House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
22nd November 2010
No. 75
The House met at 2.30 pm.
PRAYERS.
1
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2
Statements: (1) NATO Summit (Prime Minister)
(2) Financial assistance (Ireland) (Chancellor of the Exchequer)
3
Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill: Consideration of the Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee
Amendment 1 proposed.-(Mr David Hanson.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 122.
Ayes: 218 (Tellers: Mr David Hamilton, Phil Wilson).
Noes: 297 (Tellers: Bill Wiggin, Mark Hunter).
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment 2 proposed.-(Mr David Hanson.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 123.
Ayes: 197 (Tellers: Phil Wilson, Graham Jones).
Noes: 300 (Tellers: Bill Wiggin, Mr Robert Goodwill).
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment 3 proposed.-(Kerry McCarthy.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 124.
Ayes: 217 (Tellers: Angela Smith, Graham Jones).
Noes: 304 (Tellers: Mr Philip Dunne, Bill Wiggin).
Question accordingly negatived.
4
Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill: Third Reading
Motion made and Question put, That the Bill be now read the third time.
The House divided.
Division No. 125.
Ayes: 311 (Tellers: Mark Hunter, Mr Philip Dunne).
Noes: 224 (Tellers: Angela Smith, Graham Jones).
Question accordingly agreed to.
Bill accordingly read the third time and passed.
5
Changes to membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Mr Jim Cunningham be discharged from the Committee on Standards and Privileges and Tom Blenkinsop be added.-(Sir George Young.)
(2) Ordered, That Mr Tom Harris and Mrs Siân C. James be discharged from the Administration Committee and Mr John Spellar and Mr Dave Watts be added.-(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(3) Ordered, That Nia Griffith be discharged from the Welsh Affairs Committee and Mrs Siân C. James be added.-(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
6
Adjournment (Christmas; and February, Easter and May 2011)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 25), That this House, at its rising on Tuesday 21 December 2010, do adjourn till Monday 10 January 2011; at its rising on Thursday 17 February 2011, do adjourn till Monday 28 February 2011; at its rising on Tuesday 5 April 2011, do adjourn till Tuesday 26 April 2011; and at its rising on Thursday 28 April 2011, do adjourn till Tuesday 3 May 2011.-(Sir George Young.)
Question agreed to.
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Adjournment
Subject: Effects of proposed changes to housing benefit in West Ham (Lyn Brown).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Miss Chloe Smith.)
Adjourned at 10.44 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
Lords Messages
8
Finance (No. 2) Bill
The Lords agree to the Finance (No. 2) Bill without Amendment.
Notices Given
9
Safety of Medicines Bill
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 December.
Changes to Notices Given
10
Local Referendums Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 3 December, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 10 June 2011.
11
Recall of Elected Representatives Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 3 December, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 10 June 2011.
General Committees: Reports
12
First Delegated Legislation Committee
Katy Clark (Chair) reported the draft Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Handling (Designated Technical Matters) Order 2010.
13
Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr James Gray (Chair) reported the draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
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).
14
Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill [Lords] Committee
Members: Thomas Docherty discharged and Ian Mearns nominated in substitution.
15
First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Handling (Designated Technical Matters) Order 2010)
Members: Mark Garnier discharged and George Eustice nominated in substitution.
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Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Amendment of Schedule 7 to the Government of Wales Act 2006) Order 2010)
Members: Matthew Hancock and Simon Hart discharged and Harriett Baldwin and Tracey Crouch nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
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Administration Committee
(1) Catering Services in the House of Commons: Evidence, to be printed (HC 560-ii);
(2) Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 22 November, to be published
(Sir Alan Haselhurst).
18
Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on 2 December and 9 December, with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 22 November, to be published (Natascha Engel).
19
Communities and Local Government Committee
Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies: Evidence, to be printed (HC 517-iv) (Mr Clive Betts).
20
European Scrutiny Committee
European Union Bill:
(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 633-i);
(2) Written evidence, to be published
(Mr William Cash).
21
Treasury Committee
Spending Review 2010:
(1) Sixth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 544-I and -II);
(2) Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Andrew Tyrie).
John Bercow
Speaker
The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm.
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1
Social Security
Social Fund Maternity Grant Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2760), dated 15 November 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).
Other Papers:
2
Banking
Banking Act 2009: Special Resolution Regime: Code of Practice (by Act) (Mark Hoban).
3
Environmental Audit
Government Response to the Fifth Report from the Environmental Audit Committee, Session 2009–10, on Air Quality (by Command) (Cm. 7966) (Secretary Caroline Spelman).
4
European Union
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) (Republic of Indonesia) Order 2010 (laid 15 November) (by Command) (Secretary William Hague).
5
Parliamentary Standards
Report and Accounts of Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority for 12 October 2009-31 March 2010, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 620) (The Speaker).
6
Treasure
Treasure Act Report for 2008 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).
Withdrawn Papers:
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European Union
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) (Republic of Indonesia) Order 2010 (by Command) (laid 15 November 2010).
THE SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATE
The Speaker has certified that the Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911.
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