House of Commons

Session 2010-11

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
7th December 2010

No. 85

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

2 Statement: Rehabilitation and sentencing (Secretary Kenneth Clarke)

3 Safe Standing (Football Stadia): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to give all football clubs the freedom to build, or maintain existing, safe standing sections in their stadia if they choose; to establish minimum safety criteria that must be met for standing sections in football stadia; and for connected purposes;

That Mr Don Foster, Andrew Percy, Nic Dakin, Greg Mulholland, Mr John Leech, Mr Mike Hancock, Bob Russell, Mr Roger Godsiff and Kate Hoey present the Bill.

Mr Don Foster accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 17 June 2011, and to be printed (Bill 121).

4 European Union Bill: Second Reading

Secretary William Hague signified Queen’s consent, as far as Her Majesty’s prerogative was concerned.

Motion made and Question proposed, That the European Union Bill be now read a second time.

Amendment moved, to leave out from ‘That’ to the end of the Question and add ‘this House declines to give a second reading to the European Union Bill on the grounds that, while the principle of referendums on significant constitutional and monetary changes is appropriate, the Bill is a flawed measure which would confuse the important issues at stake and make vital constitutional issues justiciable by the courts rather than resolved under the sovereignty of Parliament.’.-(Yvette Cooper.)

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The House divided.

Division No. 145.

Ayes: 195 (Tellers: Phil Wilson, Mark Hendrick).

Noes: 330 (Tellers: Stephen Crabb, Norman Lamb).

Question accordingly negatived.

Question, That the Bill be read a second time, put forthwith (Standing Order No. 62(2)).

Question agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a second time.

5 European Union Bill (Programme)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the European Union Bill:

Committal

1. The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and Third Reading

2. Proceedings in Committee, any proceedings on consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be completed in five days.

3. The proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.

4. The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.

TABLE

5. Standing Order No. 83B (programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee, to any proceedings on consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.

Other Proceedings

6. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.-(James Duddridge.)

Question agreed to.

6 European Union Bill (Money)

Queen’s recommendation signified.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the European Union Bill, it is expedient to authorise-

(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided, and

(2) the payment out of the Consolidated Fund of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums to be charged on and paid out of that Fund under any other Act.-(James Duddridge.)

Question agreed to.

7 Adjournment

Subject: Regulation of foreign exchange services: the case of Crown Currency Exchange (Tessa Munt).

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

House adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 9(7)).

Adjourned at 10.48 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

8 Superannuation Bill

The Lords agree to the Superannuation Bill, with Amendments, to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.

9 Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill

The Lords agree to the Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill, without Amendment.

Printing of Lords Amendments

10 Superannuation Bill

Lords Amendments to the Superannuation Bill to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 123) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 123–EN).

General Committees: Reports

11 National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee

Mr Graham Brady (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

12 Postal Services Bill Committee

Mr David Amess (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

13 First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Charles Walker (Chair) reported the draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (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 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010).

Additional Chair: Jim Dobbin.

Reports from Select Committees

15 Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

Government Assistance to Industry: Evidence, to be printed (HC 561-v) (Mr Adrian Bailey).

16 Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Local Authority Publicity: Evidence, taken on 6 December, to be printed (HC 666);

(2) Localism: Evidence, to be printed (HC 547-iv)

(Clive Betts).

17 Culture, Media and Sport Committee

(1) Channel 4 Annual Report and Accounts 2009–10: First Report, with written evidence, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 423);

(2) Funding of the arts and heritage:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 464-vi);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr John Whittingdale).

18 Energy and Climate Change Committee

The Big Six Energy Companies: Evidence, to be printed (HC 670-i) (Dr Alan Whitehead).

19 Health Committee

Commissioning: Evidence, to be printed (HC 513-v) (Mr Stephen Dorrell).

20 Home Affairs Committee

Police use of Tasers: Evidence, to be printed (HC 646-i) (Keith Vaz).

21 Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

(1) Human rights judgments: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Legislative scrutiny: Written evidence, to be published

(Dr Hywel Francis).

22 International Development Committee

The future of CDC: Evidence, to be printed (HC 607-i) (Malcolm Bruce).

23 Public Accounts (Committee of)

Delivering the Cancer Reform Strategy: Evidence, to be printed (HC 667-i) (Margaret Hodge).

24 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

(1) Smaller Government: What do Ministers do?:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 530-iii);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Smaller Government: Shrinking the Quango State: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Winter Supplementary Estimate Memorandum relating to the Cabinet Office: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Bernard Jenkin).

25 Standards and Privileges (Committee on)

Sir John Butterfill, Mr Stephen Byers, Ms Patricia Hewitt, Mr Geoff Hoon, Mr Richard Caborn and Mr Adam Ingram: Ninth Report, with Appendices, to be printed, with evidence and the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 654-I and -II) (Mr Kevin Barron).

26 Transport Committee

(1) Transport and the economy:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 473-iv);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) The cost of motor insurance: Written evidence, to be published

(Mrs Louise Ellman).

27 Treasury Committee

Competition and choice in the banking sector: Evidence, to be printed (HC 612-iv); (Mr Andrew Tyrie).

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 11.30 am.

Sitting in Westminster Hall

No. 51

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Government policy on Gypsy and Traveller sites (Gavin Williamson).

Detention of Palestinian children and the human rights situation in the West Bank (Sandra Osborne).

Railway station provision and rail travel in Erewash (Jessica Lee).

Social housing in The Meadows, Nottingham (Lilian Greenwood).

Energy industry in East Anglia (Brandon Lewis).

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Andrew Stunell.)

Adjourned at 1.59 pm until tomorrow.

Lindsay Hoyle

Deputy Speaker

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Income Tax

(1) Corporation Tax Act 2010 (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2902), dated 6 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke); and

(2) Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2901), dated 6 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke).

Other Papers:

2 Justice

Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders (by Command) (Cm. 7972) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

3 Parliamentary Pensions (Consolidation and Amendment)

Account of the Parliamentary Contribution Fund for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 660) (Clerk of the House).