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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
21 January 2010

No. 28

The House met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to (1) the honourable Member representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    (2) the honourable Member representing the Church Commissioners

    (3) the Solicitor General

    (4) the Leader of the House

    (5) the honourable Member representing the House of Commons Commission

2 Urgent Question: Exchange Rate Movements (FCO) (Chris Bryant)

3 Business Question (Leader of the House)

4 Royal Assent

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

    Video Recordings Act 2010

    Beverley Freemen Act 2010

5 Food Industry Competitiveness (Topical Debate)

    Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of food industry competitiveness.—(Jim Fitzpatrick.)

    An hour and a half after the commencement of proceedings, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 24A(2)).

6 Suspension of the House

    The Deputy Speaker suspended the House until 3.00 pm (Standing Order No. 20(6)).

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

    Amendment 2 proposed.—(Mr Christopher Chope.)

    Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

    Tony Lloyd claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).

    Question put, That the Question be now put.

    The House divided.

    Division No. 52.

    Ayes: 127 (Tellers: Andrew Miller, Ian Stewart).

    Noes: 5 (Tellers: Mr Edward Leigh, Mr Peter Bone).

    Question accordingly agreed to.

    Question accordingly put, That the Amendment be made.

    The House divided.

    Division No. 53.

    Ayes: 8 (Tellers: Mr Peter Bone, Mr Edward Leigh).

    Noes: 124 (Tellers: Andrew Miller, Ian Stewart).

    Question accordingly negatived.

    Amendment 4 proposed.—(Mr Christopher Chope.)

    At 6.00 pm the Debate stood adjourned (Standing Order No. 20(5)).

    Debate to be resumed on Thursday 28 January at 3.00 pm.

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

    Bill to be considered on Thursday 28 January at 3.00 pm.

9 Private Bills: Leeds City Council Bill: Consideration

    Bill to be considered on Thursday 28 January at 3.00 pm.

10 Private Bills: Reading Borough Council Bill: Consideration

    Bill to be considered on Thursday 28 January at 3.00 pm.

11 Public Petitions

    A Public Petition from persons resident in the Totnes parliamentary constituency and others relating to Badman Report (Totnes) was presented by Mr Anthony Steen.

12 Adjournment

    Subject: Diagnosis of prostate cancer and trials of the drug abiraterone (Daniel Kawczynski)

    Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr John Heppell.)

Adjourned at 6.30 pm until Monday 25 January.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

13 Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill [Lords]

    The Lords have passed the Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill [Lords] to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.

14 First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills

    Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 5 February, and to be printed (Bill 54).

General Committees: Reports

15 Children, Schools and Families Bill

    Janet Anderson (Chairman) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

    Written evidence to be published.

16 Energy Bill

    Hugh Bayley (Chairman) reported the Bill without Amendment.

    Written evidence (reported on 5, 12, 14 and 21 January) to be printed.

    Bill, not amended, to be considered tomorrow.

17 Flood and Water Management Bill

    Ann Winterton (Chairman) reported the Bill with Amendments.

    Written evidence (reported on 7, 14, 19 and 21 January) to be printed.

    Bill, as amended, to be considered tomorrow.

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).

18 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Health and Health Services and Social Welfare) Order 2010)

    Members: Mr Philip Dunne and Mark Tami discharged and Lyn Brown and Mr Stephen Crabb nominated in substitution.

19 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Asylum (Designated States) Order 2010)

    Members: Meg Hillier discharged and Mr Phil Woolas nominated in substitution.

20 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Overhead Lines (Exempt Installations) Order 2010)

    Members: Sir Malcolm Rifkind discharged and Mr Oliver Heald nominated in substitution.

21 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Infrastructure Planning (Decisions) Regulations 2010)

    Members: Mr Robert Walter discharged and Sir Paul Beresford nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

22 Health Committee

    Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2009: Evidence, to be printed (HC 269-ii) (Mr Kevin Barron).

23 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

    (1) Outsiders and Insiders: External Appointments to the Senior Civil Service: Seventh Report, with written evidence, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report, and written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 12 March, 23 and 30 April, 12 May, and 25 June in the last Session of Parliament (HC 241);

    (2) Public Administration and the Fiscal Squeeze: Evidence, to be printed (HC 126-ii)

    (Dr Tony Wright).

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm

Sitting in Westminster Hall

No. 17

The sitting began at 2.30 pm

Adjournment

    Subject:

    Violence against women.

    Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr John Heppell.)

Adjourned at 5.50 pm until Tuesday 26 January.

Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Competition

    Draft Competition Act 1998 (Land Agreements Exclusion Revocation) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

2 Extradition

    Draft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

3 Investigatory Powers

    Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Code of Practice) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

4 Animal Welfare

    Draft Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-Human Primates (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Hilary Benn).

5 Terms and Conditions of Employment

    Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 93), dated 20 January 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mr Pat McFadden).

Other Papers:

6 Regulation of Investigatory Powers

    Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Draft Revised Code of Practice (by Act) (Secretary Alan Johnson).

Withdrawn Papers:

7 Investigatory Powers

    Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Code of Practice) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (laid 5 January 2010).

8 Regulation of Investigatory Powers

    Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Draft Revised Code of Practice (by Act) (laid 18 January 2010).

THE SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE

    The Speaker has certified that the Fiscal Responsibility Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911.

CORRIGENDUM

    Tuesday 19 January

    Item 29 in the Appendix should read:

    Regulatory Reform Committee

    (1) Draft Legislative Reform (Dangerous Wild Animals) (Licensing) Order 2010: Second Stage: First Report, to be printed with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 288);

    (2) the following Resolution:

    That the revised draft Legislative Reform (Dangerous Wild Animals) (Licensing) Order 2010 - Second stage, which was laid before this House on 7 December, should be approved.

    The Committee came to this Resolution without a Division.

    (Andrew Miller).



 
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