House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
10th January 2011

No. 94

Monday 10 January 2011

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

2 Urgent Question: Swine flu (Mr Secretary Lansley)

3 Statement: Hepatitis C and HIV infected blood (Mr Secretary Lansley)

4 Armed Forces Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time.

5 Armed Forces Bill (Programme)

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

Select Committee

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

2. The Select Committee shall report the Bill to the House on or before 10 March 2011.

Committee of the whole House, consideration and Third Reading

3. On report from the Select Committee the Bill shall be re-committed to a Committee of the whole House.

4. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House on re-committal, any proceedings on consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be completed at one day’s sitting.

5. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House and any 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.

6. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after the commencement of those proceedings or at the moment of interruption on that day, whichever is the earlier.

7. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House and on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

8. 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.)

Question agreed to.

6 Armed Forces 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 Armed Forces Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.-(Angela Watkinson.)

Question agreed to.

7 Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill

Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill:

1. The Committee shall have 14 members, to be nominated by the Committee of Selection.

2. The Committee shall have power-

(a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place and to report from day to day the minutes of evidence taken before it;

(b) to admit the public during the examination of witnesses and during consideration of the Bill (but not otherwise); and

(c) to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity relating to the provisions of the Bill.-(Angela Watkinson.)

8 Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 10 November, be approved.-(Angela Watkinson.)

Question agreed to.

9 Public Petitions

A Public Petition from staff at Loughborough College relating to Further and Adult Education was presented by Nicky Morgan.

10 Adjournment

Subject: Unscrupulous lenders (Derek Twigg).

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

At 10.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(7)).

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

Adjourned at 10.12 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

11 Electoral Law (Amendment) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 14 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 25 March 2011.

General Committees: Reports

12 Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Charles Walker (Chair) reported the Export Control (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2843).

13 European Committee B in respect of European Union Documents No. 9231/10, relating to a Council recommendation on broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union-Part I of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines and No. 9233/10, relating to a Proposal for a Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States-Part II of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines

Miss Anne McIntosh (Chair) reported the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 9231/10, Recommendation for a Council Recommendation on broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union-Part I of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines, and No. 9233/10, Proposal for a Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States-Part II of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines; and supports the Government's engagement with the overall Europe 2020 Strategy which seeks to encourage the structural reforms needed to promote growth in Europe.

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).

14 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Export Control (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2843))

Members: Graham Jones discharged and Mr Alan Campbell nominated in substitution.

15 European Committee B in respect of European Union Documents No. 9231/10, relating to a Council recommendation on broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union-Part I of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines and No. 9233/10, relating to a Proposal for a Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States-Part II of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines

Members: Mr Oliver Heald discharged and Mr Robert Syms nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

16 Backbench Business Committee

Determination of business to be taken on the next available day, with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 10 January, to be published (Natascha Engel).

17 Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Localism: Evidence to be printed (HC 547-vi);

(2) Comprehensive Spending Review: Written evidence, to be printed (HC 699)

(Clive Betts).

18 European Scrutiny Committee

The EU Bill and Parliamentary Sovereignty: Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2010–11: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 723) (Mr William Cash).

APPENDIX

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Wednesday 22 December 2010

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Council Tax

Council Tax (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2990), dated 15 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

2 Israel (No. 1, 2010)

Film Co-Production Agreement, done at Jerusalem on 3 November 2010, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the State of Israel, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 7994) (Secretary William Hague).

3 Ministers of the Crown

Transfer of Functions (Dormant Accounts) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2967), dated 15 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Francis Maude).

4 Miscellaneous (No. 6, 2010)

Film Co-Production Agreement, done at Ramallah on 3 November 2010, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Palestine Liberation Organisation for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 7995) (Secretary William Hague).

5 Security Industry

Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Exemption) (Aviation Security) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 3018), dated 20 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

Other Papers:

6 London Government

Greater London Authority (Consolidated Budget Requirement Procedure) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2997), dated 16 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

Thursday 23 December 2010

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

7 Court of Judicature, Northern Ireland

Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 3) 2010 (S.R. (N.I.), 2010, No. 430), dated 23 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

8 Senior Courts of England and Wales

Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 3038), dated 23 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

9 Merchant Shipping

Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 3035), dated 20 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond).

10 Police

Police Authority (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 3030), dated 21 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

11 Senior Courts of England and Wales

Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 3026), dated 20 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

Wednesday 29 December 2010

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

12 Education

Education (Local Authority and School Performance Targets) (Revocation and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 3014), dated 20 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove).

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 10 January 2010:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

13 Environmental Protection

(1) Draft Offshore Chemicals (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Huhne); and

(2) draft Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Huhne).

14 European Union

Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) (Republic of Serbia) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary William Hague).

15 Financial Services and Markets

(1) Draft Investment Bank (Amendment of Definition) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mark Hoban); and

(2) draft Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mark Hoban).

16 Immigration

Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

17 Consumer Credit

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 11), dated 5 January 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

18 Tribunals and Inquiries

Compulsory Purchase (Inquiries Procedure) (Wales) Rules 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 3015), dated 15 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Cheryl Gillan).

19 Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

Statute, dated 1 June 2010, made by the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford revising the existing Statutes of the University (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

20 Water

Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 14), dated 7 January 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Cheryl Gillan).

Other Papers:

21 Social Security Administration

Account of the National Insurance Fund for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 679) (Clerk of the House).

22 Wales

Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Health and Health Services) Order 2011 (by Command) (Cm. 7992) (Secretary Cheryl Gillan).

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PANEL OF CHAIRS

The Speaker has nominated Sandra Osborne to be a member of the Panel of Chairs during the present Parliament and has discharged Dame Anne Begg (Standing Order No. 4(1)).