House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday
20th October 2010

No. 328

Wednesday 20 October 2010

The House met at 11.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to (1) the Minister for the Cabinet Office

(2) the Prime Minister

2 Statement: Comprehensive Spending Review (Chancellor of the Exchequer)

3 Police Terms and Conditions of Service (Redundancy): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for police officers to be offered, or be made subject to, terms of redundancy; to set out the circumstances in which such redundancies can be made; and for connected purposes;

That Mark Reckless, Mr Aidan Burley, Kwasi Kwarteng, Lorraine Fullbrook, Amber Rudd, Priti Patel, Mr Robert Buckland, Mr David Ruffley, Mr Douglas Carswell, Fiona Bruce, Mr Philip Hollobone and Mr Christopher Chope present the Bill.

Mark Reckless accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 14 October 2011, and to be printed (Bill 81).

4 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Committee of the whole House (4th allocated day)

The House again resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Orders, 6 September, 12 October and 19 October).

(In the Committee)

Clause 8 (Reports of the Boundary Commission)

Question again proposed, That Amendment 127 be made.

Question put.

The Committee divided.

Division No. 86.

Ayes: 232 (Tellers: Mr David Anderson, Mr David Hamilton).

Noes: 326 (Tellers: Mark Hunter, Mr Shailesh Vara).

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendment 342 proposed.-(Greg Mulholland.)

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The Committee divided.

Division No. 87.

Ayes: 237 (Tellers: Graham Stringer, Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil).

Noes: 319 (Tellers: Jeremy Wright, Mark Hunter).

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendment 38 proposed.-(Graham Stringer.)

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The Committee divided.

Division No. 88.

Ayes: 231 (Tellers: Mr David Anderson, Mr David Hamilton).

Noes: 328 (Tellers: Jeremy Wright, Mark Hunter).

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendment 234 proposed.-(Mrs Eleanor Laing.)

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The Committee divided.

Division No. 89.

Ayes: 231 (Tellers: Jonathan Reynolds, Phil Wilson).

Noes: 308 (Tellers: Mr Shailesh Vara, Jeremy Wright).

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendment 162 made.

Question put forthwith, That Clause 8, as amended, stand part of the Bill (Standing Order No. 68).

The Committee divided.

Division No. 90.

Ayes: 311 (Tellers: Mark Hunter, Jeremy Wright).

Noes: 225 (Tellers: Jonathan Reynolds, Phil Wilson).

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 9 (Number and distribution of seats)

Amendment 364 proposed.-(Chris Bryant.)

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

At 9.00 pm the debate was interrupted (Programme Orders, 12 October and 19 October). The Chair put forthwith the Question already proposed from the Chair.

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The Committee divided.

Division No. 91.

Ayes: 212 (Tellers: Lyn Brown, Stephen Pound).

Noes: 325 (Tellers: Mark Hunter, Jeremy Wright).

Question accordingly negatived.

The Chair then put forthwith the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on Clause 7, Schedule 6, Clauses 8 to 13, Schedule 7 and Clauses 14 to 17 to a conclusion (Programme Orders, 12 October and 19 October).

Amendment 327 made.

Question put, That Clause 9, as amended, stand part of the Bill.

The Committee divided.

Division No. 92.

Ayes: 322 (Tellers: Mr Shailesh Vara, Jeremy Wright).

Noes: 167 (Tellers: Lyn Brown, Stephen Pound).

Question accordingly agreed to.

Question put, That Clause 10 stand part of the Bill.

The Committee divided.

Division No. 93.

Ayes: 317 (Tellers: Mr Shailesh Vara, Mark Hunter).

Noes: 133 (Tellers: Mr David Hamilton, Stephen Pound).

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 11 (National Assembly for Wales)

Amendments 163 to 167 made.

Question put, That Clause 11, as amended, stand part of the Bill.

The Committee divided.

Division No. 94.

Ayes: 305 (Tellers: Mark Hunter, Jeremy Wright).

Noes: 114 (Tellers: Stephen Pound, Mr David Hamilton).

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clauses 12 and 13 agreed to.

Schedule 7 agreed to.

Clauses 14 to 17 agreed to.

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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.

Miss Chloe Smith reported, That the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and moved, That the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Committee again tomorrow.

5 Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Political Parties, Elections and Referendums (Civil Sanctions) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 8 April, in the previous Parliament, be approved.-(Miss Chloe Smith.)

Question agreed to.

6 Adjournment

Subject: Analogue and digital television and radio reception in Thanet and East Kent (Laura Sandys).

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

Adjourned at 10.24 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

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).

7 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Alcoholic Liquor Duties (Definition of Cider) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 1914))

(1) Chair: Mr Edward Leigh

(2) Members: Lyn Brown, Jon Cruddas, Nic Dakin, Mr Nigel Dodds, Mr Robert Goodwill, Justine Greening, Mr David Hanson, Mark Hendrick, Mr Stephen Hepburn, Martin Horwood, Siobhain McDonagh, Sheryll Murray, Sarah Newton, Jesse Norman, Mr David Nuttall, Eric Ollerenshaw, Alok Sharma and Stephen Williams.

8 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 12346/10, relating to a draft Directive amending Directive 97/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Investor-Compensation Schemes

(1) Chair: Hugh Bayley

(2) Members: Lyn Brown, Mr William Cash, John Cryer, James Duddridge, Barry Gardiner, John Glen, Mr Sam Gyimah, Mr Mark Hoban, Kelvin Hopkins, Chris Leslie, Jim Shannon, Alok Sharma and Stephen Williams.

European Union Documents Referred

9 European Committee B

European Union Document No. 12346/10, relating to a draft Directive amending Directive 97/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Investor-Compensation Schemes.

Reports from Select Committees

10 Education Committee

Behaviour and discipline in schools: Evidence, to be printed (HC 516-ii) (Mr Graham Stuart).

11 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Future flood and water management legislation:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 522-ii);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Miss Anne McIntosh).

12 Environmental Audit Committee

(1) Embedding sustainable development across government, after the Secretary of State’s announcement on the future of the Sustainable Development Commission:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 504-i);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Green Investment Bank: Written evidence, to be published

(Joan Walley).

13 European Scrutiny Committee

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

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

(Mr William Cash).

14 Foreign Affairs Committee

The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan: Evidence, to be printed (HC 514-ii)

(Richard Ottaway).

15 Science and Technology Committee

Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 498-i);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Andrew Miller).

16 Scottish Affairs Committee

The Video Games Industry in Scotland: Evidence, to be printed (HC 500-ii) (Mr Ian Davidson).

17 Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)

Third Report, to be printed (HC 354-iii) (George Mudie).

18 Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)

First Report, to be printed (HC 355-i) (George Mudie).

19 Work and Pensions Committee

Changes to Housing Benefit announced in the June 2010 Budget: Evidence, to be printed (HC 469-i) (Miss Anne Begg).

[WH, No. 32]

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Conduct of elections and Returning Officers (Mrs Eleanor Laing).

Regulation of independent financial advisers (Harriett Baldwin).

Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan (Siobhain McDonagh).

Government policy on mutual and co-operative rail franchise bids (Gavin Shuker).

Future funding of S4C (Guto Bebb).

Motion made and Question proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Miss Chloe Smith.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(11)).

Adjourned at 5.47 pm until tomorrow.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Environmental Protection

(1) Draft Offshore Chemicals (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Huhne); and

(2) draft Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Huhne).

2 Value Added Tax

Value Added Tax (Emissions Allowances) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2549), dated 19 October 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

3 Companies

Companies Act 2006 (Transfer of Audit Working Papers to Third Countries) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2537), dated 16 October 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

4 European Union

European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2473), dated 13 October 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary William Hague).

Other Papers:

5 Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories

Montserrat Constitution Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2474), dated 13 October 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary William Hague).

6 Public Administration

Government Response to the Third Report from the Public Administration Select Committee, Session 2010–11, on Equitable Life (by Command) (Cm. 7960) (Mark Hoban).

7 Spending Review

Spending Review 2010 (by Command) (Cm. 7942) (Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer).

Withdrawn Papers:

8 Environmental Protection

(1) Draft Offshore Chemicals (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (laid 12 October 2010); and

(2) draft Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (laid 12 October 2010).

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PANEL OF CHAIRS

The Speaker has nominated Albert Owen to be a member of the Panel of Chairs during the present Parliament and has discharged Joan Walley (Standing Order No. 4(1)).