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[No. 132 Thursday 5 November 2009 ]

The house met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Private Business: Canterbury City Council Bill: Third Reading

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time on Thursday 12 November.

2 Private Business: Nottingham City Council Bill: Third Reading

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time on Thursday 12 November.

3 Private Business: Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]: Consideration

Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Thursday 12 November.

4 Private Business: Manchester City Council Bill [Lords]: Consideration

Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Thursday 12 November.

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5 Private Business: Leeds City Council Bill [Lords]: Consideration

Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Thursday 12 November.

6 Private Business: Reading Borough Council Bill [Lords]: Consideration

Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Thursday 12 November.

7 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 debate be resumed on Thursday 12 November.

8 Private Bills [Lords] (Suspension): Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]

Motion made, That the promoters of the Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords], which was originally introduced in the House of Lords in Session 2006^07 on 22 January 2007, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the Bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 188A (Suspension of bills)._(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

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

Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Thursday 12 November.

9 Private Bills [Lords] (Suspension): Manchester City Council Bill [Lords]

Motion made, That the promoters of the Manchester City Council Bill [Lords], which was originally introduced in the House of Lords in Session 2006^07 on 22 January 2007, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the Bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 188A (Suspension of bills)._(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

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

Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Thursday 12 November.

10 Private Bills (Suspension): Canterbury City Council Bill

Motion made, That the promoters of the Canterbury City Council Bill, which was originally introduced in this House in the previous Session on 22 January 2008, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the Bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 188A (Suspension of bills)._(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

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

Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Thursday 12 November.

11 Private Bills (Suspension): Leeds City Council Bill

Motion made, That the promoters of the Leeds City Council Bill, which was originally introduced in this House in the previous Session on 22 January 2008, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the Bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 188A (Suspension of bills)._(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

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

Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Thursday 12 November.

12 Private Bills (Suspension): Nottingham City Council Bill

Motion made, That the promoters of the Nottingham City Council Bill, which was originally introduced in this House in the previous Session on 22 January 2008, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the Bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 188A (Suspension of bills)._(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

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

Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Thursday 12 November.

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13 Private Bills (Suspension): Reading Borough Council Bill

Motion made, That the promoters of the Reading Borough Council Bill, which was originally introduced in this House in the previous Session on 22 January 2008, should have leave to suspend any further proceedings on the Bill in order to proceed with it, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament according to the provisions of Private Business Standing Order 188A (Suspension of bills)._(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

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

Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Thursday 12 November.

14 Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

15 Business Question: Leader of the House

16 Speaker's Statement: Use of public galleries by serving members of the armed forces

17 Climate Change

Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of climate change: preparation for the Copenhagen climate change conference._(Secretary Edward Miliband.)

18 Notices of Questions

Ordered, That, notwithstanding sub-paragraph (a) of the proviso to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 22 (Notices of questions, motions and amendments), notices of questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland for oral answer on Wednesday 25 November may be given on Wednesday 18 November._(Mary Creagh.)

19 Nomination of select committee

Motion made and Question proposed, That Ms Karen Buck, Jeremy Corbyn, Clive Efford, Siobhain McDonagh and Mr Andy Slaughter be members of the London Regional Select Committee._(Mary Creagh.)

At 6.00 pm, the debate stood adjourned (Standing Order No. 9(3)).

Debate to be resumed on Monday 9 November.

20 Changes of membership of select committees

(1) Order read for resuming the adjourned debate on the Question proposed (2 November), That Mr David Kidney be discharged from the West Midlands Regional Select Committee and Mrs Janet Dean be added.

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

Debate to be resumed on Monday 9 November.

(2) Order read for resuming the adjourned debate on the Question proposed (29 October), That Linda Gilroy be discharged from the South West Regional Select Committee and Roger Berry be added.

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

Debate to be resumed on Monday 9 November.

21 Public Petition

A Public Petition from residents of the constituency of Daventry in Northamptonshire relating to Equitable Life (Daventry) was presented and read by Mr Tim Boswell.

22 Adjournment

Subject: Taxation of gambling (Philip Davies).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn._(Lyn Brown.)

[Adjourned at 6.30 pm until Monday 9 November. ]

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

23 Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill

The Lords agree to the Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill, without Amendment.

24 Coroners and Justice Bill

The Lords agree to the Coroners and Justice Bill, with Amendments to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.

Printing of Lords Amendments

25 Coroners and Justice Bill

Lords Amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 160) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 160^EN).

Reports from Select Committees

26 Culture, Media and Sport Committee

(1) DCMS Annual Report and Accounts 2008^09 and Responsibilities of the Secretary of State: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) The future for local and regional media: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr John Whittingdale).

27 Health Committee

Social Care: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1021-ii) (Mr Kevin Barron).

28 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

The Work of the Ombudsman in 2008^09: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1079-i) (Dr Tony Wright).

29 Welsh Affairs Committee

Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and other fields) Order 2009: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1098-i) (Dr Hywel Francis).

[WH, No. 85]  

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 2.30 pm.

Subject: First Joint Report from the Committees on Arms Export Controls, 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, and the Government Response.

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned._(Mary Creagh.)

[Adjourned at 5.24 pm until Tuesday 10 November. ]

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Corporation Tax

Draft Real Estate Investment Trusts (Prescribed Arrangements) Regulations 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Ian Pearson).

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Other Papers:

2 Animals (Scientific Procedures)

Report of the Animal Procedures Committee for 2008 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1060) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

3 Housing and Regeneration

Report and Accounts of Tenant Services Authority for 2008^09, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 1061) (Secretary John Denham).

4 Ministers of the Crown

Explanatory Memorandum to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2748) (laid 22 October) (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

5 National Lottery

(1) Report and Accounts of Scottish Arts Council National Lottery Distribution Fund for 2008^09 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1032) (Secretary Jim Murphy); and

(2) Report and Accounts of Scottish Screen National Lottery Distribution Fund for 2008^09 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1035) (Secretary Jim Murphy).

6 Statutory Instruments (Notification)

Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation: Education (Miscellaneous Amendments relating to Safeguarding Children) (England) Regulations (S.I., 2009, No. 1924) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker).

Withdrawn Papers:

7 Ministers of the Crown

Explanatory Memorandum to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2748) (by Command) (laid 22 October).

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