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[No. 59 Thursday 2 April 2009 ]

The house met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(2) the Solicitor General

2 Business Question (Leader of the House)

3 Statement: North Sea helicopter crash (Secretary Jim Murphy)

4 Matters to be considered before the forthcoming adjournment

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn._(Mr Bob Blizzard.)

5 Royal Assent

The Deputy Speaker reported that the Queen had signified Royal Assent to the following Measures under the Royal Assent Act 1967:

Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009

Church of England Pensions (Amendment) Measure 2009.

6 Matters to be considered before the forthcoming adjournment

Question again proposed, That this House do now adjourn.

Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

7 Statement: G20 Summit (Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer)

8 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)).

9 Adjournment

Subject: Science and innovation in Sedgefield (Phil Wilson).

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

[Adjourned at 6.32 pm until Monday 20 April (Resolution, 11 March). ]

Other proceedings

Reports from Select Committees

10 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

(1) Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall: Evidence, to be printed (HC 83-vi);

(2) Good Government: Written evidence, to be published

(Dr Tony Wright).

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11 Transport Committee

The effects of adverse weather conditions on transport: Evidence, to be printed (HC 328-ii) (Mrs Louise Ellman).

[WH, No. 36]  

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 2.30 pm.

Subject: Tenth Report from the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2006^07, Investigating the Oceans, and the Government's response.

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned._(Huw Irranca-Davies.)

[Adjourned at 4.35 pm until Tuesday 21 April. ]

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Constitutional Law

Building (Scotland) Act 2003 (Exemptions for Defence and National Security) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 822), dated 31 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Jim Murphy).

2 Criminal Law

Zimbabwe (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 847), dated 1 April 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Ian Pearson).

3 Defence

(1) Armed Forces (Aliens) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 835), dated 31 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Hutton);

(2) Armed Forces (Civilians Subject to Service Discipline) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 836), dated 31 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Hutton);

(3) Armed Forces (Discharge and Transfer to the Reserve Forces) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 832), dated 31 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Hutton);

(4) Armed Forces (Forfeiture of Service) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 833), dated 31 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Hutton);

(5) Armed Forces (Naval Chaplains) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 826), dated 31 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Hutton); and

(6) Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 831), dated 31 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Hutton).

4 National Health Service

Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 834), dated 26 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

5 Police

Police Service of Northern Ireland (Pensions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.R. (N.I.), 2009, No. 143), dated 18 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Woodward).

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6 Road Traffic

(1) Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 815), dated 30 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Geoff Hoon); and

(2) Road Vehicles (Approval) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 818), dated 30 March 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Geoff Hoon).

Other Papers:

7 Land Registration

Land Registration Fee Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 845), dated 1 April 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jack Straw).

8 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on UK Trade & Investment: Trade support (by Act); to be printed (HC 297) (Clerk of the House).

9 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums

First Report from the Speaker's Committee 2009, Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Electoral Commission: compliance with regulations on funding political parties (by Act); to be printed (HC 385) (The Speaker).

10 Postal Services

Report and Accounts of the Consumer Council for Postal Services for 1 April 2008^30 September 2008, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 364) (Mr Pat McFadden).

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