Commons Journal 265

Session 2008-09
Chronological Index
Alphabetical Index - Part I

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

ELECTIONS:

I. Speaker's Warrants for New Writs:

Order, That Speaker do issue Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member:

_Chiltern Hundreds (Dr Ian Gibson), 481.

_Manor of Northstead (Mr Michael J. Martin), 631.

Motion made, That Speaker do issue Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out new Writ for the electing of a Member, 582. Motion opposed; debate resumed, Motion amended on Division, to leave out from `That' to the end of the Question and insert `this House do pass to the Orders of the day'; Question, as amended, put and agreed to ( Question superseded), 582.

Electricity: Draft Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) (Amendment) Order 2009, allocated to the Third Delegated Legislation Committee, 523. Reported, 537. Approved, 541.

Draft Electricity and Gas (Community Energy Saving Programme) Order 2009, allocated to the Third Delegated Legislation Committee, 523. Reported, 537. Approved, 541.

Draft Renewables Obligation Order 2009, allocated to the Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee, 211. Reported, 231. Approved, 235.

Electronic Communications: Draft Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009, allocated to the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee, 210. Reported, 224. Approved, on Division, 229.

Employers' Liability Insurance Bureau Bill:Presented and read the first time, 88.

Employment: Draft Work and Families (Increase of Maximum Amount) Order 2009, allocated to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee, 416. Reported, 431. Approved, 438.

Employment and Training: Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2009, allocated to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee, 140. Reported, 154. Approved, 158.

Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2009, allocated to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee, 140. Reported, 154. Approved, 158.

Employment Opportunities Bill:Ordered, presented and read the first time, 132.

Employment Retention Bill: Presented and read the first time, 173.

Employment Rights Bill: Presented and read the first time, 113.

Employment Tribunals: Draft Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2009, allocated to the Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee, 159. Reported, 177. Approved, 184.

Environmental Protection: Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, allocated to the First Delegated Legislation Committee, 439. Reported, 455. Question put for approval, Division deferred, 460. Approved, 490.

Draft Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations 2009, allocated to the Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee, 625. Reported, 650. Approved, 658.

Equalisation of Tariffs for Gas and Electricity Bill:Presented and read the first time, 621.

Equality Bill: Presented and read the first time; Explanatory notes ordered to be printed, 296. Motion for Second Reading; Reasoned Amendment negatived on Division; Read a second time, 347. Equality Bill Committee, 361. Resolution reported, written evidence ordered to be published, 392, &c. Reported, with Amendments, written evidence ordered to be printed, 514.

Programme Order, on Division, 348.

Money Resolution, 348.

Carry-over Order, on deferred Division 348 ( Result reported358).

Equality and Diversity (Reform) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 76.

ESTIMATES:

I. Reports from Liaison Committee:

Relating to consideration of Estimates pursuant to Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee), 3, 166, 480.

_Report agreed with, 11, 176, 483.

II. Miscellaneous:

Bills ordered on Estimates Resolutions, 31, 195, 499.

III. Proceedings Pursuant to Standing Order No. 54 (Consideration of Estimates):

Allotted day Subject Question deferred Question put and agreed to Sum granted or amount by which sum already authorised
reduced
(r) = resources
(c) = cash 1s t Vote on Account 2009-10: Office of Gas and Electricity Markets 31 31 #315,000 (r) #700,000 (c) Vote on Account 2009-10: Department of Health 31 31 #33,990,717,000 (r) #33,474,467,000 (c) 2n d Supplementary Estimates, 2008-09: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 194 194 -#1,870622,000 (r) -#2,011,255,000 (c) Supplementary Estimates, 2008-09: Department for Transport 194 194 #8,244,816,000 (r) 3r d Estimates 2009-10: Department for Children, Schools and Families 498 499 #32,152,966,000 (r) #32,181,534,000 (c) Estimates 2009-10: Department for Transport 499 499 #8,812,695,000 (r) #7,734,837,000 (c)

Debate concluded. Proceedings interrupted.

IV. Proceedings Pursuant to Standing Order No. 55 (Questions on Voting of Estimates, &c.)

Day not later than Subject Question put and agreed to Sum granted 6 February Supplementary Estimates, 2008-09 31 (at 10.00 pm) #7,425,726,000 (r) #32,112,484,000 (c) Estimates 2009-10 (Vote on Account) 31 (at 10.00 pm) #168,435,164,00 (r) #160,963,839,000 (c) 18 March Estimates, 2009-10 (Navy) Vote A 194 (at 10.00 pm) _ Estimates, 2009-10 (Army) Vote A 195 (at 10.00 pm) _ Estimates, 2009-10 (Air) Vote A 195 (at 10.00 pm) _ Estimates, Excesses, 2007-08 195 (at 10.00 pm) #1,886,000 (r) #5,780,000 (c) Supplementary Estimates and New Estimates, 2008-09 195 (at 10.00 pm) #31,504,116,000 (r) #14,060,891,000 (c) 5 August Estimates, 2009-10 499 (at 6.00 pm) #8,812,695,000 (r) #7,734,837,000 (c)

European Communities: Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreements concluded under Article XXI GATS) Order 2008, allocated to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee, 81. Reported, 93. Approved, 96.

Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement) Order 2009, allocated to the Third Delegated Legislation Committee, 462. Reported, 484. Approved, 492.

Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Maritime Labour Convention) Order 2009, allocated to the First Delegated Legislation Committee, 396. Reported, 404. Approved, 414.

Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Order 2009, allocated to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee, 273. Reported, 286. Approved, 290.

Government's Assessment as set out in the Pre-Budget Report for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, Order to treat as if it were an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No.118, 14. Allocated to the Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee, 58. Reported, 71. Approved, on deferred Division, 79 (101).

European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 90.

EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENTS:

I. Questions for Resolutions agreed to:

Financial Crisis (No. 14938/08 and No.16097/08) Motion made and Question proposed; Question put and agreed to on division, 69. Financial Management (No.12156/08, No. 12471/08, No.12472/08, No.14480/08 and No. 14481/08) Motion made and Question proposed; Question put and agreed to on division, 69. EU-Russia Relations (No. 15299/08 and No. 15300/08) Motion made and Question proposed; Question put and agreed to on division, 69.

II. Documents referred to European Committees

Subject and Number Referred (date if in previous Session) Document and Resolution reported Resolution in House
(Question put forthwith)

The Management of EU Funds in Bulgaria and Romania and Romanian and Bulgarian EU accession (No. 12244, No. 12177 and No. 12182) 20 September 2008 33 38

Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the community (No. 13195) 29 October 2008 71 79

Safety of Toys (No. 5938) 26 November 2008 67 70

Fisheries (No. 15578 and No. 7676) 19 93 97

Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2008-09 (No. 15455) 19 111 115

Subject and Number Referred (date if in previous Session) Document and Resolution reported Resolution in House
(Question put forthwith)

Protection of animals used for scientific purposes (No. 15546) 19 116 120

Draft Regulation on credit rating agencies (No. 15661) 40 98 102

European energy networks (No. 15927) 59 177 185

Second strategic energy review (No. 15944) 59 177 185

Asylum (No. 16929, No. 16913 and No. 16934) 82 134 139

Mandates of European Union Special Representatives (Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum) 82 171 176

Control of ozone depleting substances (No. 12832) 104 203 209*

European Security and Defence Policy (No. 16686 and No. 17104) 104 264 285

Pre-accession assistance (No. 15620 and No. 17210) 141 247 250

The EU and the Arctic Region (No. COM(08) 763) 159 286 290

Climate change agreement (No. 5892) 186 354 359

External Service (No. 5289) 186 410 414(437)**

Compliance with the Common Fisheries Policy (No. 15869 and No. 15694) 237 617 623

Maritime Transport (No. 5779 and No. 5775) 237 350 353

Minimum stock of crude oil and/or petroleum products (No. 15910) 237 410 414

The Eastern Partnership (No. 16940 and No. 16941) 237 299 320

Free Movement of EU Workers (No. 16162) 256 374 404

Economic Recovery (No. 7084 and No. 10511) 256, 398 478 483

Cultivation of genetically modified maize (Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum) 360 431 438

Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (No. 8977) 398 680 685

Conflicts of Jurisdictions in Criminal proceedings (No. 8338) 416 537 541

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (No. 17367) 441 543 551

Preliminary Draft Budget 2010 (Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum) 441 509 513(522)**

Intelligent transport systems (No. 17564) 495 573 590

Subject and Number Referred (date if in previous Session) Document and Resolution reported Resolution in House (Question put forthwith)

Justice and Home Affairs Programme for the next 5 years (the Stockholm Programme) (No. 11060) 524 659 663

Measures to safeguard security of gas supply (No. 11892) 625

Fraud (No. 12139, and No. 12668 and Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum) 626

Operational framework for the EU to promote aid effectiveness (No. 13732) 651 704 708

Stepping up international climate finance (No.11060) 651

Dairy market situation 2009 (No. 12289) 671

Establishing a common organization of agricultural markets (No. 14270) 693

European Securities and Markets Authority (No. 13654) 693

Commission Staff Working Document (No.13656) 693

Commission Staff Working Document (No.13658) 693

Commission Staff Working Document (No.13657) 693

Community macro prudential oversight (No. 13648) 693

European Banking Authority (No.13652) 693

European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (No. 13653) 693

European Central Bank (No. 13645) 693

Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009-10 (No. 14513) 714

European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum) 714

Fish stocks (No. 14738) 714

* on Division, **on deferred Division

III. Miscellaneous:

Documents referred to European Committees, 19, &c.

_To be debated with other specified documents, 19, &c.

EXAMINERS:

I. Reports from the Examiners:

1.Private Bills:

In the case of Petitions for Bills:

_Standing Orders complied with, 45.

II. Miscellaneous:

Examiner appointed by the Speaker, 640.

Excise: Alcoholic Liquor Duties (Surcharges) and Tobacco Products Duty Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 3026), allocated to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee, 39. Reported, 53. Approved, 65.

Alcoholic Liquor (Surcharge on Spirits Duty) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 3062), allocated to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee, 9. Reported, 53. Approved, 65.

Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) (Hydrocarbon Oils etc.) (Revocation) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 3018), allocated to the First Delegated Legislation Committee, 9. Reported, 53. Approved, 65.

Exercise of Reasonable Discretion Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 119.

Family Law: Draft Child Support Collection and Enforcement (Deduction Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, allocated to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee, 440. Reported, 455. Approved, 460.

Draft Child Support (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2009, allocated to the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee, 185. Reported, 203. Approved, on Division, 208.

Family Proceedings: Draft Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2009, allocated to the Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee, 236. Reported, 255. Approved, 263.

Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1499), referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee, 649. Allocated to the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee, 692. Reported, 709.

Finance Bill:Ordered, presented and read the first time, 319. Read a second time, on Division, and committed partly to a Committee of the whole House (specified Clauses) and partly to a public bill committee, 338. Considered in Committee, 352. Progress reported, 353. Again considered, 357. Reported without Amendment, 359. Finance Bill Committee, 360. Reported, with Amendments, 470. Not amended in the Committee, and as amended in the public bill committee, considered; consideration adjourned, 512. Again considered; Bill read the third time and passed, 519. Speaker's Certificate, 529. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 572. (Cited as Finance Act 2009) Royal Assent, 583.

Business of the House Order, 492.

Committal Order, 339.

Ways and Means Resolution, 512.

Financial Services and Markets: Draft Open-Ended Investment Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2009, allocated to the First Delegated Legislation Committee, 103. Reported, 111. Approved, 116.

Draft Unit Trusts (Electronic Communications) Order 2009, allocated to the First Delegated Legislation Committee, 103. Reported, 111. Approved, 116.

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Contribution to Costs of Special Resolution Regime) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 807), allocated to the First Delegated Legislation Committee, 325. Reported, 335. Approved, 334.

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1342), allocated to the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee, 416. Reported, 446. Approved, 454.

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1389), allocated to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee, 462. Reported, 478. Approved, 483.

Food Labelling (Nutrition and Health) Bill:Ordered, presented and read the first time, 689.

Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) Bill:Ordered, presented and read the first time, 228.

Forces Widows' Pensions (Equality of Treatment) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 76. Motion for Second Reading read, Debate stood adjourned at 2.30 pm on a Friday, 448.

Freedom of Information: Draft Freedom of Information (Time for Compliance with Request) Regulations 2009, allocated to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee, 291. Reported, 299. Approved, 320.

Fuel Poverty Bill:Presented and read the first time, 74. Motion for Second Reading read, Debate stood adjourned at 2.30 pm on a Friday, 243.

Fuel Poverty (No. 2) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 413.

Gangmasters Licensing Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill:Ordered, presented and read the first time, 413.

Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords]: Brought from the Lords; read the first time; Explanatory notes ordered to be printed, 171. Bill read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 271. Considered in Committee; reported without Amendment; read the third time and passed, 413. (Cited as Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009) Royal Assent, 498.

Programme Orders, 271, 413 (on Division).

Goalpost Safety Bill: Ordered, presented and read the first time, 357.

Government of Cornwall Bill:Presented and read the first time, 540.

Government Resources and Accounts: Draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies) Order 2009, allocated to the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee, 141. Reported, 158. Approved, 170.

Government Trading Funds: Draft Companies House Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2009, allocated to the Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee, 440. Reported, 461. Approved, 477.

Draft OGCbuying.solutions Trading Fund (Extension and Amendment) Order 2008, allocated to the Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee, 19. Reported, 39. Approved, 47.

Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill: Presented and read the first time, 75. Read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee, 346. Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee, 439. Reported, with Amendments, 461. Explanatory notes ordered to be printed, 484. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 503. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 698. (Cited as Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Act 2009) Royal Assent 718.

Money Resolution, 438.

Hallmark: Draft Hallmarking Act 1973 (Application to Palladium) Order 2009, allocated to the Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee, 524. Reported, 553. Approved, 570.

Health Bill [ Lords]: Brought from the Lords; read the first time; Explanatory notes ordered to be printed, 359. Read a second time and committed to a public bill committee, 403. Health Bill [ Lords] Committee, 416. Resolution reported, written evidence ordered to be published, 431, &c. Reported, with Amendments; written evidence ordered to be printed, 470. As amended, considered, 589. Read the third time and passed with Amendments, 590. Lords agree to an Amendment made by the Commons, with consequential amendments to which they desire the agreement of the Commons; and agree without amendment to the remaining Amendments made by the Commons, 704. Lords Amendments agreed to, 708. (Cited as Health Act 2009) Royal Assent, 718.

Programme Orders, 403 (on Division), 708.

Money Resolution, 403.

Health Care and Associated Professions: Draft Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009, allocated to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee, 256. Reported, 267. Approved, 285.

Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill: Presented and read the first time, 89. Read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee, 366. Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee, 380, 396. Reported, with Amendments and amended long and short titles, 415. As amended, considered; read the third time and passed, 473. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 664. (Cited as Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009) Royal Assent, 718.

Home Repossession (Protection) Bill:Ordered, presented and read the first time, 113.


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