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[No. 124 Thursday 22 October 2009 ]

The house met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Private Bills: Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]: Consideration

Motion made, That the Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords] be now considered._(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).

Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Thursday 29 October.

2 Private Bills: Manchester City Council Bill [Lords]: Consideration

Motion made, That the Manchester City Council Bill [Lords] be now considered._(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).

Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Thursday 29 October.

3 Private Bills: Canterbury City Council Bill: Third Reading

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time on Thursday 29 October.

4 Private Bills: Nottingham City Council Bill: Third Reading

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time on Thursday 29 October.

5 Private Bills [Lords] (Suspension): City of Westminster Bill [Lords]

Motion made, That so much of the Lords Message (12 October) as relates to the City of Westminster Bill [Lords] be now considered._(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).

Ordered, That the Lords Message be considered on Thursday 29 October.

6 Questions to (1) the Minister of State, Department for Transport

(2) the Minister for Women and Equality

7 Business Question (Leader of the House)

8 Securing economic recovery (Topical debate)

Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of securing economic recovery._(Ian Pearson.)

9 Public Accounts

Resolved, That this House takes note of the 1st to the 6th, the 8th to the 11th, the 13th to the 23rd and the 31st Reports of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2008^09, and of the Treasury Minutes on these Reports (Cm. 7568, 7622 and 7636)._(Mr Edward Leigh.)

10 Adjournment

Subject: Conduct of the UK Border Agency (Miss Ann Widdecombe).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn _(Mark Tami.)

[Adjourned at 5.17 pm until Monday 26 October. ]

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Other proceedings

Lords Message

11 Autism Bill

The Lords agree to the Autism Bill, without Amendment.

General Committees: Reports

12 Child Poverty Bill Committee

Mr Martin Caton (Chairman) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

Reports from Select Committees

13 Health Committee

Commissioning: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1020-i) (Mr Kevin Barron).

14 International Development Committee

Progress in Implementing DFID's HIV/AIDS Strategy: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1053-i) (Malcolm Bruce).

15 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

(1) Good Government: Government and other Responses to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2008^09: Seventh Special Report, with an appendix, to be printed (HC 1045);

(2) Lobbying: Access and influence in Whitehall: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2008^09: Eighth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1058);

(3) Ministerial and other appointments from outside Parliament:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 994-ii);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published

(Dr Tony Wright).

[WH, No. 79]  

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 2.30 pm.

Subject: The Licensing Act 2003: Sixth Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and the Government Response.

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned._(Mr Bob Blizzard.)

[Adjourned at 4.45 pm until Tuesday 27 October. ]

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Health Care and Associated Professions

Draft Health Professions (Hearing Aid Dispensers) Order 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Andy Burnham).

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Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2 British Nationality

British Nationality Act 1981 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2744), dated 15 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Miliband).

3 Copyright

Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2745), dated 15 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

4 European Communities

European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2743), dated 15 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Miliband).

5 Food

Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2801), dated 19 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Andy Burnham).

6 Gas

Offshore Gas Storage and Unloading (Licensing) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2813), dated 20 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Edward Miliband).

7 Marine Pollution

Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2796), dated 19 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mr Sadiq Khan).

8 Ministers of the Crown

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2748), dated 15 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

9 Patents

Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2746), dated 15 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

10 Petroleum

Offshore Exploration (Petroleum, and Gas Storage and Unloading) (Model Clauses) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2814), dated 20 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Edward Miliband).

Other Papers:

11 Business and Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development

Government Response to the First Joint Report from the Business and Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees, Session 2008^09, on Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2009): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2007, Quarterly Reports for 2008, licensing policy and review of export control legislation (by Command) (Cm. 7698) (Secretary David Miliband).

12 Health

Government Response to the Fifth Report from the Health Committee, Session 2008^09, on The use of management consultants by the NHS and the Department of Health (by Command) (Cm. 7683) (Secretary Andy Burnham).

13 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on HM Revenue and Customs: Dealing with the tax obligations of older people (by Act); to be printed (HC 961) (Clerk of the House).

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14 Wales

Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education) Order 2010 (by Command) (Cm. 7728) (Mr Secretary Hain).

Withdrawn Papers:

15 Charities

(1) Draft Charities Act 2006 (Changes in Exempt Charities) Order 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (laid 8 July 2009); and

(2) draft Charities Act 2006 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) Regulations 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (laid 8 July 2009).

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