House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
15th November 2010
No. 70
The House met at 2.30 pm.
PRAYERS.
1
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
2
Statements: (1) G20 Summit (Prime Minister)
(2) Legal aid and civil cost reform (Secretary Kenneth Clarke)
3
Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Bill read a second time.
4
Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill [Lords] (Programme)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill [Lords]:
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 25 November 2010.
3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.-(Angela Watkinson.)
Question agreed to.
5
Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill [Lords] (Money)
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise-
(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenses incurred by the Treasury or any other Minister of the Crown in consequence of the Act; and
(2) the making of payments into the Consolidated Fund.-(Angela Watkinson.)
Question agreed to.
6
Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill (Money)
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State by virtue of the Act.-(Hugh Robertson.)
7
Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2010, which were laid before this House on 11 October, be approved.-(Angela Watkinson.)
Question agreed to.
8
Adjournment
Subject: Preservation of Sunderland Point (David Morris).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Angela Watkinson.)
Adjourned at 8.09 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
General Committees: Reports
9
First Delegated Legislation Committee
Miss Anne McIntosh (Chair) reported the draft Disabled People’s Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) Regulations 2010.
10
European Committee B in respect of Unnumbered Explanatory Memoranda dated 2 June 2010 and 29 September 2010, relating to Council Decision amending and extending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo
Mr Charles Walker (Chair) reported the following Resolution:
That the Committee takes note of the unnumbered Explanatory Memoranda, dated 2 June 2010 and 29 September 2010, from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on two Council Decisions amending and extending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX); and agrees with the Government that the mission is making an important contribution to improving the rule of law in Kosovo.
General Committees: Appointments
The Speaker appoints the Chair of General Committees and members of Programming Sub-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).
11
First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Disabled People’s Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) Regulations 2010)
Members: Andrew Rosindell discharged and Gordon Henderson nominated in substitution.
12
Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the AP1000 Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010 and the draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the EPR Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010)
Members: James Wharton discharged and Guy Opperman nominated in substitution.
13
Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2010)
Members: Stephen Barclay discharged and Sarah Newton nominated in substitution.
14
European Committee B in respect of Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 2 June 2010 and 29 September 2010, relating to Council Decision amending and extending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo
Members: Mr Robert Buckland, Tim Farron and Graham Jones discharged and Karen Bradley, Jo Swinson and Phil Wilson nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
15
Administration Committee
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 15 November, to be published (Sir Alan Haselhurst).
16
Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken week commencing 29 November, with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 15 November to be published (Natascha Engel).
17
Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) Localism:
(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 547-ii);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies: Written evidence, to be published
(Clive Betts).
18
Foreign Affairs Committee
The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan: Part of the evidence, to be printed (HC 514-iv) (Richard Ottaway).
John Bercow
Speaker
The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm.
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
1
European Union
Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) (Republic of Indonesia) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary William Hague).
2
Road Traffic
Draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
3
Criminal Law
Fixed Penalty (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2720), dated 10 November 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
4
Road Traffic
Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2721), dated 10 November 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
Other Papers:
5
Energy
Report and Accounts of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 477) (Secretary Chris Huhne).
6
Justice
(1) Proposals for Reform of Civil Litigation Funding and Costs in England and Wales: Implementation of Lord Justice Jackson’s Recommendations (by Command) (Cm. 7947) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke); and
(2) Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales (by Command) (Cm. 7967) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).
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