House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday
25th November 2010
No. 78
The House met at 10.30 am.
PRAYERS.
1
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
2
Business Question (Leader of the House)
3
Statement: Rail Investment (Secretary Philip Hammond)
4
Local Government Bill [Lords]: Consideration of the Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee
No amendments on consideration.
5
Local Government Bill [Lords]: Third Reading
Bill read the third time, and passed.
6
Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Limit on Referendum Expenses Etc.) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 21 October, be approved.-(Mr Robert Goodwill.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Referendum Question, Date of Referendum Etc.) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 21 October, be approved.-(Mr Robert Goodwill.)
Question agreed to.
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Business of the House
Ordered, That, at the sitting on Thursday 2 December, the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Mr Kevin Barron relating to Publication of Information about Complaints against Members, Power of the Parliamentary Commission for Standards to Initiate Investigations and Lay Membership of the Committee on Standards and Privileges not later than one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first such Motion; and such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved.-(Sir George Young.)
8
Welsh Grand Committee
Ordered, That-
(1) the matter of the implications for Wales of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for its consideration; and
(2) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Wednesday 1 December at 9.30 am and between 2.30 pm and 4.30 pm to consider-
(a) a statement by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury; and
(b) the matter referred to it under paragraph (1) above.-(Sir George Young.)
9
Adjournment
Subject: UK veterans administration (Ms Louise Bagshawe).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Robert Goodwill.)
Adjourned at 2.35 pm until Monday 29 November.
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Other proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
10
House of Commons Disqualification (Amendment) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 10 December, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 January 2011.
General Committees: Reports
11
Postal Services Bill Committee
Mr David Amess (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
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).
12
National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee
Members: Mike Gapes and Alison McGovern discharged and Stella Creasy and Kelvin Hopkins nominated in substitution.
13
Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010)
Members: Andrew Jones discharged and Stuart Andrew nominated in substitution.
14
Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (Directions to OFCOM) Order 2010)
Members: Mr Brooks Newmark discharged and Mr Shailesh Vara nominated in substitution.
15
Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010)
Members: Mr Sam Gyimah discharged and Julian Sturdy nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
16
Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government: Evidence, to be printed (HC 592-ii) (Mr Graham Allen).
17
Treasury Committee
(1) Bank of England November 2010 Inflation Report: Evidence, to be printed (HC 634);
(2) Financial regulation: Evidence, to be printed (HC 430-xi);
(3) Estimates Memoranda 2010–11: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Andrew Tyrie).
John Bercow
Speaker
The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm.
Sitting in Westminster Hall
No. 47
The sitting began at 2.30 pm.
Adjournment
Backbench Business (10th allotted day: First half)
Subject: Impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review on the Department for Transport.
Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)
Adjourned at 5.22 pm until Tuesday 30 November.
Lindsay Hoyle
Deputy Speaker
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1
Children and Young Persons
Visits to Former Looked After Children in Detention (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2797), dated 19 November 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove).
2
Education
Harbour School (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2804), dated 16 November 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove).
Other Papers:
3
Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of Service Children’s Education for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 420) (Secretary Liam Fox); and
(2) Resource Accounts of the Department for International Development Overseas Superannuation for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 432) (Mark Hoban).
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Higher Education
Report and Accounts of the Arts and Humanities Research Council for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 253) (Secretary Vince Cable).
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