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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
3 December 2009

No. 10

The House met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Private Bills [Lords]: Manchester City Council Bill [Lords] and Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]: Revival Motion (Standing Order 188B relating to Private Business)

    Ordered, That the promoters of the Manchester City Council Bill [Lords] and Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords], which were originally introduced in the House of Lords in Session 2006-07 on 22 January 2007, may have leave to proceed with the Bills in the current Session according to the provisions of Standing Order 188B (Revival of bills).

    That on the next sitting day following presentation of the Bills, the Clerk in the Private Bill Office shall lay the Bills on the Table of the House.—(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)

2 Private Bills: Canterbury City Council Bill and Nottingham City Council Bill: Revival Motion (Standing Order 188B relating to Private Business)

    Ordered, That the promoters of the Canterbury City Council Bill and Nottingham City Council Bill, which were originally introduced in this House in Session 2007-08 on 22 January 2008, may have leave to proceed with the Bills in the current Session according to the provisions of Standing Order 188B (Revival of bills).

    That on the next sitting day following presentation of the Bill, the Clerk in the Private Bill Office shall lay the Bills on the Table of the House.—(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)

3 Questions to (1) the Minister of State, Department for Transport

    (2) the Minister for Women and Equality

4 Business Question (Leader of the House)

5 European affairs

    Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of European affairs.—(Chris Bryant.)

    At 6 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).

6 Nomination of select committee

    Motion made, That Ms Karen Buck, Jeremy Corbyn, Clive Efford, Siobhain McDonagh, Mr Andy Slaughter and Mr Andrew Pelling be members of the London Regional Select Committee.—(Mr Frank Roy.)

    Objection taken (Standing Order No. 9(6)).

7 Sittings of the House

    Motion made, That—

    (1) Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business) shall have effect for this Session with the following modifications, namely:

      In paragraph (4) the word 'eight' shall be substituted for the word 'thirteen' in line 42 and in paragraph (5) the word 'fifth' shall be substituted for the word 'eighth' in line 44;

    (2) Standing Order No. 90 (Second reading committees) shall have effect for this Session with the following modification, namely:

      In paragraph (2) the word 'fifth' shall be substituted for the word 'eighth' in line 21; and

    (3) Private Members' Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 29 January; 5 and 26 February; 5 and 12 March; 23 and 30 April; and 7 May.—(Mr Frank Roy.)

    Objection taken (Standing Order No. 9(6)).

8 Public Petitions

    A Public Petition from persons resident in the West Chelmsford parliamentary constituency relating to Badman Report (West Chelmsford) was presented and read by Mr Simon Burns.

    A Public Petition from persons resident in the Billericay parliamentary constituency relating to Badman Report (Billericay) was presented by Mr John Baron.

9 Adjournment

    Subject: NHS Blood and Transplant's Give and Let Live donor education programme (Mr Philip Hollobone).

    Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Frank Roy.)

Adjourned at 6.29 pm until Monday 7 December.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

10 Private Bills: London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]

    The Lords communicate that they have passed a Bill to confer further powers upon local authorities in London; and for related purposes; to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.

Private Business

11 Private Bills: London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]

    Bill read the first time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

12 Private Bills: Leeds City Council Bill

    The Order of 26 November relating to the Leeds City Council Bill being read;

    A Bill to confer powers on Leeds City Council for the better control of street trading in the city of Leeds, was read the first and second time and ordered to be considered.

13 Private Bills: Reading Borough Council Bill

    The Order of 26 November relating to the Reading Borough Council Bill being read;

    A Bill to confer powers on Reading Borough Council for the better control of street trading and touting in the borough of Reading, was read the first and second time and ordered to be considered.

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).

14 Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Health Professions (Hearing Aid Dispensers) Order 2009)

    Members: Charlotte Atkins, Ms Karen Buck, Mary Creagh and Siobhain McDonagh discharged and Mr William Bain, Helen Jones, Tony Lloyd and Dr Phyllis Starkey nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

15 Culture, Media and Sport Committee

    (1) The future for local and regional media:

    (i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 43-ii);

    (ii) Written evidence, to be published;

    (2) Press standards, privacy and libel: Written evidence, to be published

    (Mr John Whittingdale).

16 Energy and Climate Change Committee

    (1) Work of the Committee in Session 2008-09: First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 133);

    (2) Project Discovery and the prospect for domestic prices: Evidence, taken on 2 December, to be printed (HC 115-i)

    (Paddy Tipping).

17 Health Committee

    Social Care: Evidence, to be printed (HC 22-iii) (Charlotte Atkins).

18 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

    (1) Parliament and the Ombudsman: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 107);

    (2) Public Administration and the Fiscal Squeeze:

    (i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 126-i);

    (ii) Written evidence, to be published;

    (3) Work of the Ombudsman in 2008-09: Written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 19 November, to be printed (HC 122)

    (Dr Tony Wright).

19 Welsh Affairs Committee

    Cross-border services for Wales: follow-up: Evidence, to be printed (HC 26-iii)

    (Dr Hywel Francis).

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm.

Sitting in Westminster Hall

No. 3

The sitting began at 2.30 pm

Adjournment

    Subject: Thirty-first Annual Report of the House of Commons Commission.

    Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(David Wright.)

Adjourned at 3.38 pm until Tuesday 8 December.

Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Climate Change

    Carbon Accounting (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 3146), dated 1 December 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Edward Miliband).

2 Corporation Tax

    Corporation Tax (Financing Costs and Income) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 3173), dated 2 December 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Stephen Timms).

3 Customs

    Customs (Contravention of a Relevant Rule) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 3164), dated 2 December 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sarah McCarthy-Fry).

4 Education

    Thurrock and Basildon College (Dissolution) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 3153), dated 30 November 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

5 Licences and Licensing

    Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates) (Amendment) (Electronic Applications etc) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 3159), dated 1 December 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Ben Bradshaw).

6 Market Standards

    Accreditation Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 3155), dated 30 November 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

7 Northern Ireland

    Northern Ireland Assembly Bill 1/09 on Department of Justice (by Act), with an Explanatory and Financial Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Woodward).

8 Pensions

    Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 3154), dated 1 December 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Ms Harriet Harman).

9 Value Added Tax

    (1) Travellers' Allowances (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 3172), dated 2 December 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sarah McCarthy-Fry); and

    (2) Value Added Tax (Tour Operators) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 3166), dated 2 December 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Stephen Timms).



 
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