House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
25th May 2010

No. 5

The House met at 11.25 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Message to attend Her Majesty

Message from Her Majesty delivered by the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod:

Mr Speaker,

The Queen commands this Honourable House to attend Her Majesty immediately, in the House of Peers.

The Speaker, with the House, went up to attend Her Majesty.

When the Speaker and the House returned, the Speaker suspended the House.

The Speaker resumed the Chair at 2.15 pm.

2 Taking of the Oath or making of the Affirmation

The following Members took and subscribed the Oath, or made and subscribed the Affirmation required by law:

The Speaker suspended the House until 2.30 pm.

3 Outlawries Bill

A Bill for the more effectual preventing Clandestine Outlawries was read the first time and ordered to be read a second time.

4 Deputy Speakers

Ordered, That the Speaker may nominate no more than three Members as Deputy Speakers to serve until the House has elected Deputy Speakers in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 2A; and that the Members so nominated shall exercise all the powers vested in the Chairman of Ways and Means as Deputy Speaker.-(Sir George Young.)

5 Queen’s Speech

The Speaker reported Her Majesty’s Speech and directed that it be entered in the Journal, as follows:

My Lords and Members of the House of Commons

My Government’s legislative programme will be based upon the principles of freedom, fairness and responsibility.

The first priority is to reduce the deficit and restore economic growth.

Action will be taken to accelerate the reduction of the structural budget deficit. A new Office for Budget Responsibility will provide confidence in the management of the public finances.

The tax and benefits system will be made fairer and simpler. Changes to National Insurance will safeguard jobs and support the economy. People will be supported into work with sanctions for those who refuse available jobs and the timetable for increasing the State Pension Age will be reviewed.

Legislation will reform financial services regulation to learn from the financial crisis and to make fair and transparent payments to Equitable Life policy holders.

My Government will support investment in new high-speed broadband internet connections, enable the construction of a high-speed railway network and reform the economic regulation of airports to benefit passengers.

My Government will modernise the Royal Mail, in partnership with employees, and will ensure it benefits from private sector capital and disciplines.

My Government will limit the number of non-European Union economic migrants entering the United Kingdom and end the detention of children for immigration purposes.

Legislation will be introduced to improve energy efficiency in homes and businesses, to promote low carbon energy production and to secure energy supplies.

My Government will remove barriers to flexible working and promote equal pay.

My Government will seek to build a strong and fair society by reforming public services and encouraging individual and social responsibility.

Legislation will be introduced to enable more schools to achieve academy status, give teachers greater freedom over the curriculum and allow new providers to run state schools.

The voice of patients and the role of doctors will be strengthened in the National Health Service to improve public health alongside actions to reduce health inequalities. A commission will be appointed to consider a sustainable long-term structure for the operation of social care.

A Bill will be introduced to make the police service more accountable to local people and to tackle alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour.

The role of social enterprises, charities and co-operatives in our public services will be enhanced. The cost of bureaucracy and the number of public bodies will be reduced.

A Bill will be introduced to devolve greater powers to councils and neighbourhoods and give local communities control over housing and planning decisions. Legislation will be introduced to stop uncompleted plans to create unitary councils.

My Government will propose Parliamentary and political reform to restore trust in democratic institutions and rebalance the relationship between the citizen and the state.

Measures will be brought forward to introduce fixed term Parliaments of five years.

A Bill will be introduced for a referendum on the Alternative Vote system for the House of Commons and to create fewer and more equal sized constituencies.

Constituents will be given the right to recall their Members of Parliament where they are guilty of serious wrongdoing.

Proposals will be brought forward for a reformed second House that is wholly or mainly elected on the basis of proportional representation.

Action will be taken to reform the funding of political parties. A draft Bill will be published on reforming parliamentary privilege.

Legislation will be brought forward to restore freedoms and civil liberties, through the abolition of Identity Cards and repeal of unnecessary laws.

My Government will work constructively and co-operatively with the devolved institutions.

My Government will introduce legislation to implement recommendations from the Final Report of the Commission on Scottish Devolution and is committed to a referendum on additional powers for the National Assembly of Wales.

My Government will support the political institutions and stable devolved government in Northern Ireland.

Members of the House of Commons

Estimates for the public services will be laid before you.

My Lords and Members of the House of Commons

My Government will introduce legislation to ensure that in future this Parliament and the British people have their say on any proposed transfer of powers to the European Union.

The Duke of Edinburgh and I look forward to our visit to Canada in June and to our visit to the United Nations in New York in July. We also look forward to receiving His Holiness Pope Benedict the Sixteenth in September.

My Government will seek effective global collaboration to sustain economic recovery and to combat climate change, including at the climate change conference in Mexico later this year.

My Government will fully support our courageous armed forces and undertake a full Strategic Defence and Security Review.

My Government will work with the Afghan government, Pakistan and international partners for lasting security and stability in Afghanistan.

My Government looks forward to an enhanced partnership with India.

In the Middle East, my Government will continue to work for a two-state solution that sees a viable Palestinian state existing in peace and security alongside Israel.

My Government will work to reduce the threat from nuclear weapons and nuclear proliferation including the serious international concerns posed by Iran's nuclear programme.

My Government is committed to spend nought point seven per cent of gross national income in development aid from 2013.

Other measures will be laid before you.

My Lords and Members of the House of Commons

I pray that the blessing of Almighty God may rest upon your counsels.

6 Queen’s Speech (Motion for an Address)

Motion made and Question proposed, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:

Most Gracious Sovereign,

We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.-(Mr Peter Lilley.)

Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.-(Miss Chloe Smith.)

Debate to be resumed tomorrow.

7 Adjournment

Subject: Process of seeking a dissolution of Parliament (Mr Christopher Chope).

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.-(Miss Chloe Smith.)

At 10.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(7)).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Robert Goodwill.)

Adjourned at 10.26 pm until tomorrow.

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 11.30 am.

APPENDIX

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates under Standing Orders No. 158 and 159:

Friday 9 April 2010

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Civil Aviation

Civil Aviation (Working Time) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 1226), dated 8 April 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mr Sadiq Khan).

2 Marine Pollution

Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 1228), dated 8 April 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mr Sadiq Khan).

3 Town and Country Planning

Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 1220), dated 7 April 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary John Denham).

Other Papers:

4 Children, Schools and Families

Government Response to the Seventh Report from the Children, Schools and Families Committee, Session 2009–10, on The Early Years Single Funding Formula (by Command) (Cm. 7871) (Secretary Ed Balls).

5 Treaty Series (No. 19, 2009)

Third and Fourth Supplementary List of Ratifications, Accessions, Withdrawals, etc., for 2009 (by Command) (Cm. 7870) (Secretary David Miliband).

Wednesday 19 May 2010

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

6 Parliament

Draft Parliamentary Standards Act (Staff Transfer) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sir George Young).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

7 Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

Statute, dated 20 January 2010, made by the Governing Body of Wolfson College in the University of Cambridge, revising the existing Statutes of the College (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

Other Papers:

8 Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions

Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions (Hong Kong Locally Engaged Ratings’ Service Pensions Increase) Order 2010 (by Act) (Secretary Liam Fox).

Thursday 20 May 2010

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

9 Building and Buildings

Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 1456), dated 19 May 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

10 Housing

Home Information Pack (Suspension) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 1455), dated 19 May 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

11 Legal Services Commission

Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 1358), dated 26 April 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

Monday 24 May 2010

Other Papers:

12 Statutory Instruments (Notification)

Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation: Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 1358) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker).

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Tuesday 25 May 2010

Other Papers:

13 Further and Higher Education

Report and Accounts of the Higher Education Funding Council for England for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 2) (Secretary Vince Cable).

14 Law Commission

Administtrative Redress: Public Bodies and the Citizen (by Act); to be printed (HC 6) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

15 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Increasing participation in sport (by Act); to be printed (HC 22) (Clerk of the House).

DEPUTY SPEAKERS

Pursuant to the Order of the House today, the Speaker has nominated Sir Alan Haselhurst and Hugh Bayley as Deputy Speakers to serve until the House has elected Deputy Speakers in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 2A.