House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Friday
11th February 2011

No. 116

Friday 11 February 2011

The House met at 9.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Motion to sit in private

Mr Christopher Chope moved, That this House sit in private.

Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).

Question negatived.

2 Protection of Freedoms Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Secretary Theresa May, supported by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary Philip Hammond, Mr Secretary Lansley, Secretary Michael Gove, Secretary Kenneth Clarke and James Brokenshire, presented a Bill to provide for the destruction, retention, use and other regulation of certain evidential material; to impose consent and other requirements in relation to certain processing of biometric information relating to children; to provide for a code of practice about surveillance camera systems and for the appointment and role of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner; to provide for judicial approval in relation to certain authorisations and notices under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; to provide for the repeal or rewriting of powers of entry and associated powers and for codes of practice and other safeguards in relation to such powers; to make provision about vehicles left on land; to provide for a maximum detention period of 14 days for terrorist suspects; to replace certain stop and search powers and to provide for a related code of practice; to amend the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006; to make provision about criminal records; to disregard convictions and cautions for certain abolished offences; to make provision about the release and publication of datasets held by public authorities and to make other provision about freedom of information and the Information Commissioner; to repeal certain enactments; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 14 February, and to be printed (Bill 146) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 146–EN).

3 Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question put, That the Bill be now read a second time.

The House divided.

Division No. 200.

Ayes: 19 (Tellers: Bob Stewart, Damian Hinds).

Noes: 17 (Tellers: Jeremy Wright, Mr Shailesh Vara).

Question accordingly agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63).

4 Planning (Opencast Mining Separation Zones) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time.

At 2.30 pm the debate was adjourned (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Friday 28 October.

5 Sex and Relationships Education Bill: Second Reading

Motion made, That the Sex and Relationships Education Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 1 April.

6 Apprenticeships and Skills (Public Procurement Contracts) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made, That the Apprenticeships and Skills (Public Procurement Contracts) Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 17 June.

7 Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

Motion made, That the Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill [Lords] be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 1 April.

8 Council Housing (Local Financing Pathfinders) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made, That the Council Housing (Local Financing Pathfinders) Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 1 April.

9 Parliamentary Standards (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made, That the Parliamentary Standards (Amendment) Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 March.

10 Adjournment

Subject: Future funding arrangements for Cleveland Fire Authority (Mr Iain Wright).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Jeremy Wright.)

Adjourned at 2.56 pm until Monday 14 February.

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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).

11 Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Bill Committee

Chair: Mr Roger Gale.

12 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 3) 2010 (S.R. (N.I.), 2010, No. 430) and the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 3038))

Members: Lyn Brown discharged and Graham Jones nominated in substitution.

13 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 15285/10 and Addendum, relating to the Commission Communication: The EU Budget Review

Members: Lyn Brown discharged and Graham Jones nominated in substitution.

14 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 16797/10, relating to a Commission Communication: The EU Internal Security Strategy in Action: Five steps towards a more secure Europe

Members: Lorraine Fullbrook discharged and Nicola Blackwood nominated in substitution.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Local Government

Draft Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2 Food

Food Additives (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 258), dated 7 February 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Lansley).

3 National Health Service

(1) Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 253), dated 7 February 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Lansley); and

(2) National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Amendment Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 269), dated 8 February 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Lansley).

4 Police

Police Act 1996 (Equipment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 300), dated 9 February 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

Other Papers:

5 Constitution

Government Response to the Seventh Report from the House of Lords Constitution Committee, Session 2010–11, on the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill (by Command) (Cm. 8016) (The Deputy Prime Minister).

6 Home Office

Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills (by Command) (Cm. 8018) (Secretary Theresa May).