House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
13th December 2010

No. 88

Monday 13 December 2010

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

2 Statements: (1) Public order policing (Secretary Theresa May)

(2) Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for England, 2011–12 and 2012–13 (Secretary Eric Pickles)

(3) Cancun climate change conference (Secretary Chris Huhne)

3 Localism Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Secretary Eric Pickles, supported by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary Caroline Spelman, Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Francis Maude, Mr Oliver Letwin, Mr Nick Hurd, Greg Clark, Andrew Stunell and Robert Neill, presented a Bill to make provision about the functions and procedures of local and certain other authorities; to make provision about the functions of the Local Commission for Administration in England; to enable the recovery of financial sanctions imposed by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the United Kingdom from local and public authorities; to make provision about local government finance; to make provision about town and country planning, the Community Infrastructure Levy and the authorisation of nationally significant infrastructure projects; to make provision about social and other housing; to make provision about regeneration in London; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 126) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 126–EN).

4 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Police Reform and Social Responsibility 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 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill because it introduces an expensive set of reforms which will do nothing to bring the police closer to the communities they serve; because it risks a single elected politician remote from the frontline overruling operational policing decisions, thus ending one hundred and seventy years of tradition of police independence from politicians; because it gives insufficient attention to the risks of police force collaboration being undermined by the creation of individually elected police commissioners; and because the Government has indicated that it will implement this expensive and disruptive reform in the same year as the Government is making the biggest annual cut to police funding as set out in the Spending Review.’.-(Ed Balls.)

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The House divided.

Division No. 152.

Ayes: 230 (Tellers: Angela Smith, Mark Hendrick).

Noes: 321 (Tellers: Mr Philip Dunne, Mark Hunter).

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 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill (Programme)

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

Committal

1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 17 February 2011.

3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7. 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.-(Angela Watkinson.)

The House divided.

Division No. 153.

Ayes: 320 (Tellers: Bill Wiggin, Mark Hunter).

Noes: 230 (Tellers: Mark Tami, Angela Smith).

Question accordingly agreed to.

6 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill (Money)

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, it is expedient to authorise-

(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of-

(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by a Minister of the Crown, and

(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under or by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided, and

(2) the payment out of the Consolidated Fund of expenditure of the Secretary of State in making payments to returning officers for charges in respect of services rendered, or expenses incurred, by such officers for or in connection with elections of police and crime commissioners.-(Angela Watkinson.)

The House divided.

Division No. 154.

Ayes: 304 (Tellers: Bill Wiggin, Mr Philip Dunne).

Noes: 225 (Tellers: Angela Smith, Mark Tami).

Question accordingly agreed to.

7 Adjournment

Subject: Schools admissions policies (Mark Lancaster).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Angela Watkinson.)

Adjourned at 11.03 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

General Committees: Reports

8 First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Andrew Turner (Chair) reported the draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2010.

9 Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Jim Dobbin (Chair) reported the Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2852).

10 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 10823/10 and Addendum, relating to the Green Paper on corporate governance in financial institutions and remuneration policies

Mr David Crausby (Chair) reported the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of the European Union Document No. 10823/10 and Addendum, relating to a Green Paper on corporate governance in financial institutions and remuneration policies; and supports the Government’s approach to work closely with the European Commission to deliver a strong, principles-based framework for financial sector corporate governance.

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).

11 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2010)

Members: Mrs Jenny Chapman and Sir Gerald Kaufman discharged and Mr Pat McFadden and Mr Geoffrey Robinson nominated in substitution.

12 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2852))

Members: Mr Mark Field, Justine Greening, and Mr Barry Sheerman discharged and Nic Dakin, Mr David Gauke and Mr James Gray nominated in substitution.

13 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 10823/10 and Addendum, relating to the Green Paper on Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions and Remuneration Policies

Members: Kate Green discharged and Jon Cruddas nominated in substitution.

14 European Committee B in respect of European Union Documents No. 9193/10, No. 10346/10 and Addenda 1 and 2 and No. 10561/10 and Addendum, relating to the Draft Regulation on the Financial Regulation

Members: Lyn Brown, Michael Connarty, Mr Nigel Dodds, James Duddridge, Lorraine Fullbrook, Mark Garnier, Justine Greening, Richard Harrington, John Hemming, George Hollingbery, Chris Leslie, Alison McGovern and John Mann discharged.

Reports from Select Committees

15 Administration Committee

(1) Catering Services in the House of Commons: Evidence, to be printed (HC 560-v);

(2) Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 13 December, to be published

(Sir Alan Haselhurst).

16 Backbench Business Committee

Determination of business to be taken on 21 January (Natascha Engel).

17 Justice Committee

The work of the Ministry of Justice and its resources: Evidence, to be printed (HC 378-ii) (Sir Alan Beith).

18 Treasury Committee

European Financial Regulation: Evidence, to be printed (HC 658-ii) (Mr Andrew Tyrie).

19 Work and Pensions Committee

(1) Youth Unemployment and the Future Jobs Fund: First 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 15 September and 13 October (HC 472);

(2) Department for Work and Pensions Winter Supplementary Estimate 2010–11: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Work Programme: providers and contracting arrangements: Written evidence, to be published

(Miss Anne Begg).

APPENDIX

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 10 December 2010 under Standing Order No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Agriculture

Agriculture (Cross compliance) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2941), dated 9 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Caroline Spelman).

2 Corporation Tax

Income and Corporation Taxes (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2942), dated 8 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke).

3 Criminal Law

Iran (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2937), dated 9 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mark Hoban).

4 Education

(1) Education (Independent Educational Provision in England) (Provision of Information) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2919), dated 7 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove); and

(2) Education (Independent Educational Provision in England) (Unsuitable Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2920), dated 7 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove).

5 Government Trading Funds

Buying Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2930), dated 8 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Francis Maude).

6 Value Added Tax

Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2940), dated 8 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke).

Other Papers:

7 Terms and Conditions of Employment

Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2926), dated 7 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 13 December 2010:

Other Papers:

8 Enterprise

Consultation Document on the Plan of the Office of Fair Trading for 2011–12 (by Act) (Secretary Vince Cable).

9 Sea Fisheries (Shellfish)

Report to Parliament under section 6 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 of the applications to, and proceedings of, the Secretary of State under the provisions of the Act in the year ended 31 December 2009 (by Act) (Secretary Caroline Spelman).