No. 30

The House met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Private Bills [Lords]: Manchester City Council Bill [Lords] and Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]: Revival Motion (Standing Order 188B relating to Private Business)

    Order read for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question (15 January), That the promoters of the Manchester City Council Bill [Lords] and Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords], which were originally introduced in the House of Lords in Session 2006-07 on 22 January 2007, may have leave to proceed with the Bills in the current Session according to the provisions of Standing Order 188B (Revival of bills).

    Objection taken to further proceeding.

    Debate stood adjourned; to be resumed on Thursday 26 February.

2 Private Bills: Canterbury City Council Bill, Leeds City Council Bill, Nottingham City Council Bill and Reading Borough Council Bill: Revival Motion (Standing Order 188B relating to Private Business)

    Order read for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question (15 January), That the promoters of the Canterbury City Council Bill, Leeds City Council Bill, Nottingham City Council Bill and Reading Borough Council Bill, which were originally introduced in this House in Session 2007-08 on 22 January 2008, may have leave to proceed with the Bills in the current Session according to the provisions of Standing Order 188B (Revival of bills).

    Objection taken to further proceeding.

    Debate stood adjourned; to be resumed on Thursday 26 February.

3 Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

4 Business Question (Leader of the House)

5 Royal Assent

    The Speaker reported that the Queen had signified Royal Assent to the following Act under the Royal Assent Act 1967:

Banking Act 2009.

6 Statement: Investment in new trains (Secretary Geoff Hoon)

7 Social Security

    Resolved, That the draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 28 January, be approved.—(Ms Rosie Winterton.)

8 Pensions

    Resolved, That the draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 28 January, be approved.—(Ms Rosie Winterton.)

9 Adjournment

    Subject: Lloyds TSB and sanctions on Iran (Andrew Mackinlay).

    Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Helen Jones.)

Adjourned at 3.47 pm until Monday 23 February (Resolution 26 January).

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Other proceedings

10 Policing and Crime Bill Committee

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

    Written evidence to be published.

11 Welfare Reform Bill Committee

    Mr Jim Hood (Chairman) reported written evidence.

    Written evidence to be published.

Reports from Select Committees

12 Health Committee

    Top-up Fees: Evidence, to be printed (HC 194-ii) (Mr Kevin Barron).

13 Home Affairs Committee

    Project CONTEST: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee, to be printed (HC 212-ii) (Patrick Mercer).

14 Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee

    Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Apprenticeships Bill: Government Response to the Seventh Report from the Committee, Session 2007-08: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 262) (Mr Phil Willis).

15 Liaison Committee

    The Prime Minister: Evidence, to be printed (HC 257-i) (Mr Alan Williams).

16 Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

    Cross-Border Co-operation: Evidence taken on Wednesday 11 February 2009, to be printed (HC 78-v) (Sir Patrick Cormack).

Michael J. Martin

Speaker

Mr Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm.

Sitting in Westminster Hall

No. 18

The sitting began at 2.30pm.

Adjournment

    Subject: Tenth Report from the Transport Committee, Session 2007-08, Delivering a sustainable railway: a 30-year strategy for the railways?, and the Government's response.

    Motion made and Question proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Steve McCabe.)

    Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(11)).

Adjourned at 5.30 pm until Tuesday 24 February.

Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Immigration

    Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Jacqui Smith).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2 Environmental Protection

    Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 261), dated 4 February 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Hilary Benn).

3 Financial Services and Markets

    Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 264), dated 11 February 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Ian Pearson).

4 Health Care and Associated Professions

    General Osteopathic Council (Constitution) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 263), dated 11 February 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

5 International Immunities and Privileges

    London Summit (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 222), dated 11 February 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Miliband).

6 Ministers of the Crown

    Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 229), dated 11 February 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Edward Miliband).

7 Pensions

    Armed Forces (Pensions) (Prescribed Modification) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 262), dated 11 February 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Hutton).

8 Police

    Police Support Staff (Suitability) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. (N.I.), 2009, No. 36), dated 3 February 2009 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Woodward).

Other Papers:

9 Defence (Votes A), 2009-10

    Estimates of the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for service with the Armed Forces for the year ending 31 March 2010 (by Command); to be printed (HC 117) (Mr Secretary Hutton).

10 Government Resources and Accounts

    (1) Treasury Minute, dated 12 February 2009, directing the application of certain amounts as appropriations in aid of the Spring Supplementary Estimates Part I for the year ending 31 March 2009 (by Act) (Angela Eagle); and

    (2) Treasury Minute, dated 12 February 2009, directing the application of certain amounts as appropriations in aid of the Spring Supplementary Estimates and New Estimate Part II for the year ending 31 March 2009 (by Act) (Angela Eagle).

11 Supply Estimates, 2008-09

    (1) Spring Supplementary Estimates for Central Government 2008-09: Part I (by Command); to be printed (HC 221) (Angela Eagle); and

    (2) Spring Supplementary Estimates for Central Government 2008-09 and New Estimates: Part II (by Command); to be printed (HC 240) (Angela Eagle).

CORRIGENDA

    Wednesday 21 January

    Item 55 should read:

    Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK: Evidence taken on 11 December, to be printed (HC 266-i) (Mr Michael Jack).

    Tuesday 10 February

    Item 33 should read:

    Members' Allowances (Committee on)

Mr Don Touhig reported from the Committee on Members' Allowances, that he had been chosen as Chairman of the Committee.

Formal Minutes, to be published (Mr Don Touhig).