House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
4th April 2011
No. 144
The House met at 2.30 pm.
PRAYERS.
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
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Urgent Question: Armed Forces redundancies (Mr Andrew Robathan)
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Statements: (1) Africa and the Middle East (Secretary William Hague)
(2) NHS reform (Secretary Andrew Lansley)
(3) Murder of PC Ronan Kerr (Secretary Owen Paterson)
(4) State pension reform (Steve Webb)
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Opposition Day: Leader of the Opposition (14th allotted day (Standing Order No. 14))
Government Reductions in Policing
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House notes the Association of Chief Police Officers’ statement that there will be 12,000 fewer police officers because of the Government’s cuts to central government funding for the police; considers that chief constables across England and Wales are being put in an impossible position by the Government’s 20 per cent. cut to central government funding; notes that Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) said the police budget could be reduced ‘at best’ by 12 per cent. and that ‘a cut beyond 12 per cent. would almost certainly reduce police availability’; further notes that HMIC has said that 95 per cent. of police officers do not work in back office roles; regrets that because of the Government’s 20 per cent. cut frontline police officers are being lost in every region of England and in Wales; is deeply concerned by recent statements from police forces and authorities that show the level of cuts being forced upon them by the Government, amounting to 1,158 police officers in the South West, 1,428 police officers in the South East, 1,215 police officers in the East of England, 579 police officers in Wales, 783 police officers in the East Midlands, 1,573 police officers in the West Midlands, 573 in the North East, 3,175 in the North West, 1,242 in Yorkshire and the Humber and 1,200 in London; calls on the Government to think again; and rejects the cuts to frontline police officers the Government is forcing upon police forces.-(Yvette Cooper.)
Amendment moved, in line 1, to leave out from ‘House’ to the end of the Question and add ‘welcomes the Government’s comprehensive proposals to cut crime and increase the democratic accountability of policing while dealing with the largest peacetime deficit in history; supports the Government’s determination to help the police make savings to protect frontline services; congratulates the police forces that are increasing the number of officers visible and available to the public; notes that the Opposition’s spending plans require reductions in police spending; and regrets its refusal to support sensible savings or to set out an alternative.’.-(Secretary Theresa May.)
Question proposed, That the original words stand part of the Question (Standing Order No. 31(2)).
Ms Rosie Winterton claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).
Question put, That the Question be now put.
Question agreed to.
Question accordingly put, That the original words stand part of the Question (Standing Order No. 31(2)).
The House divided.
Division No. 252.
Ayes: 210 (Tellers: Phil Wilson, Lilian Greenwood).
Noes: 289 (Tellers: Mr Philip Dunne, Mark Hunter).
Question accordingly negatived.
Question, That the proposed words be there added, put forthwith (Standing Order No. 31).
The House divided.
Division No. 253.
Ayes: 282 (Tellers: Mr Philip Dunne, Mark Hunter).
Noes: 209 (Tellers: Phil Wilson, Lilian Greenwood).
Question accordingly agreed to.
The Speaker declared the Main Question, as amended, agreed to (Standing Order No. 31(2)).
Resolved, That this House welcomes the Government’s comprehensive proposals to cut crime and increase the democratic accountability of policing while dealing with the largest peacetime deficit in history; supports the Government’s determination to help the police make savings to protect frontline services; congratulates the police forces that are increasing the number of officers visible and available to the public; notes that the Opposition’s spending plans require reductions in police spending; and regrets its refusal to support sensible savings or to set out an alternative.
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Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulators) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 14 March, be approved.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)
Question agreed to.
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Adjournment
Subject: Treatment of Bradley Manning (Ann Clwyd).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)
Adjourned at 10.52 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
General Committees: Reports
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European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 5037/11 and Addendum, relating to the Commission Communication on Removing cross-border tax obstacles for EU citizens
Hugh Bayley (Chair) reported the following Resolution:
That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 5037/11 and Addendum, relating to the Commission Communication on Removing cross-border tax obstacles for EU citizens; recognises the Government’s continuing commitment to strengthening the single market while upholding the principles of tax sovereignty and subsidiarity; shares the Government’s view that any resulting legislative proposals should be examined carefully for their implications for UK tax policy and competence; and supports the Government’s position that decisions on tax proposals within the EU should be subject to unanimity.
Reports from Select Committees
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Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) Audit and inspection of local authorities: Evidence, to be printed (HC 763-vi);
(2) General Power of Competence: Written evidence, to be printed (HC 931);
(3) Regeneration: Written evidence, to be published
(Clive Betts)
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Draft Defamation Bill (Joint Committee on)
David Lammy reported, That Lord Mawhinney had been chosen Chair of the Committee.
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Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills (Joint Committee on)
Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills: Evidence, to be printed (HC 893-iii) (Tony Baldry).
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Foreign Affairs Committee
The Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service: Sixth Report, with written evidence, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report and written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 9 March (HC 849) (Richard Ottaway)
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Science and Technology Committee
(1) Forensic Science Service: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Peer review: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) General correspondence: Written evidence, to be published
(Andrew Miller).
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Scottish Affairs Committee
(1) The Student Immigration System in Scotland:
(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 912-i);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Scotland Office Explanatory Memorandum on the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010–11: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Ian Davidson).
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Welsh Affairs Committee
Inward Investment in Wales:
(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 854-iii);
(2) Written evidence, to be published
(David T.C. Davies).
John Bercow
Speaker
The Speaker will take the Chair at 11.30 am.
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
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Budget Responsibility and National Audit
Charter for Budget Responsibility (by Act) (Justine Greening).
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Capital Gains Tax
Draft Double Taxation Relief (Qatar) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke).
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Electronic Communications
Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Monetary Penalty Notices and Consents for Interceptions) Regulations 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).
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Taxes
(1) Draft International Tax Enforcement (Belize) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke);
(2) draft International Tax Enforcement (Dominica) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke);
(3) draft International Tax Enforcement (Grenada) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke); and
(4) draft International Tax Enforcement (San Marino) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke).
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
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Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 1041), dated 31 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).
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Income Tax
Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 1054), dated 4 April 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke).
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Road Traffic
M1 Motorway (Junctions 6A to 10) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 1015), dated 30 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
Other Papers:
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Access to Justice
Business Plan of Legal Services Commission for 2011–12 (by Act) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).
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Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information (Removal of References to Public Authorities) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 1042), dated 31 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).
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Home Affairs
Government Response to the Eleventh Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2009–10, on the Work of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (by Command) (Cm. 8056) (Secretary Theresa May).
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Merseyside Museums and Galleries
Report and Accounts of National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside for 2009–10 (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 927) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).
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Science and Technology
Report and Accounts of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 585) (Secretary Vince Cable).
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Transport
Statement of Guarantee, dated 31 March 2011, in respect of temporary borrowing by the British Waterways Board from the National Westminster Bank plc in pursuance of Section 21(2) of the Transport Act 1962, as amended (by Act) (Justine Greening).
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Work and Pensions
(1) A state pension for the 21st century (by Command) (Cm. 8053) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith); and
(2) Government Response to the consultation on Disability Living Allowance reform (by Command) (Cm. 8051) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).
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