House of Commons

Session 2010-11

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday
10th June 2010

No. 13

The House met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

2 Speaker's Statement: Election of Chairs of Select Committees

The Speaker announced that the following Members had been elected Chairs of Select Committees (Standing Order No. 122B):

Committee:

Member:

Business, Innovation and Skills

Mr Adrian Bailey

Children, Schools and Families

Mr Graham Stuart

Communities and Local Government

Mr Clive Betts

Culture, Media and Sport

Mr John Whittingdale

Defence

Mr James Arbuthnot

Energy and Climate Change

Mr Tim Yeo

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Miss Anne McIntosh

Environmental Audit

Joan Walley

Foreign Affairs

Richard Ottaway

Health

Mr Stephen Dorrell

Home Affairs

Keith Vaz

International Development

Malcolm Bruce

Justice

Sir Alan Beith

Northern Ireland Affairs

Mr Laurence Robertson

Political and Constitutional Reform

Mr Graham Allen

Procedure

Mr Greg Knight

Public Accounts

Margaret Hodge

Public Administration

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Science and Technology

Andrew Miller

Scottish Affairs

Mr Ian Davidson

Transport

Mrs Louise Ellman

Treasury

Mr Andrew Tyrie

Welsh Affairs

David T. C. Davies

Work and Pensions

Miss Anne Begg

3 Business Question (Leader of the House)

4 Tackling Poverty in the UK

Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of tackling poverty in the UK.-(Chris Grayling.)

5 Adjournment

Subject: Adoption of new roads (Mr Philip Hollobone).

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.-(Bill Wiggin.)

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

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Grant Shapps.)

Adjourned at 6.26 pm until Monday 14 June.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

6 Private Bills: City of Westminster Bill [Lords]

The Lords communicate that they have come to the following resolution in respect of the City of Westminster Bill [Lords] to which they desire the agreement of the Commons-

That the promoters of the City of Westminster Bill [Lords] which was originally introduced in the House of Lords in session 2008–09 on 22 January 2009 should have leave to proceed with the Bill in the current Session in accordance with the provisions of House of Lords Private Business Standing Order 150B (Revival of Bills).

7 Private Bills: Canterbury City Council Bill

The Lords communicate that they have come to the following resolution in respect of the Canterbury City Council Bill-

That the promoters of the Canterbury City Council Bill which was originally introduced in the House of Commons in Session 2007–08 on 22 January 2008 should have leave to proceed with the Bill in the current Session according to the provisions of House of Lords Private Business Standing Order 150B (Revival of bills).

8 Private Bills: Leeds City Council Bill

The Lords communicate that they have come to the following resolution in respect of the Leeds City Council Bill-

That the promoters of the Leeds City Council Bill which was originally introduced in the House of Commons in Session 2007–08 on 22 January 2008 should have leave to proceed with the Bill in the current Session according to the provisions of House of Lords Private Business Standing Order 150B (Revival of bills).

9 Private Bills: Nottingham City Council Bill

The Lords communicate that they have come to the following resolution in respect of the Nottingham City Council Bill-

That the promoters of the Nottingham City Council Bill which was originally introduced in the House of Commons in Session 2007–08 on 22 January 2008 should have leave to proceed with the Bill in the current Session according to the provisions of House of Lords Private Business Standing Order 150B (Revival of bills).

10 Private Bills: Reading Borough Council Bill

The Lords communicate that they have come to the following resolution in respect of the Reading Borough Council Bill-

That the promoters of the Reading Borough Council Bill which was originally introduced in the House of Commons in Session 2007–08 on 22 January 2008 should have leave to proceed with the Bill in the current Session according to the provisions of House of Lords Private Business Standing Order 150B (Revival of bills).

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm.

Sitting in Westminster Hall

No. 2

The sitting began at 2.30 pm.

Adjournment

Subject:

Volcanic ash: impact on passengers and the aviation industry.

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Shailesh Vara.)

Adjourned at 4.01 pm until Tuesday 15 June.

Lindsay Hoyle

Deputy Speaker

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Police

Police Grant Report (England and Wales) for 2010–11: Amending Report 2010–11 (by Act); to be printed (HC 47) (Secretary Theresa May).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2 Northern Ireland

Electoral Law (Polling Station Scheme) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 1532), dated 8 June 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Owen Paterson).

Other Papers:

3 Air Force (Constitution)

Amendment List 25 to Queen’s Regulations for the Royal Air Force (Fifth Edition) (by Act) (Secretary Liam Fox).

4 Communications

Government Response to the Second Report from the House of Lords Communications Committee, Session 2009–10 on Digital switchover of television and radio in the United Kingdom (by Command) (Cm. 7876) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

5 Financial Services and Markets

Report of the Financial Services Authority for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mark Hoban).

6 House of Commons

Election for Chairs of Select Committees: Results (The Speaker).

7 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Financial Management in the European Union (by Act); to be printed (HC 34) (Clerk of the House).