Commons Journal 265

Session 2008-09
Chronological Index
Alphabetical Index - Part I
Alphabetical Index - Part II


[No. 71 Thursday 7 May 2009 ]

The house met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to (1) the Minister of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

(2) the honourable Member representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

(3) the honourable Member representing the Church Commissioners

2 Business Question (Leader of the House)

3 Statements: (1) Expert Group on Assessment Report (Secretary Ed Balls)

(2) Swine Flu Update (Secretary Alan Johnson)

4 Intelligence and Security Committee

Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of the Annual Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee for 2007^08 (Cm. 7542), and the Government's response (Cm. 7543)._(Mark Tami.)

5 Public Petition

A Public Petition from the Cash Back for Christie M.E.N. Campaign relating to Christie NHS Foundation Trust was presented and read by Mr John Leech.

6 Adjournment

Subject: Civil liberties of Mole Valley constituents (Sir Paul Beresford).

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn._(Steve McCabe.)

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At 6.00 pm the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(7)).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn._(Steve McCabe.)

[Adjourned at 6.08 pm until tomorrow. ]

Other proceedings

Lords Messages

7 Private Bills

The Lords have passed the Manchester City Council Bill [Lords] and the Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords] to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.

Private Business

8 Private Bills [Lords]: Certificate by Private Bill Office (Standing Order 188B relating to Private Business)

Certificate by the Clerk in the Private Bill Office laid upon the Table by the Speaker, That, in respect of the following Bills brought from the House of Lords, the Agents have deposited in the Private Bill Office declarations signed by them, stating that the Bills are the same, in every respect, as the Bills which were brought from the House of Lords in the last Session:

Manchester City Council Bill [Lords]

Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords].

9 Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]

A Bill to confer powers on Bournemouth Borough Council for the better control of street trading in the borough of Bournemouth.

Bill read the first and second time and committed (Order, 21 April).

10 Manchester City Council Bill [Lords]

A Bill to confer powers on Manchester City Council for the better control of street trading in the city of Manchester.

Bill read the first and second time and committed (Order, 21 April).

11 Canterbury City Council Bill

A Bill to confer powers on Canterbury City Council for the better control of street trading and touting in the city of Canterbury.

Bill read the first and second time and committed (Order, 21 April).

12 Leeds City Council Bill

A Bill to confer powers on Leeds City Council for the better control of street trading in the city of Leeds.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time (Order, 21 April).

13 Nottingham City Council Bill

A Bill to confer powers on Nottingham City Council for the better control of street trading in the city of Nottingham.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time (Order, 21 April).

14 Reading Borough Council Bill

A Bill to confer powers on Reading Borough Council for the better control of street trading and touting in the borough of Reading.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time (Order, 21 April).

Changes to Notices Given

15 Broadcasting (Television Licence Fee Abolition) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 8 May, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 12 June.

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16 European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 8 May, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 12 June.

Reports from Select Committees

17 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK: Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee, to be printed (HC 213-viii) (Mr Michael Jack).

18 Health Committee

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

19 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

(1) Special Advisers: Evidence, to be printed (HC 504-i);

(2) Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall: Written evidence, to be published

(Dr Tony Wright).

[WH, No. 45]  

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 2.30 pm.

Subject: Meeting the Government's commitments to children affected by >HIV/AIDS> in developing countries.

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned._(Mr Frank Roy.)

[Adjourned at 4.33 pm until Tuesday 12 May. ]

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Government Trading Funds

Draft Companies House Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2 Customs

Export Control (Uzbekistan) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1174), dated 6 May 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

3 Defence

(1) Armed Forces (Review of Court Martial Sentence) (Supplementary Provision) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1169), dated 5 May 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Hutton); and

(2) Armed Forces (Review of Court Martial Sentence) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1168), dated 5 May 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Hutton).

4 Education

School Admissions (Admission Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1099), dated 29 April 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Balls).

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5 Medicines

(1) Medicines for Human Use (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1164), dated 6 May 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Alan Johnson); and

(2) Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1165), dated 6 May 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

6 National Health Service

National Health Service (Charges) (Amendments Relating to Pandemic Influenza) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1166), dated 6 May 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

7 Rehabilitation of Offenders

Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. (N.I.), 2009, No. 173), dated 22 April 2009 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Woodward).

Other Papers:

8 Communities and Local Government

(1) Government Response to the Second Report of the Communities and Local Government Committee, Session 2008^09, on the Department for Communities and Local Government's Annual Report 2008 (by Command) (Cm. 7614) (Secretary Hazel Blears).

(2) Government Response to the Third Report of the Communities and Local Government Committee, Session 2008^09, on Housing and the Credit Crunch (by Command) (Cm. 7619) (Secretary Hazel Blears).

9 Government Trading Funds

Consultation Report on Government proposal to amend Companies House Trading Fund (by Act) (Mr Pat McFadden).

10 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.)

Twenty-First Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (by Act); to be printed (HC 496) (Mr Secretary Woodward).


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