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[No. 125 Monday 26 October 2009 ]

The house met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Committee of Selection

Ordered, That Sir George Young be discharged from the Committee of Selection and Mr Oliver Heald be added._(Mr Thomas McAvoy.)

2 Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

3 Urgent Question: Territorial Army (Bill Rammell)

4 Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)

Ordered, That the Order of 23 June 2009 (Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords] (Programme)) be varied as follows:

1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted.

2. Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall be concluded in two days.

3. Proceedings on consideration shall be taken on each of those days as shown in the following Table and in the order so shown.

4. Each part of the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in relation to it in the second column of the Table.

First day

Second day

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5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm on the second day._(Huw Irranca-Davies.)

5 Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee

New Clause NC2_(Huw Irranca-Davies)_brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause NC3_(Huw Irranca-Davies)_brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause NC4_(Huw Irranca-Davies)_brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause NC5_(Huw Irranca-Davies)_brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause NC6_(Huw Irranca-Davies)_brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Amendments 6 to 8 made.

Amendment 35 proposed_(Mr Richard Benyon.)

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

New Clause NC8_(Mr Austin Mitchell)_brought up, and read the first time.

Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.

Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendment 3 proposed._(Ms Katy Clark.)

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

At 10.00 pm the debate was interrupted (Programme Order, today).

The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E).

(1) That Amendment 3 be made (Question already proposed from the Chair).

The House divided.

Division No. 230.

Ayes: 158 (Tellers: Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Graham Stuart).

Noes: 246 (Tellers: Helen Jones, Steve McCabe).

Question accordingly negatived.

(2) That Amendments 5, 12 and 13 be made (single Question on remaining Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown)._(Huw Irranca-Davies.)

Question agreed to.

Bill to be further considered tomorrow.

6 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 16 June, be approved._(Mr Dave Watts.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 8 July, be approved._(Mr Dave Watts.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (Amendment) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 8 July, be approved._(Mr Dave Watts.)

Question agreed to.

7 Delegated Legislation

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

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8 Sittings of the House

Ordered, That, on Wednesday 11 November,

(1) the House shall meet at 2.30 pm;

(2) references to specific times in the Standing Orders of this House shall apply as if that day were a Tuesday;

(3) votes in any deferred division may be recorded for one and a half hours after 3.30 pm, no account being taken of any period during which the House or committee proceeds to a division; and

(4) the sitting in Westminster Hall shall begin at 3.30 pm and continue until 8.00 pm._(Mr Dave Watts.)

9 Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Motion made, That Dr Richard Taylor be a member of the West Midlands Regional Select Committee._(Mr Dave Watts.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 9(6)).

(2) Motion made, That Mary Creagh be discharged from the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee and Mr Austin Mitchell be added._(Mr Dave Watts.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 9(6)).

(3) Motion made, That Linda Gilroy be discharged from the South West Regional Select Committee and Roger Berry be added._(Mr Dave Watts.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 9(6)).

(4) Ordered, That Angela Eagle be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Sarah McCarthy-Fry be added._(Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

10 Adjournment

Subject: Territorial Army (Mr Mark Lancaster).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn._(Mr Dave Watts.)

[Adjourned at 10.47 pm until tomorrow. ]

Other proceedings

General Committees: Reports

11 First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr George Howarth (Chairman) reported the Landfill Tax (Prescribed Landfill Site Activities) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1929).

12 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Joe Benton (Chairman) reported the Motion in the name of Secretary Jim Murphy relating to Rule 56(1) of the Parliamentary Elections Rules.

13 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 11060/09, relating to the EU's Justice and Home Affairs Programme for the Next 5 Years (The Stockholm Programme)

Mr Roger Gale (Chairman) reported the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 11060/09, which sets out the Commission's view of the next five year work programme in the field of Justice and Home Affairs; and supports the position that the Government takes on its direction.

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).

14 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Landfill Tax (Prescribed Landfill Site Activities) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1929))

Members: Mr Brooks Newmark discharged and James Duddridge nominated in substitution.

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15 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Offshore Funds (Tax) Regulations 2009)

Members: Mr Brooks Newmark discharged and James Duddridge nominated in substitution.

16 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Financial Restrictions (Iran) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2725))

Members: Mr Brooks Newmark discharged and James Duddridge nominated in substitution.

17 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Social Security (Incapacity Benefit Work-focused Interviews) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1541))

Members: Jeremy Corbyn, Glenda Jackson and Jeremy Wright discharged and John Baron, Joan Ryan and Dr Howard Stoate nominated in substitution.

18 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Motion in the name of Secretary Jim Murphy relating to Rule 56(1) of the Parliamentary Elections Rules)

Members: Mr Ian Davidson, Mr Adam Ingram, Mr Michael Mates, Sandra Osborne and Dr Gavin Strang discharged and Mr David Crausby, Jim Dobbin, Natascha Engel, Mr James Gray and Mr Lindsay Hoyle nominated in substitution.

19 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 11060/09, relating to EU's Justice and Home Affairs Programme for the Next 5 Years (The Stockholm Programme)

Members: Sir Gerald Kaufman and Mr Marsha Singh discharged and Mr Bruce George and Dr Brian Iddon nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

20 Children, Schools and Families Committee

(1) Allegations against school staff: Government Response to the Fifth Report, Session 2008^09: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1000);

(2) Policy and Delivery: the National Curriculum tests delivery failure in 2008: Government Response to the Sixth Report, Session 2008^09: Sixth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1037);

(3) Elective home education: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Barry Sheerman).

21 Communities and Local Government Committee

Beyond decent homes:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1054-i);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Dr Phyllis Starkey).

22 Public Accounts (Committee of)

A second progress report on the administration of the Single Payment Scheme by the Rural Payments Agency: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1064-i) (Mr Edward Leigh).

23 South West Regional Select Committee

Transport in the South West:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1066-i);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr David Drew).

24 Work and Pensions Committee

Decision-making and appeals in the benefits system: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1030-i) (Mr Terry Rooney).

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APPENDIX

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 23 October 2009 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, etc.

Registration of Marriages etc. (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2821), dated 21 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

Other Papers:

2 Human Rights

Government Response to the Twenty-fourth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2008^09, on Closing the Impunity Gap: UK law on genocide (and related crimes) and redress for torture victims (by Command) (Cm. 7704) (Secretary Jack Straw).

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 26 October 2009:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

3 Agriculture

Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2825), dated 21 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Andy Burnham).

4 Consumer Protection

Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2824), dated 21 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

5 Medicines

Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Amendment Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2820), dated 19 October 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Andy Burnham).

Other Papers:

6 Air Force (Constitution)

(1) Amendment List 31 to Air Publication 1296_The Royal Air Force Manual of Medical Management and Administration (Eighth Edition) (by Act) (Secretary Bob Ainsworth); and

(2) Amendment List 42 to Air Publication 1269A_Assessment of Medical Fitness (Third Edition) (by Act) (Secretary Bob Ainsworth).

7 House of Commons Commission

Report on Employment of Members' staff by the House (pursuant to Resolution); to be printed (HC 1059) (The Speaker).

8 Identity Cards

National Identity Service Cost Report October 2009 (by Act) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

9 Judicature (Northern Ireland)

Report of Northern Ireland Court Service for 2008^09 (by Act) (Secretary Jack Straw).

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