House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday
15th September 2010

No. 46

Wednesday 15 September 2010

The House met at 11.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Spoliation Advisory Panel

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House a Return of the Report from the Right Honourable Sir David Hirst, Chairman of the Spoliation Advisory Panel, dated 15 September 2010, in respect of a renewed claim by the Metropolitan Chapter of Benevento for the return of the Beneventan Missal now in the possession of the British Library.-(Angela Watkinson.)

2 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

(2) the Prime Minister

3 Statement: Individual Electoral Registration (Mr Mark Harper)

4 Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, supported by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, Mr Secretary Lansley, Secretary Michael Gove, Danny Alexander, Mr Mark Hoban, Mr David Gauke and Justine Greening, presented a Bill to make provision about eligibility for a child trust fund; to repeal the Saving Gateway Accounts Act 2009; to make provision about entitlement to health in pregnancy grant; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 73) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 73–EN).

5 Financial Services (Regulation of Deposits and Lending): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit banks and building societies lending on the basis of demand deposits without the permission of the account holder; and for connected purposes;

That Mr Douglas Carswell and Steve Baker present the Bill.

Mr Douglas Carswell accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 19 November, and to be printed (Bill 71).

6 Electoral Commission

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6) and Order of 19 July 2010), That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint as Electoral Commissioners-

(1) Angela Frances, Baroness Browning, with effect from 1 October 2010 for the period ending on 30 September 2014;

(2) David Ross Howarth, with effect from 1 October 2010 for the period ending on 30 September 2014;

(3) Roy Francis, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, with effect from 1 October 2010 for the period ending on 30 September 2014; and

(4) Rt. Hon. George Newlands Reid, with effect from 1 October 2010 for the period ending on 30 September 2012.-(Mr Shailesh Vara.)

Question agreed to.

7 Ways and Means

Resolved, That-

(1) It is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance.

(2) This Resolution does not extend to the making of any amendment with respect to value added tax so as to provide-

(a) for zero-rating or exempting a supply, acquisition or importation,

(b) for refunding an amount of tax,

(c) for any relief, other than a relief that-

(i) so far as it is applicable to goods, applies to goods of every description, and

(ii) so far as it is applicable to services, applies to services of every description.

-(Mr David Gauke.)

The Speaker then put forthwith the Questions necessary to dispose of the further Motions made in the name of the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Standing Order No. 51(3)).

2. Capital allowances

Resolved, That provision may be made about capital allowances for foster carers and shared lives carers.

3. Venture capital schemes

Resolved, That provision may be made about the enterprise investment scheme and venture capital trusts.

4. Enterprise management incentives

Resolved, That provision may be made about enterprise management incentives.

5. Settlors’ excess repayments

Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending section 646 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005.

6. Collection of income tax on payments

Resolved, That provision may be made about the collection of income tax in respect of payments from which a person is required to deduct a sum representing income tax.

7. Company distributions

Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about company distributions.

8. Real Estate Investment Trusts

Resolved, That provision may be made about stock dividends in connection with Real Estate Investment Trusts.

9. Financing costs and income of group companies

Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about financing costs and income of companies that are members of a group.

10. Consortium claims for group relief

Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending Chapter 4 of Part 5 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.

11. Value added tax (supplies relating to non-business use of business assets)

Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made-

(a) repealing section 24(3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994,

(b) about what is to count as input tax, and

(c) about supplies under paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 4 to that Act.

12. Value added tax (gas, heat and cooling)

Resolved, That provision may be made about value added tax in relation to supplies of gas, heat and cooling.

13. Value added tax (aircraft)

Resolved, That provision may be made about value added tax in relation to supplies of, or relating to, aircraft.

14. Value added tax (postal services and transport of passengers)

Resolved, That provision may be made about value added tax in relation to supplies of postal services, supplies of goods which are incidental to such supplies and the transport of passengers.

15. Tobacco products duty (long cigarettes)

Resolved, That provision may be made amending section 4 of the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979.

16. Landfill tax (lower rate materials)

Resolved, That provision may be made about the criteria for determining what material is to be subject to the lower rate of landfill tax.

17. Recovery of overpaid tax

Resolved, That provision may be made for and in connection with the recovery of overpaid stamp duty land tax and petroleum revenue tax.

18. Relief from tax (incidental and consequential charges)

Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise any incidental or consequential charges to any duty or tax (including charges having retrospective effect) that may arise from provisions designed in general to afford relief from taxation.

Procedure (Future Taxation)

Resolved, That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters that may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present Session may contain the following provisions taking effect in a future year-

(a) provision about seafarers’ earnings,

(b) provision about the criteria for determining what material is to be subject to the lower rate of landfill tax, and

(c) provision for and in connection with the recovery of overpaid stamp duty land tax and petroleum revenue tax.

8 Finance (No. 2) Bill

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the foregoing Resolutions;

That the Chairman of Ways and Means, the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Vince Cable, Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary Chris Huhne, Danny Alexander, Mr Mark Hoban, Mr David Gauke and Justine Greening present the Bill.

Mr David Gauke accordingly presented a Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 72).

9 Identity Documents Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

Ordered, That the Order of 9 June (Identity Documents Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:

1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted.

2. Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at this day’s sitting at 7.00 pm, or three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order, whichever is the later.-(Damian Green.)

10 Identity Documents Bill: Consideration of the Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee

New Clause NC1-(Julie Hilling)-brought up, and read the first time.

Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.

Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

New Clause NC2-(Meg Hillier)-brought up, and read the first time.

Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.

The House divided.

Division No. 63.

Ayes: 189 (Tellers: Lyn Brown, Mr Dave Watts).

Noes: 302 (Tellers: Miss Chloe Smith, Jeremy Wright).

Question accordingly negatived.

New Clause NC4-(Tony Cunningham)-brought up, and read the first time.

Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.

The House divided.

Division No. 64.

Ayes: 193 (Tellers: Lyn Brown, Mr Dave Watts).

Noes: 311 (Tellers: Miss Chloe Smith, Mr Shailesh Vara).

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendments 1 to 4 made.

11 Identity Documents Bill: Third Reading

Bill read the third time, and passed.

12 Public Petitions

A Public Petition from residents of Workington relating to Dolphins (Japan) was presented and read by Tony Cunningham.

13 Adjournment

Subject: UK military aviation industry (Mark Menzies).

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

At 7.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(7)).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Miss Chloe Smith.)

Adjourned at 7.22 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

General Committees: Reports

14 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

Mrs Anne Main (Chair) reported the draft Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 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).

15 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2010)

Members: Nigel Mills discharged and Mr Andrew Turner nominated in substitution.

16 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 8910/10 and Addenda 1 to 5, relating to a Commission Communication on a twelve-point EU action plan in support of the Millennium Development Goals

Members: John Cryer, Mr Nigel Dodds, James Duddridge, Kelvin Hopkins, Mark Lancaster, Jack Lopresti, Paul Maynard, Kerry McCarthy, Mary Macleod, Mr Stephen O’Brien, Anas Sarwar, Mr Gareth Thomas and Roger Williams.

European Union Documents Referred

17 European Committee B

European Union Documents No. 9193/10, relating to a Commission Report on the functioning of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management, No. 10346/10 and Addenda 1–2, relating to a Commission Communication: "More or less controls? Striking the right balance between the administrative costs of control and the risk of error" and No. 10561/10 and Addendum, relating to a Draft Regulation on the Financial regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Union (recast).

Reports from Select Committees

18 Backbench Business Committee

Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 14 October, with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 15 September, to be published (Natascha Engel).

19 Defence Committee

(1) The Strategic Defence and Security Review: Evidence, to be printed (HC 451-ii);

(2) Armed Forces Bill: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr James Arbuthnot).

20 Education Committee

Child Safeguarding: Evidence, to be printed (HC 465-i) (Mr Graham Stuart).

21 Energy and Climate Change Committee

(1) The work of the Department of Energy and Climate Change: Evidence, to be printed (HC 474-i);

(2) UK Deepwater Drilling-Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Evidence, to be printed (HC 450-ii)

(Mr Tim Yeo).

22 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Defra’s priorities and annual accounts: Evidence, to be printed (HC 466-i) (Miss Anne McIntosh).

23 European Scrutiny Committee

(1) Second Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 428-ii);

(2) Ministerial Correspondence: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr William Cash).

24 Public Accounts (Committee of)

Increasing Passenger Rail Capacity: Evidence, to be printed (HC 471-i) (Margaret Hodge).

25 Scottish Affairs Committee

(1) Referendum on Electoral Reform: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) The Video Games Industry in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Ian Davidson).

26 Treasury Committee

HMRC’s operation of the PAYE system: Evidence, to be printed (HC 479-i) (Mr Andrew Tyrie).

27 Work and Pensions Committee

(1) Work of the Department for Work and Pensions: Evidence, to be printed (HC 468-i);

(2) Changes to Housing Benefit announced in the June 2010 Budget: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Youth unemployment and the Future Jobs Fund: Written evidence, to be published

(Miss Anne Begg).

[WH, No. 26]

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Public funding of the criminal bar (Mr Geoffrey Cox).

Enfield’s commuter rail services (Nick de Bois).

Diabetes and young people (Mr George Howarth).

Intercity Express programme (Phil Wilson).

Procurement of fresh produce for prisons (Gordon Henderson).

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Jeremy Wright.)

Adjourned at 5.22 pm until tomorrow.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Capital Gains Tax

(1) Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Cayman Islands) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke);

(2) draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Federal Republic of Germany) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke);

(3) draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Georgia) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke); and

(4) draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Hong Kong) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke).

2 Income Tax

Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Belgium) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke).

3 Taxes

Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Malaysia) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

4 Education

Further Education (Principals’ Qualifications) (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2269), dated 14 September 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

Other Papers:

5 Food

Explanatory Memorandum to the Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2228) (laid 10 September) (by Command) (Mr Secretary Lansley).

6 Government Resources and Accounts

Resource Accounts of the Ministry of Justice for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 194) (Mark Hoban).

7 Home Affairs

Memorandum to the Home Affairs Committee on Post-Legislative Assessment of the Drugs Act 2005 (by Command) (Cm. 7935) (Secretary Theresa May).

8 Hong Kong

Six-monthly Report on Hong Kong, 1 January–30 June 2010 (by Command) (Cm. 7939) (Secretary William Hague).

9 International Development

Government Response to the Third Report from the International Development Committee, Session 2009–10, on DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh (by Command) (Cm. 7940) (Mr Secretary Mitchell).

10 Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.)

Twenty-Fourth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (by Act); to be printed (HC 443) (Secretary Owen Paterson).

11 Spoliation Advisory Panel

Return to an Address to Her Majesty for a Return of the Report from the Right Honourable Sir David Hirst, Chairman of the Spoliation Advisory Panel, dated 15 September 2010, in respect of a renewed claim by the Metropolitan Chapter of Benevento for the return of the Beneventan Missal now in the possession of the British Library (pursuant to Resolution today); to be printed (HC 448) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

Withdrawn Papers:

12 Food

Explanatory Memorandum to the Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2228) (by Command) (laid 10 September 2010).