Commons Journal 265

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[No. 63 Thursday 23 April 2009 ]

The house met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

(2) the Leader of the House and the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission

2 Business Question (Leader of the House)

3 Statement: Coal and Carbon Capture and Storage (Secretary Edward Miliband)

4 Ways and Means: Amendment of the Law: Adjourned Debate (22 April)

Question again proposed, That_

(1) It is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance.

(2) This Resolution does not extend to the making of any amendment with respect to value added tax so as to provide_

(a) for zero-rating or exempting a supply, acquisition or importation;

(b) for refunding an amount of tax;

(c) for any relief, other than a relief that_

(i) so far as it is applicable to goods, applies to goods of every description, and

(ii) so far as it is applicable to services, applies to services of every description.

At 6.00 pm the debate stood adjourned.

Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Monday 27 April.

5 Financial Assistance for Industry

Ordered, That the Motion in the name of Mr Pat McFadden relating to Financial Assistance for Industry shall be treated as if it related to an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees) in respect of which notice has been given that the instrument be approved._(Chris Mole.)

6 Changes to membership of select committees

Ordered, That Mr David Clelland be discharged from the North East Regional Select Committee and Mr Denis Murphy be added._(Chris Mole.)

7 Adjournment

Subject: Controlling urban seagulls (Mr Don Foster).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn._(Chris Mole.)

[Adjourned at 6.23 pm until tomorrow. ]

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

8 Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]

The Lords have passed the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]; to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.

First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills

9 Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 86), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 86^EN).

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).

10 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Motion relating to Financial Assistance for Industry in the name of Pat McFadden)

Members: John Penrose discharged and Mr Jonathan Djanogly nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

11 Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Press standards, privacy and libel: Evidence, to be printed (HC 275-vii) (Mr John Whittingdale).

12 Health Committee

Alcohol: Evidence, to be printed (HC 368-i) (Mr Kevin Barron).

13 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

(1) Mandarins Unpeeled: Memoirs and Commentary by Former Ministers and Civil Servants: Government Response to the Committee's Fourteenth Report of 2007^08: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 428);

(2) Operation of the Honours System: Evidence, to be printed (HC 386-i);

(3) Executive Pay in the Public Sector: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Outside Appointments to the Senior Civil Service: Written evidence, to be published

(Dr Tony Wright).

[WH, No. 39]  

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 2.30 pm.

Subject: Seventh Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2007^08, Overseas Territories, and the Government's response.

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned._(Gillian Merron.)

[Adjourned at 5.29 pm until Tuesday 28 April. ]

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APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Criminal Law

Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Consequential Provision) Order 2009 (S.R. (N.I.), 2009, No. 158), dated 5 April 2009 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Woodward).

2 Pensions

Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1025), dated 20 April 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Hazel Blears).

3 Trade Descriptions

Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1034), dated 21 April 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

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