Commons Journal 265

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[No. 92 Tuesday 16 June 2009 ]

The house met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

2 Statement: Digital Britain Report (Mr Ben Bradshaw)

3 European affairs

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of European affairs._(Secretary David Miliband.)

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

4 Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill (Money)

Queen's Recommendation signified.

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money provided by Parliament._(Ian Lucas.)

5 Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Companies Act 2006 (Accounts, Report and Audit) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 5 May, be approved._(Ms Dawn Butler.)

Question agreed to.

6 Adjournment

Subject: Armstrong Group pension fund (Mr Graham Stuart).

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn._(Ms Dawn Butler.)

House adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 9(7)).

[Adjourned at 10.41 pm until tomorrow. ]

Other proceedings

Lords Messages

7 Business Rate Supplements Bill

The Lords agree to the Business Rate Supplements Bill, with Amendments, to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.

Printing of Lords Amendments

8 Business Rate Supplements Bill

Lords Amendments to the Business Rate Supplements Bill to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 116) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 116^EN).

Changes to Notices Given

9 Cohabitation (No. 2) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 3 July, read and discharged.

Bill withdrawn.

10 Pedlars (Amendment) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 19 June, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 July.

11 Young People Leaving Care (Accommodation) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 19 June, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 26 June.

General Committees: Reports

12 Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords] Committee

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Chairman) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

13 Equality Bill

Mr Joe Benton (Chairman) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

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14 Health Bill [Lords] Committee

Mr Edward O'Hara (Chairman) reported:

(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and

(2) Written evidence.

Written evidence to be published.

15 Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords] Committee

Mr Eric Illsley (Chairman) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

16 Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Eric Martlew (Chairman) reported the draft Work and Families (Increase of Maximum Amount) Order 2009.

17 European Committee A in respect of Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 6 May 2009, relating to Genetically Modified Maize

Mr Gary Streeter (Chairman) reported the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of the two unnumbered explanatory memoranda from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs dated 6 May 2009 concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of maize products (Zea mays L., line Bt11 and Zea mays L., line 1507) genetically modified for resistance to certain lepidopteran pests; and supports the Government's view that all the requirements of the Directive have been met in relation to these products and that their proposed authorization for cultivation should be granted.

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).

18 Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill Committee.

(1) Chairman: Mr Bill Olner

(2) Members: Mr Pat McFadden discharged and Ian Lucas nominated in substitution.

19 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Work and Families (Increase of Maximum Amount) Order 2009)

Members: Mr Douglas Carswell and Mr Michael Fallon discharged and Peter Bottomley and Mr Philip Hollobone nominated in substitution.

20 European Committee A in respect of Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 6 May 2009, relating to Genetically Modified Maize

Members: Huw Irranca-Davies and Paddy Tipping discharged and Dan Norris and Mr Ken Purchase nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

21 Culture, Media and Sport Committee

(1) The future for local and regional media: Evidence, to be printed (HC 699-i);

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

(Mr John Whittingdale).

22 Defence Committee

The Comprehensive Approach: Evidence, to be printed (HC 523-ii) (Mr James Arbuthnot).

23 Environmental Audit Committee

(1) Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation: No hope without forests: Fifth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report, and written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 9 December and 21 and 28 April (HC 30);

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(2) Green jobs and skills:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 670-i);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Tim Yeo).

24 Foreign Affairs Committee

Human Rights: Evidence, to be printed (HC 557-ii) (Mike Gapes).

25 Home Affairs Committee

(1) The Cost of Policing Football Matches: Evidence, to be printed (HC 676-i);

(2) Bogus Colleges: Evidence, to be printed (HC 595-ii)

(Keith Vaz).

26 Justice Committee

Family Legal Aid Reform: Evidence, to be printed (HC 714-i) (Sir Alan Beith).

27 Speaker's Conference on Parliamentary Representation

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

28 Treasury Committee

(1) Banking Crisis: The impact of the failure of the Icelandic banks: Responses from the Government and Financial Services Authority to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2008^09: Fourth Special Report, to be printed (HC 656);

(2) Banking Crisis: International Dimensions:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 615-ii);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published

(John McFall).

[WH, No. 58]  

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Subjects:

Future of Heathrow Airport expansion (Adam Afriyie).

Addiction to prescription and over-the-counter medicines (Dr Brian Iddon).

Funding of UK Deaf Sport (Mr Iain Duncan Smith).

Future regulation of the minerals and food supplement sector (Mr Mark Todd).

Aerosol technology and climate change (Tom Brake).

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned._(Mark Tami.)

[Adjourned at 1.59 pm until tomorrow. ]

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APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Children and Young Persons

Draft Children Act 1989 (Higher Education Bursary) (England) Regulations 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Ed Balls).

2 Environmental Protection

Draft Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Hilary Benn).

3 Hallmark

Draft Hallmarking Act 1973 (Application to Palladium) Order 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

4 Pensions

Draft Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

5 Criminal Law

Fixed Penalty (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1487), dated 15 June 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

6 Education

Education (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1387), dated 8 June 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Ed Balls).

Other Papers:

7 Communications

Digital Britain: Final Report (by Command) (Cm. 7650) (Mr Pat McFadden).

8 Justice (Northern Ireland)

Police custody: The detention of persons in police custody in Northern Ireland (by Act) (Mr Secretary Woodward).

9 Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions

Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions (Maltese Naval Locally Engaged Ratings' Service Pensions Increase) Order 2009 (by Act) (Secretary Bob Ainsworth).

10 Welsh Affairs

Government Response to the Fifth Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee, Session 2008^09, on the Provision of cross-border health services for Wales (by Command) (Cm. 7647) (Secretary Andy Burnham).

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