No. 32

The House met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to (1) the Minister of State for Transport

    (2) the Minister for Women and Equality

2 Business Question (Leader of the House)

3 Holocaust Memorial Day (Topical Debate)

    Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of Holocaust Memorial Day.—(Mr Shahid Malik.)

    An hour and a half after the commencement of proceedings, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 24A(2)).

4 Suspension of the House

    The Deputy Speaker suspended the House until 3.00 pm (Standing Order No. 20(6)).

5 Private Bills: Leeds City Council Bill: Consideration

    No amendments on consideration.

6 Private Bills: Leeds City Council Bill: Third Reading

    Motion made, That the Bill be read the third time (Standing Order 204A).

    Bill read the third time, and passed.

7 Private Bills: Reading Borough Council Bill: Consideration

    No amendments on consideration.

8 Private Bills: Reading Borough Council Bill: Third Reading

    Motion made, That the Bill be read the third time (Standing Order 204A).

    Bill read the third time, and passed.

9 Private Bills [Lords]: Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]: Further Consideration of Bill, as amended

    Question again proposed, That Amendment 4 be made.

    Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

    Amendments 32, 33, 44, 45, 49 to 51, 55, 69, 75, 77, 78, 80 and 81 made.

10 Private Bills [Lords]: Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]: Third Reading

    Bill read the third time, and passed, with Amendments.

11 Private Bills [Lords]: Manchester City Council Bill [Lords]: Consideration of Bill, as amended

    Amendments 35, 36, 47, 48, 52 to 54, 58, 72, 77, 79, 80, 82 and 83 made.

12 Private Bills [Lords]: Manchester City Council Bill [Lords]: Third Reading

    Bill read the third time, and passed, with Amendments.

13 Adjournment

    Subject: Arrest warrants in the UK in respect of alleged war crimes by individuals resident abroad (Mr David Winnick).

    Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mark Tami.)

Adjourned at 5.36 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

General Committees: Reports

14 Children, Schools and Families Bill

    David Amess (Chairman) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

    Written evidence to be published.

General Committees: Appointments

    The Speaker appoints the Chairman of General Committees and allocates Statutory Instruments to Delegated Legislation Committees.

The Committee of Selection nominates Members to serve on General Committees (and certain Members to serve on Grand Committees).

15 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010)

    Chairman: Mr Greg Pope in place of Mr Eric Illsley.

16 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Passengers' Council (Non-Railway Functions) Order 2010)

    Members: Norman Baker discharged and John Hemming nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

17 Health Committee

    Commissioning: Evidence, to be printed (HC 268-ii) (Mr Kevin Barron).

18 International Development Committee

    DFID's Programme in Nepal: Evidence, to be printed (HC 168-iii) (Malcolm Bruce).

19 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

    Defra's response to the Ombudsman's report on the Single Payment Scheme:

    (1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 331-i);

    (2) Written evidence, to be published

    (Dr Tony Wright).

20 Welsh Affairs Committee

    (1) Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing and Local Government) Order 2010: Sixth Report, with written evidence, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report, and written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 7 and 19 January (HC 186);

    (2) Wales and Whitehall: Written evidence, to be published

    (Dr Hywel Francis).

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 9.30 am.

Sitting in Westminster Hall

No. 20

The sitting began at 2.30 pm.

Adjournment

    Subject:

Ninth Report from the Environmental Audit Committee, Session 2007-08, on Carbon Capture and Storage, and the Government response.

    Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mark Tami.)

Adjourned at 5.02 pm until Tuesday 2 February.

Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Charities

    Draft Charities (Disclosure of Revenue and Customs Information to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland) Regulations 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tessa Jowell).

2 Children and Young Persons

    Draft Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Balls).

3 Constitutional Law

    Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing) (Fire Safety) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Hain).

4 Legal Services Commission

    Draft Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders: Appeals etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jack Straw).

5 Local Government Finance

    Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 130) on the grant to be paid towards the cost of implementing the new statutory minimum bus travel concession in England (by Act); to be printed (HC 306) (Mr Sadiq Khan).

6 Social Security

    (1) Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper); and

    (2) draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

7 Customs

    Export Control (Iran) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 144), dated 27 January 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

8 Legal Services Commission

    (1) Criminal Defence Service (Contribution Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 142), dated 26 January 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jack Straw); and

    (2) Criminal Defence Service (Information Requests) (Prescribed Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 141), dated 26 January 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jack Straw).

9 Licensing

    Amendments to the Guidance issued under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ben Bradshaw).

Other Papers:

10 Culture, Media and Sport

    The BBC's management of its coverage of major sporting and music events: Review by the Comptroller and Auditor General presented to the BBC Trust's Finance and Compliance Committee (by Command) (Secretary Ben Bradshaw).

11 Fisheries

    Report and Accounts of the Sea Fish Industry Authority for 2008-09, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 31) (Secretary Hilary Benn).

12 Government Resources and Accounts

    Statement of Accounts of Returning Officers' Expenses for England and Wales for 2008-09, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 302) (Stephen Timms).

13 Government Resources and Accounts (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies)

    Financial Statements of the Northern Ireland Police Fund for 2008-09, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 182) (Mr Secretary Woodward).

14 Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery

    Accounts of the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund for 2008-09, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 178) (Secretary Ben Bradshaw).

15 National Lottery

    Account of the National Lottery Distribution Fund for 2008-09, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 177) (Secretary Ben Bradshaw).

16 Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations

    Report to Parliament on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation by the Renewable Fuels Agency for 2008-09 (by Statutory Instrument) (Mr Sadiq Khan).

17 Trunk Road Charging Schemes

    Account of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme for 2008-09, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 253) (Mr Sadiq Khan).

18 Work and Pensions

    The Government's response to proposals for the official recognition of Workers Memorial Day (by Command) (Cm. 7789) (Secretary Yvette Cooper).