House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
9th November 2010

No. 66

Tuesday 9 November 2010

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

2 Armed Forces Charter: Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to give statutory effect to certain aspects of Armed Forces personnel’s and veterans’ welfare provision; and for connected purposes;

That Thomas Docherty, Ms Gisela Stuart, Mr Michael McCann, Grahame M. Morris, Mr Ian Davidson, Mr Bob Ainsworth, Hugh Bayley, Ian Murray and Tom Blenkinsop present the Bill.

Thomas Docherty accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 11 November 2011, and to be printed (Bill 104).

3 Opposition Day: Leader of the Opposition (5th allotted day (Standing Order No. 14))

Impact of Proposed Changes to Housing Benefit

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House believes that, whilst housing benefit is in need of reform, the Government’s proposals will mean significant losses for hundreds of thousands of working families and pensioners and risk spending an additional £120 million on the cost of providing temporary accommodation; and calls on the Government to bring forward revised proposals for the reform of housing benefit which do not penalise those who have been unable to secure employment within 12 months, and which ensure that any proposals are implemented on a revised timetable which allows councils, tenants and landlords to adjust, allows the impact on rents to be observed and understood, and avoids additional spending on temporary accommodation.-(Mr Douglas Alexander.)

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.

The House divided.

Division No. 113.

Ayes: 258 (Tellers: Stephen Pound, Mr David Hamilton).

Noes: 319 (Tellers: Norman Lamb, Stephen Crabb).

Question accordingly negatived.

4 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Asylum (First List of Safe Countries) (Amendment) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 12 October, be approved.-(Mr Robert Goodwill.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Apportionment of Money in the National Lottery Distribution Fund Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 14 October, be approved.-(Mr Robert Goodwill.)

Question agreed to.

5 Public Petitions

A Public Petition from Mr Martin Burke of Elizabeth Regina Love relating to Elizabeth Regina Love Correspondence was presented.

6 Adjournment

Subject: Clostridium difficile (Mr David Burrowes).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Robert Goodwill.)

Adjourned at 10.47 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

7 Financial Services (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 November, read and discharged.

Bill withdrawn.

8 Parliamentary Standards (Amendment) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 November 2010, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 19 November 2010.

General Committees: Reports

9 Postal Services Bill Committee

Mr David Amess (Chair) reported:

(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and

(2) written evidence.

Written evidence to be published.

10 Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee

Mr Gary Streeter (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

11 Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Albert Owen (Chair) reported the draft Freedom of Information (Time for Compliance with Request) Regulations 2010.

12 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Roger Gale (Chair) reported the Motion in the name of Mr Peter Lilley relating to the House of Commons Members’ Fund.

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).

13 Postal Services Bill Committee

Members: Jesse Norman discharged and Mr Robin Walker nominated in substitution.

14 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2010)

Member: Shabana Mahmood.

Reports from Select Committees

15 Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

(1) Government Assistance to Industry: Evidence, to be printed (HC 561-i);

(2) The New Local Enterprise Partnerships: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Adrian Bailey).

16 Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Funding of the arts and heritage: Written evidence, to be published (Mr John Whittingdale).

17 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Previously unpublished written evidence submitted to the Committee: Written evidence, to be published (Miss Anne McIntosh).

18 Foreign Affairs Committee

The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan: Part of the evidence, to be printed (HC 514-iii) (Richard Ottaway).

19 Health Committee

(1) Public Expenditure: Evidence, to be printed (HC 512-iii);

(2) Ministerial correspondence on the future of NHS Direct: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Stephen Dorrell).

20 Home Affairs Committee

(1) The work of the UK Border Agency: Evidence, to be printed (HC 587-i);

(2) The work of the National Policing Improvement Agency: Evidence, to be printed (HC 588-i)

(Keith Vaz).

21 Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

(1) Legislative Scrutiny: Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill (Second Report); and other Bills: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report, and written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 26 October (HC 598);

(2) Proposal for the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2010: Fifth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report, and written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 12 October (HC 599);

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

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

(Dr Hywel Francis).

22 International Development Committee

(1) The 2010 Millennium Development Goals Review Summit: Evidence, to be printed (HC 534-iii);

(2) The World Bank: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) DFID in 2009–10 and the Resource Accounts 2009–10: Written evidence, to be published

(Malcolm Bruce).

23 Justice Committee

The work of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses: Evidence, to be printed (HC 583-i) (Sir Alan Beith).

24 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

Smaller Government: Shrinking the Quango State:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 537-ii);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Bernard Jenkin).

25 Regulatory Reform Committee

(1) Draft Legislative Reform (Civil Partnership) Order 2010: First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 595);

(2) the following Resolutions:

(i) That the affirmative procedure should apply to the draft Legislative Reform (Civil Partnership) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 25 October 2010.

(ii) That the draft Legislative Reform (Civil Partnership) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 25 October 2010, should be approved.

The Committee came to this Resolution without a Division.

(Mr Robert Syms).

26 Transport Committee

The cost of motor insurance:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 591-i);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mrs Louise Ellman).

27 Welsh Affairs Committee

The Severn Crossings Toll: Evidence, to be printed (HC 506-iii) (David T.C. Davies).

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Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Effects of the Comprehensive Spending Review on vulnerable people (Andrew George).

Consumer credit regulation (Stella Creasy).

Investment in the UK film industry (Richard Harrington).

Delivering food security in Africa (Heidi Alexander).

Government policy on persons not in employment, education or training (Tony Baldry).

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)

Adjourned at 1.59 pm until tomorrow.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Plant Health

Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2693), dated 4 November 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Caroline Spelman).

Other Papers:

2 Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery

Account of the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 494) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

3 Miscellaneous (No. 3, 2010)

Eighth Additional Protocol, done at Geneva on 12 August 2008, to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union, First Additional Protocol to the General Regulations of the Universal Postal Union, Rules and Procedures of Congresses, Universal Postal Convention with Final Protocol, Postal Payment Services Agreement, Declarations made on signature of the Acts, Constitution of the Universal Postal Union, and the General Regulations of the Universal Postal Union, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 7968) (Secretary William Hague).

4 Miscellaneous (No. 4, 2010)

Sixth Additional Protocol, done at Beijing on 15 September 1999, to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union, General Regulations of the Universal Postal Union, Declarations made on signature of the Acts, Constitution of the Universal Postal Union, Rules and Procedures of Congresses, Universal Postal Convention with Final Protocol, and Postal Payment Services Agreement, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 7970) (Secretary William Hague).

5 Miscellaneous (No. 5, 2010)

Seventh Additional Protocol, done at Bucharest on 5 October 2004, to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union, General Regulations of the Universal Postal Union, Universal Postal Convention with Final Protocol, Declarations made on signature of the Acts, Constitution of the Universal Postal Union, Rules and Procedures of Congresses, and Postal Payment Services Agreement, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 7969) (Secretary William Hague).

6 National Lottery

Account of the National Lottery Distribution Fund for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 493) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

7 Reserve Forces

Report under section 54(7) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the making of a call-out order for Afghanistan under section 54(1) of that Act, dated 8 November 2010 (by Act) (Secretary Liam Fox).