Mawrth, 22 Mawrth 2005
Order for Second Reading Read. To be read a Second time on Tuesday 5 April.
The Secretary of State was asked—
What assistance his Department has given to the review of out-of-hours doctors' services in Northumberland carried out by the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust and the Northumberland primary care...
What recent meetings he has held to discuss the Paddington health campus; and if he will make a statement.
If he will make a statement on charging of patients in the NHS.
If he will make a statement on the planned new Frome Victoria hospital.
What the changes in the numbers of (a) nurses and (b) doctors in west Cumbria have been since 1997.
What assessment he has made of access to chiropody services for senior citizens.
What proposals he has to protect general practitioners' surgeries from vandalism and intimidation; and if he will make a statement.
If he will make a statement on the provision of services for the elderly with dementia.
If he will make a statement on charging of patients in the NHS.
What improvements to child and adolescent mental health services have been put in place since 1997.
What new proposals he has to improve the safety of medicines.
If he will make a statement on bed occupancy at the district general hospital at Eastbourne.
If he will introduce screening for abnormal heart conditions in all young people.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the next phase of our skills agenda. Earlier this month, I launched our reforms of education and training for 14 to...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement in order to update the House on the aftermath of the tsunami in the Indian ocean on 26 December. Let me deal first with the number...
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. At about quarter to 7 this morning, a van travelling on the A6 Market Harborough bypass leapt over the bridge barriers and crashed on to the main...
Mrs. Anne Campbell, supported by Mr. Martin O'Neill, Sir Nicholas Winterton, Mr. John McFall, Dr. Ian Gibson, Mr. Kerry Pollard, Mrs. Louise Ellman and Mrs. Betty Williams, presented a Bill to...
Norman Lamb, supported by Norman Baker, John Barrett, Mr. Colin Challen, Sue Doughty, Mr. Michael Meacher, Dr. John Pugh, Alan Simpson, David Taylor, Sarah Teather, Mr. Simon Thomas and John...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make certain enforcement activities in relation to parking on private land subject to regulation under the Private Security Industry Act...
Mrs. Brooke accordingly presented a Bill to make certain enforcement activities in relation to parking on private land subject to regulation under the Private Security Industry Act 2001; and for...
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [ 16 March.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, (1) That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance....
I am delighted to be able to open this final day of debate on the Budget 2005, which extends and entrenches the Government's commitment to economic stability. It also puts in place and reinforces...
Resolved, That— (1) For the Table of rates of duty in Schedule 1 to the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 there shall be substituted— Table 1. Cigarettes An amount equal to...
Resolved That— (1) In section 36(1AA)(a) of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 for "£12.59" there shall be substituted "£12.92". (2) This Resolution shall have effect as from...
Resolved, That— (1) For Part 1 of the Table of rates of duty in Schedule 1 to the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 there shall be substituted— Part 1 Wine and made-wine of a...
Resolved, That provision may be made amending rates and rebates in the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979.
Resolved, That— (1) The Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 shall be amended as follows. (2) In subsection (3)(b) of section 13, as currently in force, for "annual rate currently...
Resolved, That provision may be made for the purposes of value added tax in connection with goods subject to a warehousing regime.
Resolved, That provision may be made for and in connection with amending section 57 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994.
Resolved, That— (1) Section 80 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 shall be amended as follows. (2) For subsection (1) there shall be substituted— " (1) Where a person— (a) has...
Resolved, That— (1) In paragraph 8 of Schedule 6 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994— (a) after "8" there shall be inserted ", or any supply of goods is treated by virtue of section 9A,",...
Resolved, That income tax shall be charged for the year 2005–06, and for that year— (a) the starting rate shall be 10%; (b) the basic rate shall be 22%; (c) the higher rate shall be...
Resolved That— (1) For the year 2005–06— (a) the amount specified in section 257(2) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 shall be £7,090; and (b) the amount...
Motion made, and Question put, That corporation tax shall be charged for the financial year 2006 at the rate of 30%. The House divided: Ayes 382, Noes 14.
Resolved, That for the financial year 2005— (a) the small companies' rate shall be 19%, and (b) the fraction mentioned in section 13(2) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 shall be...
Resolved, That for the financial year 2005— (a) the corporation tax starting rate shall be 0%, and (b) the fraction mentioned in section 13AA of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988...
Resolved, That the non-corporate distribution rate for the financial year 2005 shall be 19%. And it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have...
Resolved, That— (1) The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Resolution. (2) In section 393(1) as originally...
Resolved, That provision may be made amending section 25 of the Finance Act 1990.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made in relation to securities acquired pursuant to a right or opportunity available by reason of employment.
Resolved, That provision may be made amending sections 82B and 508 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and section 88 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005.
Resolved, That provision may be made about the taxation of unit holders in authorised unit trust schemes and shareholders in open-ended investment companies.
Resolved, That, for the purposes of income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax, provision may be made about arrangements which constitute an alternative to transactions involving the...
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made— (a) about expenditure on the production or acquisition of films, and (b) in relation to cases where...
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made for the purposes of income tax in relation to individuals who are or have been members of a partnership or a...
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made with respect to matters connected with accounting practice.
Resolved, That— (1) Provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made enabling the Treasury to make provision by regulations as to the application of the Corporation...
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending Part 18 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
Resolved, That provision may be made for the purposes of corporation tax about— (a) amounts that are not to be allowed as deductions for the purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts; and (b)...
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending Chapter 4 of Part 17 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending section 125 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending Schedule 28AA to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
Resolved, That provision may be made amending Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 2002 and section 86(2) of the Finance Act 1993.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about insurance companies.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending, or making amendments connected with, the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992.
Resolved, That provision may be made in relation to charges on income for the purposes of corporation tax.
Resolved, That provision may be made— (a) amending any enactment contained in sections 43A to 43G of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, or (b) in relation to finance agreements...
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made for the purposes of corporation tax in relation to— (a) loan relationships, and (b) other...
Resolved, That provision may be made amending paragraph 3 of Schedule 23A to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made in relation to capital redemption policies, within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 13 of the Income and...
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made in relation to assets which— (a) represent the right to, or (b) secure, the payment of, or payments...
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made in relation to derivative contracts for the purposes of corporation tax.
Resolved, That provision may be made in relation to assets which— (a) represent the right to, or (b) secure, the payment of, or payments corresponding to, the whole or a part of one or more...
Resolved, That provision may be made amending Schedule 22 to the Finance Act 2000.
Resolved, That provision may be made in relation to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
Resolved, That provision may be made amending Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003.
Resolved, That— (1) Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Resolution. (2) In section 45, at the end of subsection (3) there...
Resolved, That— (1) In subsection (2) of section 55 of the Finance Act 2003, in Table A, for "£60,000" in both places there shall be substituted "£120,000". (2) In paragraph 2(3)...
Resolved, That— (1) Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2003 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7) of this Resolution. (2) In paragraph 3, after "if" there shall be inserted...
Resolved, That provision may be made repealing section 117 of the Finance Act 2002.
Resolved, That provision may be made for successive substitutions of the Table in Schedule 1 to the Inheritance Tax Act 1984.
Resolved, That— (1) In section 42 of the Finance Act 1996, for the amount specified in subsection (1)(a), and the corresponding amount specified in subsection (2), there shall be...
Resolved, That provision may be made in relation to pension schemes and similar schemes under which benefits are provided to or in respect of employees or former employees.
Resolved, That provision may be made in relation to the Pension Protection Fund, the Fraud Compensation Fund and the Board of the Pension Protection Fund.
Resolved, That provision may be made about stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax in relation to securities issued or raised by an SE which has its registered office in the United Kingdom.
Resolved, That provision may be made about residence for tax purposes, and changes of residence, of SEs.
Resolved, That provision may be made, in the case of any tax or duty, for the purpose of securing that— (a) the formation of a civil partnership (within the meaning of the Civil Partnership...
Resolved, That provision may be made in relation to— (a) any transfer from a Northern Ireland department to one or more transferees of property, rights and liabilities connected with the...
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise any incidental or consequential charges to any duty or tax (including charges having retrospective effect) that may arise from provisions designed in...
Resolved, That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters that may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present Session may...
Resolved, That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters that may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present Session may...
Resolved, That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters that may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present Session may...
Queen's recommendation having been signified— Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session relating to finance, it is expedient to authorise— (a) any increase in...
Dawn Primarolo accordingly presented a Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the national debt and the public revenue, and to make further...
I propose to put together the Questions on the following three motions. Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118(6) (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation),
That the Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure, passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for Her Royal Assent in the form in which the said Measure was...
That the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure, passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for Her Royal Assent in the form in which the said...
That the Stipends (Cessation of Special Payments) Measure, passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for Her Royal Assent in the form in which the said...
That the draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) Regulations 2005, which were laid before this House on 7th February, be approved.
That the draft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 21st February, be approved. That the draft Community Legal Service (Asylum and...
That the Revised Funding Code prepared by the Legal Services Commission, a copy of which was laid before this House on 9th March, be approved.
That the draft Child Trust Funds (Appeals) Regulations 2005, which were laid before this House on 9th February, be approved.
That the draft Child Trust Funds (Appeals) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2005, which were laid before this House on 9th February, be approved.
That the draft Social Security Commissioners (Procedure) (Child Trust Funds) Regulations 2005, which were laid before this House on 9th February, be approved. That the draft Employment Zones...
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Carrying on Regulated Activities by Way of Business) (Amendment) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 10th February, be...
That the draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 31st January, be approved.
That the draft Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 9th February, be approved.
That the draft Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 21st February, be approved.
That the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, which were laid before this House on 23rd February, be approved.
That the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Amendment) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 16th December, be approved. That the draft Regulation of...
That the draft Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2005, which were laid before this House on 22nd February, be approved. That the draft Water Supply (Fluoridation...
That the draft Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Cultural Objects) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 24th February, be approved.—[Vernon Coaker.] Question agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 18(1) (Consideration of draft regulatory reform orders),
That the draft Regulatory Reform (National Health Service Charitable and Non-Charitable Trust Accounts and Audit) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 9th February, be...
I wish to present a petition delivered to me by residents in Wirral, South and Birkenhead. It contains about 1,000 signatures and concerns the possible closure of the Dell primary school,...
I wish to present a petition on behalf of 1,088 residents of north Buckinghamshire and others. The petitioners are led by Mr. Edward Grimsdale, the secretary of the Buckingham health campaign...
The petition that I am presenting was produced by three mothers in the town of Kimberley and signed by 850 residents in and around my constituency. They and I believe that downloading child...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Vernon Coaker.]
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