld his assent and declined then to put that Question. Mr Andrew Dismore rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put. And the Question being put, That the Question be now put; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr John Heppell, Mr Andrew Dismore: 157. Tellers for the Noes, James Duddridge, Jeremy Wright: 9. So the Question was agreed to. And the Question being accordingly put, That the Bill be now read a second time; The House divided. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr John Heppell, Mr Andrew Dismore: 147. Tellers for the Noes, James Duddridge, Jeremy Wright: 11. So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read a second time and stood committed to a Public Bill Committee.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; And it being half-past Two o’clock, the Debate stood adjourned. Ordered, That the Debate be resumed on Friday 13th June.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Friday 25th April.
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Subject: Effects of the Gambling Act 2005 on the coin operated gaming machine industry (Dr Stephen Ladyman). Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Alison Seabeck.) And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till three minutes to Three o’clock, adjourned till Monday 25th February. [Adjourned at 2.57 p.m. APPENDIX Papers presented or laid upon the Table: Paper subject to Affirmative Resolution:
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