House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Friday
12th July 2013

No. 35

The House met at 9.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Motion to sit in private

Paul Blomfield moved, That the House sit in private.

Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).

The House divided.

Division No. 58.

Ayes: 3 (Tellers: Barbara Keeley, Mr Gareth Thomas).

Noes: 45 (Tellers: Greg Hands, Anne Milton).

Question accordingly negatived.

2 High Cost Credit Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the High Cost Credit Bill be now read a second time.

At 11.00 am the Speaker interrupted proceedings (Standing Order No. 11(4)).

3 Urgent Question: Tobacco packaging (Anna Soubry)

4 High Cost Credit Bill: Second Reading (resumed)

Question again proposed, That the High Cost Credit Bill be now read a second time.

At 2.30 pm the debate was adjourned (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Friday 6 September.

5 Child Maltreatment Bill: Second Reading

Motion made, That the Child Maltreatment Bill be now read a second time;

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 22 November.

6 Education (Information Sharing) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made, That the Education (Information Sharing) Bill be now read a second time;

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 13 September.

7 Sexual Impropriety in Employment Bill: Second Reading

Motion made, That the Sexual Impropriety in Employment Bill be now read a second time;

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 13 September.

8 House of Lords (Maximum Membership) Bill: Second Reading

The Deputy Speaker informed the House that the Bill could not proceed without Queen’s Consent.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 13 September.

9 EU Membership (Audit of Costs and Benefits) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made, That the EU Membership (Audit of Costs and Benefits) Bill be now read a second time;

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 13 September.

10 Adjournment

Subject: Support for families of prisoners (Mel Stride).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Greg Hands.)

Adjourned at 2.59 pm until Monday 15 July.

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Other proceedings

General Committees: Reports

11 High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill Committee

Annette Brooke (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

General Committees: Appointments

The Speaker appoints the Chair of General Committees and members of Programming Sub-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).

12 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2013 (S.R. (N.I.), 2013, No. 175) and the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1571))

Members: Bill Esterson discharged and Grahame M. Morris nominated in substitution.

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Child Trust Funds

Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1744), dated 11 July 2013 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sajid Javid).

2 Gas

Gas Act 1986 (Exemption) (Onshore Gas) Order 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1726), dated 9 July 2013 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Edward Davey).

3 Income Tax

Individual Savings Account (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1743), dated 11 July 2013 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sajid Javid).

4 Sports Grounds and Sporting Events

(1) Football Spectators (Prescription) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1709), dated 10 July 2013 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May); and

(2) Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1710), dated 10 July 2013 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

5 Tax Credits

Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1736), dated 11 July 2013 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sajid Javid).

Other Papers:

6 Export Control

Report on United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls for 2012 (by Act); to be printed (HC 561) (Secretary William Hague).

7 Immigration

Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1745), dated 11 July 2013 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).