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[No. 57 Tuesday 31 March 2009 ]

The house met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

2 Council Tax Rebate: Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to rename council tax benefit council tax rebate; and for connected purposes;

That Joan Ryan, Siobhain McDonagh, David Cairns, Jim Dobbin, Bob Russell, Dan Rogerson and Mr Nigel Evans present the Bill.

Joan Ryan accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 26 June, and to be printed (Bill 82).

3 The economy

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of the economy._(Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

At 10.00 pm the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).

4 Business of the House

Motion made, That, at the sitting on Tuesday 21 April, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 20 (Time for taking private business), the Private Business set down by the Chairman of Ways and Means shall be entered upon (whether before, at or after 7.00 pm), and may then be proceeded with, though opposed, for three hours, after which the Speaker shall interrupt the business._(Helen Jones.)

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

5 Public Petition

A Public Petition from various pupils and former pupils, parents, residents and others relating to Schools (Essex) was presented and read by Bob Russell.

6 Adjournment

Subject: UK aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo (Eric Joyce).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn._(Helen Jones.)

[Adjourned at 10.30 pm until tomorrow. ]

Other proceedings

General Committees: Reports

7 Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr David Amess (Chairman) reported the draft Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009.

8 Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Greg Pope (Chairman) reported the draft Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2009.

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).

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9 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2009)

Members: Frank Dobson, Michael Jabez Foster and Mr Doug Henderson discharged and Mr Russell Brown, Meg Munn and Derek Twigg nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

10 Administration Committee

Record of the Committee's discussions at its meeting on 31 March, to be published (Mr Frank Doran).

11 Business and Enterprise Committee

Post offices_securing their future: Evidence, to be printed (HC 371-ii) (Mr Peter Luff).

12 Communities and Local Government Committee

Traditional Retail Markets: Evidence, to be printed (HC 308-iii) (Dr Phyllis Starkey).

13 Environmental Audit Committee

The role of carbon markets in preventing dangerous climate change:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 393-i);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Tim Yeo).

14 Home Affairs Committee

(1) Policing Process of the Home Office leak inquiries: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 157);

(2) Follow up to Policing in the 21st Century: Evidence, to be printed (HC 403-i)

(Keith Vaz).

15 Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

(1) Legislative Scrutiny: Policing and Crime Bill: Tenth 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 27 January, 3 and 24 February, and 3 and 10 March (HC 395);

(2) Legislative Scrutiny: Health Bill; Marine and Coastal Access Bill: Eleventh 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 3 February and 3 and 10 March (HC 396);

(3) UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Reservations and Interpretative Declaration: Twelfth 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 10 March (HC 397);

(4) Prisoner Transfer Treaty with Libya: Thirteenth 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 3 and 17 March (HC 398);

(5) Human rights of adults with learning disabilities: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Legislative Scrutiny: Written evidence, to be published;

(7) UN Convention Against Torture: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Andrew Dismore).

16 International Development Committee

Aid under Pressure: Support for Development Assistance in a Global Economic Downturn: Evidence, to be printed (HC 179-iii) (Malcolm Bruce).

17 Justice Committee

The role of the Prison Officer: Evidence, to be printed (HC 361-ii) (Sir Alan Beith).

18 Regulatory Reform Committee

(1) Draft Legislative Reform (Local Government) (Animal Health Functions) Order 2009: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 399);

(2) The following Resolution:

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That the draft Legislative Reform (Local Government) (Animal Health Functions) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 16 March, should be made.

(3) Draft Legislative Reform (Minor Variations to Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates) Order 2009: Fifth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 400);

(4) The following Resolution:

That the revised draft Legislative Reform (Minor Variations to Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 26 March, should be approved.

The Committee came to this Resolution without a Division.

(Andrew Miller).

19 Scottish Affairs

Crisis in the Scottish press industry: Evidence, to be printed (HC 401-i) (Mr Mohammad Sarwar).

20 Speaker's Conference on Parliamentary Representation

Speaker's Conference on Parliamentary Representation: Evidence, to be printed (HC 167-iv) (Miss Anne Begg).

21 Treasury Committee

(1) Banking Crisis: the impact of the failure of the Icelandic banks: Fifth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 402);

(2) Banking Crisis: Written evidence, to be printed (HC 144-iii)

(John McFall).

22 Welsh Affairs Committee

Digital Inclusion in Wales: Evidence, to be printed (HC 58-iv) (Dr Hywel Francis).

[WH, No. 34]  

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Subjects:

Availability of non-invasive ventilation to persons with motor neurone disease (Mr Mark Todd).

Nuclear energy (Mr David Heathcoat-Amory).

Health problems for thalidomide victims (Mr Martin Caton).

Value added tax on child seat bases (Bob Russell).

Availability of land for renewable energy schemes (Natascha Engel).

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned._(Chris Mole.)

[Adjourned at 1.59 pm until tomorrow. ]

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Fire Precautions

Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 782), dated 24 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Hazel Blears).

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2 Value Added Tax

Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 820), dated 31 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Stephen Timms).

Other Papers:

3 Air Force (Constitution)

Amendment List 23 to Queen's Regulations for the Royal Air Force (Fifth Edition) (by Act) (Mr Secretary Hutton).

4 Armed Forces Pay

Thirty-eighth Report of the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body (by Command) (Cm. 7516) (Mr Secretary Hutton).

5 Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration

Thirty-eighth Report of the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (by Command) (Cm. 7579) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

6 Foreign Compensation

Report of the Foreign Compensation Commission for 2007^08 (by Command) (Cm. 7576) (Secretary David Miliband).

7 Justice (Northern Ireland)

Policing with the Community: An inspection of Policing with the Community in Northern Ireland (by Act) (Mr Secretary Woodward).

8 Parliamentary and Other Pensions

Accounts of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund for 2007^08 (by Act); to be printed (HC 345) (Clerk of the House).

9 Police

Collection of Missing Persons Data: code of practice for the Police Service on collecting and sharing data on missing persons with public authorities (by Act) (Secretary Jacqui Smith).

10 Reserve Forces

Report under section 56(7) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the making of a call-out order for the Balkans under section 56(1) of that Act, dated 27 March 2009 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Hutton).

11 School Teachers

Eighteenth Report Part One of the School Teachers' Review Body (by Command) (Cm. 7546) (Secretary Ed Balls).

12 Senior Salaries

Thirty-first Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries: Report No. 68 (by Command) (Cm. 7556) (The Prime Minister).

13 Statutory Instruments (Notification)

(1) Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation: Amendments to Law (Resolution of Dunfermline Building Society) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 814) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker); and

(2) Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instruments had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instruments came into operation: Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 805); Building Society Special Administration (Scotland) Rules 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 806); and Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Contribution to Costs of Special Resolution Regime) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 807) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker).

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