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Order of Business Thursday 4 March 2010 Here you can browse the House of Commons Order of Business for Thursday 4 March 2010.

+ indicates Government business. Timings are indicative only. House of Commons Order of Business   At 10.30 am   Prayers Afterwards Private Business Note: Private Business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.   Second Reading London Local Authorities Bill [Lords] (By Order) Mr Christopher Chope      On Second Reading of the London Local Authorities Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.       Afterwards Notes:   indicates a question for oral answer.   [R] indicates that the Member has declared a relevant interest.   Questions for oral answer not reached receive a written answer   Supplementary questions will also be asked. Other Ministers may also answer. Oral Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills  1 Ann Winterton (Congleton): What steps his Department is taking to protect individuals from organised fraudulent online schemes which solicit money and financial details. (320192)  2 Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): When he last met representatives of the Russell Group to discuss university funding; and if he will make a statement. (320193)  3 Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): How many small businesses which supply his Department did not have their invoices paid within his Department's target time in the latest period for which figures are available. (320194)  4 Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): What plans he has for the future of Royal Mail's universal service obligation; and if he will make a statement. (320195)  5 Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the work of the Sector Skills Councils on the skills level of the workforce. (320196)  6 Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): On what date he plans to launch the National Investment Corporation. (320197)  7 Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): What estimate he has made of the number of places available for the study of palaeography at universities. (320198)  8 Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central): What progress is being made in preparing for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. (320200)  9 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What recent steps he has taken to encourage businesses in Coventry and the West Midlands to offer apprenticeships. (320202)  10 Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): What recent representations he has received on trends in availability to businesses of credit from banks. (320203)  11 Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): What steps he is taking to widen participation in higher education; and if he will make a statement. (320204)  12 Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): On what date he plans to launch the National Investment Corporation. (320205)  13 Mr David Amess (Southend West): What recent estimate he has made of trends in availability to small and medium-sized enterprises of bank lending. (320206)  14 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): Whether his Department's science budget will remain ring-fenced after 2011-12. (320207)  15 Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): When he expects the first funding to be disbursed from the UK Innovation Investment Fund. (320208)  16 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What steps he is taking to increase the level of access to credit by small and medium-sized enterprises. (320210)  17 Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): What assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of his Department's policies on science and knowledge transfer. (320211)  18 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What steps he is taking to improve the performance of the Insolvency Service. (320212)  19 Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What recent representations he has received from businesses on UK membership of the euro. (320216)  20 Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): How many businesses have received funding directly from his Department since 2008. (320214)  21 Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): If he will take steps to equalise eligibility for statutory redundancy pay for those aged under 22 and 22 or older. (320215)  22 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What recent assessment he has made of the skills requirement of the aerospace industry. (320216) Topical Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.  T1 Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): If he will make a statement on his Departmental responsibilities. (320217)  T2 Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): (320218)  T3 Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): (320219)  T4 Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): (320220)  T5 Mr John Baron (Billericay): (320221)  T6 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): (320222)  T7 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): (320223)  T8 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): (320224)  T9 John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): (320225)  T10 John Robertson (Glasgow North West): (320226) At 11.30 am   Urgent Questions (if any)     Business Question to the Leader of the House     Ministerial Statements (if any) Main Business † 1 PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM [Up to one and a half hours] Secretary Alan Johnson      That the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 1 March, be approved.    The Speaker will put the Question necessary to dispose of proceedings not later than one and a half hours after they begin (Standing Order No. 16(1)). † 2 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [Until 6.00 pm] Ms Harriet Harman      That, at this day’s sitting, the Speaker shall put the questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Ms Harriet Harman not later than two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order; such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; the Questions may be put after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply. Debate may continue until 6.00 pm. † 3 CHAIR (TERMINOLOGY) Ms Harriet Harman (1)    (2)    That accordingly, in each place where they occur in any Standing Order related to Public Business, Order or Resolution of the House, except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) below: (a)    for “chairman” there shall be substituted “chair”; (b)    for “chairmen” there shall be substituted “chairs”; and (c)    for “Chairmen’s Panel” there shall be substituted “Panel of Chairs”; (3)    That the following changes to Standing Orders be made: (a)    In Standing Order No. 9 (Sittings of the House)— (i)    in line 25, leave out “chairman” and insert “occupant of the chair”, (ii)    in line 32, leave out “chairman” and insert “occupant of the chair”, and (iii)    in line 37, leave out “chairman” and insert “occupant of the chair”; (b)    In Standing Order No. 11 (Friday sittings), in line 29, leave out “chairman” and insert “occupant of the chair”; and (c)    In Standing Order No. 35 (Dilatory motion in abuse of the rules of the House), line 10, leave out “chairman” and insert “occupant of the chair”; (4)    That this order shall not apply to the titles of Chairman of Ways and Means, Deputy Chairman or Chairmen or the Lord Chairman of Committees where they occur in any Standing Order, Order or Resolution of the House.    As an Amendment to Ms Harriet Harman’s proposed Motion (Chair (Terminology)): Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton (a)      Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘declines to approve recommendation 3 of the First Report of the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, Session 2008-09, HC 1117.’. † 4 ELECTION OF COMMITTEE CHAIRS Ms Harriet Harman        That the following Standing Order be made, with effect from the beginning of the next Parliament—

(1)    The chairs of the following select committees shall be elected by the House in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (13) below:

(a)

select committees appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (select committees related to government departments);

(b)

the Environmental Audit Committee;

(c)

the Select Committee on Public Administration; and

(d)

the Committee of Public Accounts.

(2)

The day following his election at the start of a new Parliament, the Speaker shall communicate to the leaders of each party represented in the House the proportion of chairs of select committees to be elected under this Order falling to each such party which would reflect the composition of the House.

(3)

If, within a week of the Queen’s speech, a motion in the name of the leaders of all the parties entitled to one or more chairs of select committees subject to election under this Order specifying to which party each such chair is allocated is moved, the questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the motion shall be put not later than one hour after their commencement, proceedings on the motion shall be exempted business and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.

(4)

If a motion to which paragraph (3) above applies also makes changes to Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) which are consequential on changes to the machinery of government, then the questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the motion shall be put not later than one and a half hours after their commencement; proceedings on the motion shall be exempted business; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.

(5)

If the House has agreed a motion allocating chairs to parties the election of the chairs shall take place in accordance with the remaining provisions of this order.

(6)

The ballots shall take place fourteen days after the approval of the motion allocating chairs to parties.

(7)

(a) Nominations of candidates shall be in writing and shall be received by the Clerk of the House by 5.00 pm on the day before the ballot.

(b)

Each nomination shall consist of a signed statement made by the candidate declaring his willingness to stand for election, accompanied by the signatures of fifteen Members elected to the House as members of the same party as the candidate or ten per cent. of the Members elected to the House as members of that party, whichever is the lower.

(c)

Statements may be accompanied by signatures of up to five Members elected to the House as members of any party other than that to which the candidate belongs, or members of no party.

(d)

No Member may sign the statement of more than one candidate for chair of the same select committee.

(e)

No Member may be a candidate for the chair of a select committee which has not been allocated to his party under paragraph (3) of this order or otherwise, or for which he is ineligible under Standing Order No. 122A (Term limits for chairmen of select committees).

(f)

No Member may be a candidate for more than one chair elected under this order.

(g)

As soon as practicable following the close of nominations, lists of the candidates and their accompanying signatories shall be published.

(8)

Election of chairs of select committees under this order shall be by secret ballot.

(9)

Preparatory arrangements for the ballots shall be made under the supervision of the Clerk of the House.

(10)

(a) If there is only one candidate for the chair of a select committee, that candidate shall be declared elected without a ballot.

(b)

The ballot shall take place in a place appointed by the Speaker.

(c)

Each Member intending to vote shall be provided with a ballot paper for each select committee bearing the names of the candidates listed in alphabetical order.

(d)

Members will vote by ranking as many candidates as they wish in order of preference, marking 1 by the name of their first preference, 2 by the name of their second preference, and so on. Any candidate who receives more than half the first preferences shall be elected. If no candidate is so elected, the candidate or candidates with the lowest number of first preferences shall be eliminated and their votes distributed among the remaining candidates according to the preferences on them. If no candidate has more than half the votes, the process of elimination and distribution is repeated, until one candidate has more than half the votes.

(e)

The ballot shall be open between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm and counting shall take place under arrangements made by the Clerk of the House.

(11)

The Speaker shall have power to give directions on any matter of doubt arising from the conduct of a ballot or from an individual ballot paper and to vary the timings given in paragraphs 5 to 10 of this order.

(12)

As soon as practicable after the closing of the ballot the results shall be published under the direction of the Speaker.

(13)

A chair elected under this order is a member of the committee of which he is elected chair.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 3, leave out ‘chairs’ and insert ‘chairmen’.

Mr Christopher Chope Mr Bernard Jenkin Dr Nick Palmer Sir Robert Smith Mr Michael Meacher Mr David Heath

Dr Tony Wright	Paul Rowen	Mr John Leech
Tim Farron	Mark Williams	Stephen Williams
Mr Paul Keetch	Jo Swinson	Norman Lamb
Mark Hunter	Willie Rennie	Mr Michael Moore
Mr Adrian Sanders	Mr Charles Kennedy	Bob Russell
Mr Don Foster	Mr Mark Oaten	Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Evan Harris	Mr Alan Reid	Lembit Öpik
David Howarth	Malcolm Bruce	Sir Peter Soulsby
Mr Andrew Turner	Mr Graham Brady

Line 9, at end insert—

‘( ) the Select Committee on Procedure.’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 12, leave out ‘chairs’ and insert ‘chairmen’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 15, leave out ‘chairs’ and insert ‘chairmen’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 16, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

Mr Christopher Chope Mr Roger Gale

Line 27, at end insert—

‘( ) If, on the expiry of two weeks after the Queen’s Speech, no motion in the name of the leaders of all the parties entitled to one or more chairs of select committees subject to election under this Order specifying to which party each said chair is allocated has been tabled, on the following sitting day the Speaker shall give precedence to a motion tabled thereafter by any hon. Member to allocate chairs under this Order and the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply to proceedings on such a motion.’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 28, leave out ‘chairs’ and insert ‘chairmanships’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 29, leave out ‘chairs’ and insert ‘chairmen’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 31, leave out ‘chairs’ and insert ‘chairmanships’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 42, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairmanship’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 44, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairmanship’.

Mr Edward Leigh Austin Mitchell

Line 47, at end insert—

‘( ) No member may be a candidate for the chair of the Committee of Public Accounts unless his party is that of the official Opposition.’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 48, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairmanship’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 52, leave out ‘chairs’ and insert ‘chairmen’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 55, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairmanship’.

Mr Chris Mullin Mr Andrew Tyrie Dr Tony Wright David Howarth Mr Andrew Dismore Dr Evan Harris

Line 76, at end insert—

‘(12A) Paragraphs (6) to (12) above shall apply also to a decision of the House to recommend a Member for the Prime Minister to appoint as Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee under section 10 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994, as if that decision were the election of a chair of a select committee under this Order, with the further conditions under paragraph (7) that only a Member elected to the House as a member of the government party may be a candidate and that no nomination shall be valid without the written consent of the Prime Minister.’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 77, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 78, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

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5

RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES

Ms Harriet Harman

That the following Standing Order be made, with effect from the beginning of the next Parliament—

(1)

In the case of a select committee to which the provisions of Standing Order No. (

(a)

the chair has ceased to be a member of the House, or

(b)

the chair has given written notice to the Speaker of a wish to resign from the chair, or

(c)

the committee has reported a resolution that it has no confidence in the chair in accordance with the terms of paragraphs (3) and (4) of this order

the Speaker shall declare the chair vacant and, as soon as practicable, announce the date of the election for the position of chair of that committee which shall be not fewer than ten sitting days after that announcement.

(2)

The election shall be held according to the provisions of paragraphs (2) to (13) of Standing Order No. (

(3)

No motion expressing no confidence in its chair may be made in a committee unless notice of the motion has been circulated to the chair and all members of the committee at least ten sitting days in advance of the meeting at which the motion is made.

(4)

A resolution by a committee expressing no confidence in its chair shall not have effect for the purposes of paragraph (1) above unless either

(a)

it is agreed by the committee without a division or

(b)

the majority of the membership of the committee, including at least two members from the largest party represented on the committee and at least one member from another party, vote in favour of the resolution.

(5)

A motion expressing no confidence in the chair may not be made in a committee in the six months following the election of a chair by the House or in the year following a vote on such a motion on that chair.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 4, leave out ‘chairs’ and insert ‘chairmen’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 5, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 6, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 7, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairmanship’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 9, leave out ‘chairs’ and insert ‘chairmen’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 10, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairmanship’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 11, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 14, leave out ‘chairs’ and insert ‘chairmen’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 16, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 17, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 20, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 26, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 27, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

Sir Patrick Cormack Sir Nicholas Winterton

Line 28, leave out ‘chair’ and insert ‘chairman’.

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6

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF SELECT COMMITTEES

Ms Harriet Harman

That this House takes note of recommendation 6 of the First Report of the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, Session 2008–09, HC 1117, and endorses the principle that parties should elect members of select committees in a secret ballot by whichever transparent and democratic method they choose.

Mr Alan Williams Mr James Arbuthnot Sir Alan Beith Malcolm Bruce Sir Patrick Cormack Mrs Louise Ellman

Dr Hywel Francis	Mr Edward Leigh	Peter Luff
Mr Terry Rooney	Dr Phyllis Starkey	Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Phil Willis	Dr Tony Wright	Mr Andrew Turner

Line 4, at end add ‘and further notes and endorses recommendation 8 in the First Report from the Liaison Committee of this Session, HC 272, and directs that where the attendance of any member of a select committee in any Session is below 60 per cent. of the Committee’s formal meetings, at the end of that Session the Speaker may invite the Chairman of the Committee of Selection to propose to the House that any such Member should be discharged and that an election to fill that vacancy should be held within two weeks of the beginning of the next Session.’.

Mr Barry Sheerman

Line 4, at end add ‘and calls for the categories of Members in respect of whom determinations are to be made under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 providing for higher salaries to be payable by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to include Members holding the positions of chair or member of a select committee, to help meet their additional research costs without cutting into the amounts payable to staffing costs in support of their constituency casework.’.

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7

BACKBENCH BUSINESS COMMITTEE

Ms Harriet Harman

That this House approves recommendation 17 of the First Report of the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, Session 2008–09, HC 1117, and looks forward to the House being offered the opportunity within 10 sitting weeks of the beginning of the next session of Parliament to establish a backbench business committee and a new category of backbench business, in the light of further consideration by the Procedure Committee.

Mr David Cameron Sir George Young Mr Oliver Letwin Mrs Theresa May Mr Shailesh Vara Mr Patrick McLoughlin

Mr Greg Knight

Peter Luff

Line 3, leave out from ‘opportunity’ to end and add ‘in the light of further consideration by the Procedure Committee, to establish in time for the beginning of the next Parliament a Backbench Business Committee and a new category of backbench business, comprising initially the 15 days allotted to set piece debates; and subsequently days allocated for general debates.’.

Dr Tony Wright Mr Graham Brady Dr Evan Harris Mr Chris Mullin Mr Andrew Tyrie Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Martin Salter	Mr Graham Allen	David Howarth
Mr David Drew	Dr Nick Palmer	Kate Hoey
Sir Nicholas Winterton	Mr Dai Davies	Bob Spink
Mr Christopher Chope	Jo Swinson	Mark Fisher
Ann Winterton	Mr Peter Bone	Mr Philip Davies
Harry Cohen	Paul Farrelly	John Austin
Dr Brian Iddon	Mr Ronnie Campbell	Mr Andrew Dismore
Mr Neil Gerrard	Dr Desmond Turner	Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Ms Katy Clark	Mike Wood	John McDonnell
Dr Richard Taylor	Sir Alan Beith	Sir Robert Smith
Alan Simpson	Jeremy Corbyn	Ms Diane Abbott
Kelvin Hopkins	Tom Levitt	Lynne Jones
Mr Richard Shepherd	Mr Gordon Prentice	Peter Bottomley
Mr Michael Meacher	Rob Marris	Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr Andrew Mackinlay	Mr Charles Kennedy	Danny Alexander
Julia Goldsworthy	Mr Adrian Sanders	Steve Webb
Lorely Burt	Mr Don Foster	Norman Lamb
Bob Russell	Lembit Öpik	Mr Phil Willis
Susan Kramer	Lindsay Roy	Peter Luff
Dr Alasdair McDonnell	Patrick Hall	Paul Flynn
Sir Peter Soulsby	Dr Doug Naysmith	Ian Stewart
Mr Martin Caton	Graham Stringer	Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Andrew Pelling	Mr Andrew Smith	Dr Vincent Cable
Frank Cook	Mr James Gray	Dr John Pugh
Greg Mulholland	Derek Wyatt	Mr Philip Hollobone
Mark Lazarowicz	Michael Connarty	Mr Frank Field
Mr Andrew Turner	Malcolm Wicks	Hugh Bayley

Line 3, leave out from ‘opportunity’ to end and add ‘to establish, in time for the start of the next Parliament, a backbench business committee, constituted in accordance with the principles set out in recommendation 18 of the Committee’s Report, to schedule non-ministerial business as described in recommendations 22 (select committees), 23 and 28 (backbench substantive motions), 30 (protected time for backbench business) and 39 (Estimates days) of the Committee’s Report.’.

Dr Tony Wright Sir George Young Mr David Heath Mr Elfyn Llwyd Martin Salter Dr Evan Harris

Mr Andrew Tyrie	Mr Graham Brady	Ms Katy Clark
Lynne Jones	Mr Gordon Prentice	Mr Chris Mullin
Mr Bernard Jenkin	Mark Fisher	Dr Nick Palmer
Jo Swinson	John McDonnell	Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr Andrew Dismore	David Howarth	Peter Bottomley
Mr David Drew	Mr Roger Gale	Mr Douglas Hogg
Dr Richard Taylor	Mr Christopher Chope	Mr Dai Davies
Mark Lazarowicz	Mr Parmjit Dhanda	Rob Marris
Mr Tom Watson	Jim Cousins	Mr Dai Havard
Derek Wyatt	Dr Doug Naysmith	Mr Andrew Pelling
John Austin	Ann Clwyd	Paul Flynn
Harry Cohen	Kelvin Hopkins	Sir Peter Soulsby
Sir Nicholas Winterton	Dr Julian Lewis	Hywel Williams
Adam Price	Mr Charles Walker	Dr Brian Iddon
Mr John Grogan	Mr Richard Shepherd	Mr Michael Meacher
Kate Hoey	Mr Douglas Carswell	Bob Spink
Mr Paul Truswell	Simon Hughes	Mr Frank Field
Mr Douglas Hogg	Mr Paul Goodman	Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Mark Field	Mr David Heathcoat-Amory	Mr William Cash
Daniel Kawczynski	Mr David Davis	Mr Ian Taylor
Mr James Gray	Mr Peter Ainsworth	Mr Graham Stuart
Mr John Greenway	Mr Shailesh Vara	Hon. Nicholas Soames
Mr John Whittingdale	Sir Malcolm Rifkind	Mr Greg Knight
Mr Lee Scott	Mr Brian Binley	Ms Diane Abbott
John Hemming	Peter Luff	Danny Alexander
Mr Paul Burstow	Julia Goldsworthy	Nick Harvey
Sir Menzies Campbell	Paul Holmes	Sir Alan Beith
Mr Adrian Sanders	Mark Hunter	Sandra Gidley
Mr Paul Keetch	Susan Kramer	John Thurso
Steve Webb	Mr Tim Boswell	Andrew George
Mr David Amess	Tom Brake	Annette Brooke
Lorely Burt	Mark Williams	Sir Robert Smith
Andrew Stunell	Sarah Teather	Jeremy Corbyn
Stephen Williams	Norman Lamb	Tim Farron
Mr John Leech	Norman Baker	Lynne Featherstone
Mr Don Foster	Jenny Willott	Mr Mike Hancock
Mr Edward Davey	Mr Michael Moore	Mr Phil Willis
Chris Huhne	Ann Winterton	Richard Younger-Ross
Lembit Öpik	Martin Horwood	Mr Alan Reid
Willie Rennie	Mrs Ann Cryer	Greg Mulholland
Dan Rogerson	Mr Roger Williams	Bob Russell
Hugh Bayley	Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews	Alan Simpson
Mike Wood	Mr Neil Gerrard	Dr Desmond Turner
Paul Farrelly	Mr Ronnie Campbell	Mr Peter Bone
Mr Denis MacShane	Robert Key	Mr Andrew Mackinlay
Mr Charles Kennedy	Patrick Hall	Ian Stewart
Graham Stringer	Dr Vincent Cable	Mr Philip Hollobone
Michael Connarty	Dr Alasdair McDonnell	Mr Martin Caton
Mr Malcolm Moss	Mr Andrew Smith	Frank Cook
Mr Andrew Turner

Line 6, at end add ‘and approves the establishment during the course of the next Parliament of a House Business Committee comprising the backbench business committee and representatives of Government and Opposition which, while guaranteeing that the Government has the time and first choice of dates to get its legislative programme through, and to make whatever statements it wishes, would improve scheduling of business to ensure more effective scrutiny of legislation at Report Stage and consideration of Lords Amendments.’.

Dr Tony Wright Mr Graham Brady Dr Evan Harris Mr Chris Mullin Mr Andrew Tyrie Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Martin Salter	Mr Graham Allen	David Howarth
Mr David Drew	Dr Nick Palmer	Kate Hoey
Sir Nicholas Winterton	Mr Dai Davies	Bob Spink
Mr Christopher Chope	Jo Swinson	Mark Fisher
Ann Winterton	Mr Peter Bone	Mr Philip Davies
Harry Cohen	Paul Farrelly	John Austin
Dr Brian Iddon	Mr Ronnie Campbell	Mr Andrew Dismore
Mr Neil Gerrard	Dr Desmond Turner	Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Ms Katy Clark	Mike Wood	John McDonnell
Dr Richard Taylor	Sir Alan Beith	Sir Robert Smith
Alan Simpson	Jeremy Corbyn	Ms Diane Abbott
Kelvin Hopkins	Tom Levitt	Lynne Jones
Mr Richard Shepherd	Mr Gordon Prentice	Peter Bottomley
Mr Michael Meacher	Rob Marris	Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr Andrew Mackinlay	Mr Charles Kennedy	Danny Alexander
Julia Goldsworthy	Mr Adrian Sanders	Steve Webb
Lorely Burt	Mr Don Foster	Norman Lamb
Bob Russell	Lembit Öpik	Mr Phil Willis
Peter Luff	Dr Doug Naysmith	Ian Stewart
Mr Andrew Turner	Hugh Bayley

Line 6, at end add ‘and also looks forward to the following recommendations of the Committee being given further consideration in the next Parliament:

(a)   19 and 20 (Ministerial business);

(b)   21 (Opposition business);

(c)   26 (notice and flexibility);

(d)   27 (timetabling);

(e)   32 (sessions and carry-over);

(f)   35 (Ministerial statements);

(g)   36 (general committees);

(h)   37 (public bill committees); and

(i)   40 (Private Members’ bills).’.

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8

ELECTION OF THE DEPUTY SPEAKERS

Ms Harriet Harman

That the following Standing Order be made, with effect from the beginning of the next Parliament:—

(1)

At the commencement of every Parliament, or from time to time, as necessity may arise, the Speaker shall notify the House of the arrangements to be made to elect a Chairman of Ways and Means and two Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means, who shall be known respectively as the First and the Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.

(2)	The election shall be by secret ballot.

(3)	Preparatory arrangements for a ballot shall be made under the supervision of the Clerk of the House.

(4)(a)

Nominations of candidates shall be in writing and shall be received by the Clerk of the House between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm on the day before the House is to elect the Deputy Speakers.

(b)

Each nomination shall consist of a brief signed statement made by the candidate declaring his willingness to stand for election accompanied by the signatures of not fewer than six nor more than 10 Members. No Member shall sign more than three such statements and if any Member does so, his signature shall no longer be valid.

(c)	As soon as practicable following the close of nominations, lists of the candidates and their sponsors and the statements shall be placed in the Members’ lobby and published.

(5)(a)

A ballot shall take place between eleven o’clock and twelve o’clock in a place appointed by the Speaker.

(b)	Each Member intending to vote shall be provided with a ballot paper bearing the names of the candidates listed in alphabetical order.

(c)	Each such Member may vote for as many or as few candidates on the ballot paper as he wishes, marking them in order of preference.

(d)	Counting shall take place under arrangements made by the Clerk of the House.

(e)	The ballot shall be counted under the Single Transferable Vote System with constraints that of those elected:

(i)	two candidates shall come from the opposite side of the House to that from which the Speaker was drawn, the first of which candidates will be Chairman of Ways and Means and the second, Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means,

(ii)	one candidate shall come from the same side of the House as that from which the Speaker was drawn and shall be First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, and

(iii)

at least one man and at least one woman shall be elected across the four posts of Speaker and Deputy Speakers.

(f)	The Speaker shall have discretion to vary the timings given in this order and power to give final directions on any matter of doubt arising from the conduct of a ballot or from an individual ballot paper.

(6)	As soon as practicable after the votes have been counted the Speaker shall announce to the House the results of the ballot and direct the Clerk to enter the names of the elected Members in the Journal.

(7)	Where a ballot is needed to elect to a single post of Deputy Speaker as a result of a change in the Speaker, the election shall be held with candidates from only the relevant side of the House.

(8)	Each Deputy Speaker elected under this order is so elected to serve until the end of the Parliament.

(9)	The Deputy Chairmen shall be entitled to exercise all the powers vested in the Chairman of Ways and Means, including his powers as Deputy Speaker.