No. 24

The House met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Private Bills [Lords]: Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]: Consideration

    Motion made, That the Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords] be now considered.—(Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)

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

    Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Thursday 21 January at 3 pm.

2 Private Bills [Lords]: Manchester City Council Bill [Lords]: Consideration

    Motion made, That the Manchester City Council Bill [Lords] be now considered.—(Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)

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

    Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Thursday 21 January at 3 pm.

3 Private Bills: Leeds City Council Bill: Consideration

    Motion made, That the Leeds City Council Bill be now considered.—(Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)

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

    Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Thursday 21 January at 3 pm.

4 Private Bills: Reading Borough Council Bill: Consideration

    Motion made, That the Reading Borough Council Bill be now considered.—(Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)

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

    Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Thursday 21 January at 3 pm.

5 Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

6 Business Question: (Leader of the House)

7 Statement: Support for Thalidomide survivors (Mr Mike O'Brien)

8 Privilege

    Complaint made by John Hemming, Member for Birmingham, Yardley, that an email dated 4 August 2009 from Withers LLP, a firm of solicitors, committed a contempt of the House by seeking to intimidate a Member in his parliamentary conduct;

    Ordered, That the matter be referred to the Committee on Standards and Privileges.—(John Hemming.)

9 Afghanistan (Topical Debate)

    Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of Afghanistan.—(Secretary David Miliband.)

10 Private Bills: Canterbury City Council Bill: Third Reading

    Motion made and Question put, That the Bill be now read the third time.

    The House divided.

    Division No. 38

Ayes: 99 (Tellers: Mr Julian Brazier, Tony Lloyd).

Noes: 11 (Tellers: Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope).

    Question accordingly agreed to and Bill passed.

11 Private Bills: Nottingham City Council Bill: Third Reading

    Motion made and Question put, That the Bill be now read the third time.

    The House divided.

    Division No. 39

    Ayes: 85 (Tellers: Andrew Miller, Tony Lloyd).

    Noes: 10 (Tellers: Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope).

    Question accordingly agreed to and Bill passed.

12 Public Petitions

    A Public Petition from constituents of Mr Paul Goodman MP for Wycombe and others relating to Sri Lanka was presented and read by Mr Paul Goodman.

13 Adjournment

    Subject: Detention of Andrew Symeou in Korydallos Prison, Greece (Joan Ryan).

    Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Dave Watts.)

    At 6.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(7)).

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

Adjourned at 6.10 pm until Monday 18 January.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

14 Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill [Lords]

    The Lords have passed the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.

15 Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill [Lords]

    Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 29 January, and to be printed (Bill 50), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 50-EN).

General Committees: Reports

16 Energy Bill

    Hugh Bayley (Chairman) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

    Written evidence to be published.

17 Financial Services Bill

    Mr Roger Gale (Chairman) reported:

(1) written evidence submitted to the Committee; and

(2) the Bill with Amendments.

    Written evidence (reported on 8, 10 and 15 December and 5, 7 and 12 January and today) to be printed.

    Bill, as amended, to be considered tomorrow; and to be printed [Bill 49].

18 Flood and Water Management Bill

    Mr Christopher Chope (Chairman) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

    Written evidence to be published.

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).

19 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Major Accident Off-Site Emergency Plan (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1927))

    Members: Mr Roger Williams discharged and Matthew Taylor nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

20 Health Committee

    (1) Commissioning: Evidence, to be printed (HC 268-i);

    (2) Alcohol: Written evidence, to be published;

    (3) Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2009: Written evidence, to be printed (HC 269-i)

    (Mr Kevin Barron).

21 Liaison Committee

    Rebuilding the House: Select Committee Issues: First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 272) (Mr Alan Williams).

22 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

    (1) Government Communications: Evidence, to be printed (HC 219-i);

    (2) Ministerial and other appointments from outside Parliament: Written evidence, to be published

    (Dr Tony Wright).

23 Welsh Affairs Committee

    (1) Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education) Order 2010: Evidence, to be printed (HC 274-i);

    (2) Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Transport) Order 2010: Evidence, to be printed (HC 273-i)

    (Dr Hywel Francis).

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm.

Sitting in Westminster Hall

No. 14

The sitting began at 2.30 pm.

Adjournment

    Subject:

Debate on supporting young people in the recession.

    Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Kerry McCarthy.)

Adjourned at 4.08 pm until Tuesday 19 January.

Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Audit Commission

    (1) Code of Audit Practice 2010 for local government bodies (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary John Denham); and

    (2) Code of Audit Practice 2010 for local NHS bodies (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary John Denham).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2 Agriculture

    Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Appeals) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 39), dated 5 January 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Hilary Benn).

3 Inheritance Tax

    Inheritance Tax (Qualifying Non-UK Pension Schemes) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 51), dated 12 January 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Timms).

Other Papers:

4 Climate Change

    Government Response to the first annual Progress Report of the Committee on Climate Change (by Act) (Secretary Edward Miliband).

5 Justice

    Government Response to the Twelfth Report from the Justice Committee, Session 2008-09 on Role of the Prison Officer (by Command) (Cm. 7783) (Secretary Jack Straw).

CORRIGENDUM

    Wednesday 6 January

    Item 37 should have read:

    European Scrutiny Committee

    (1) Fifth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 5-v);

    (2) The Work of the Committee in 2008-09: Sixth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 267);

    (3) Ministerial Correspondence: Written evidence, to be published

    (Michael Connarty).